Florida travels to Austin on Saturday for its sixth all-time meeting with Texas.
The Gators will look to build on last season's upset over the Longhorns despite dropping their second consecutive game to South Carolina last week. Each program has more than a century of history but has only met five times, with the Longhorns holding a 3-1-1 series advantage.
The two first met in Oct. 1924 when the pair battled to a 7-7 tie in the Lone Star state. Texas controlled the next two matchups, shutting out Florida 12-0 in 1939 and 26-0 in 1940. The programs would not meet again for another 84 years.
When Texas joined the Southeastern Conference in 2024, the series resumed with tilted results. The Longhorns dominated Florida 49-17 in Austin, piling up 562
yards of offense while Florida generated just 329.
The Gators finally broke through in 2025, stunning Texas, 29-21, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for their first victory of the run. Florida accumulated 457 yards of offense and held the Longhorns to 341. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak dating back 86 years.
Saturday's matchup marks the third consecutive season the programs have played each other and Florida's fourth trip to Austin. The Gators remain winless at Texas, owning a 0-2-1 record in Austin.
For Jon Sumrall's team, a win could bring the program back into the College Football Playoff picture.
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Looking at the Florida-Texas series history spanning nearly 100 years
