Tennessee football is headed to The Swamp for a night game on the road.
No. 20 Tennessee (7-3, 3-3 SEC) will face Florida (3-7, 2-5) on Nov. 22 (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in Gainesville, Florida.
Here's what to know about the matchup:
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTennessee hasn't won in The Swamp since 2003
There's no way around it – the Vols have lost 10 straight road games against Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Tennessee hasn't won at The Swamp since 2003.
Whether the Gators were simply the better team for most of the last two decades or just over-performing in a rivalry game, Florida has had Tennessee's number when playing at home.
The Vols are favored in the matchup, which is different than most of the other losses. Tennessee has only been favored twice in the 10 losses in Gainesville.
The Vols face another interim head coach
Billy Napier was fired as Gators coach ON Oct. 19. Billy Gonzales, who was in his third stint as a Florida assistant, took over as interim coach. Florida is the second team Tennessee will face this season with an interim coach.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe first was Arkansas on Oct. 11, which was led by Bobby Petrino, who coached his first game against the Vols. Gonzales has been the coach for three games, including a 24-20 loss to Georgia.
Under Gonzales, the Gators have averaged 109 rushing yards and 175.7 passing yards while giving up an average of 433.7 yards of total offense to opponents. Florida has lost three straight games and given up 24 points per game.
Gators haven't changed much offensively since firing Billy Napier
Florida's offense has performed worse since Napier's firing, although it also had a stretch of two top-10 opponents with no games at home.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTennessee coach Josh Heupel said he hasn't seen "a major difference in what they're doing" offensively since Napier was fired.
"They’re still using a bunch of shift, trade, motion beforehand," Heupel said on Nov. 19. "They’re being physical up front. Talented out on the outside. Quarterback can do everything that you want him to do. Running back is special. Not a major overhaul to what they’re doing offensively. I’ll leave it at that."
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway and running back Jadan Baugh's averages have both gone down over the last three games. Lagway averaged 216.1 passing yards in the first seven games of the season and threw for more than 200 yards in five games. Lagway has only averaged 155.7 passing yards the last three games with a 56.8 completion percentage.
Baugh averaged 87.3 rushing yards in the first seven games, and he's only averaged 65.7 yards the last three games, although he still scored touchdowns against Georgia and Ole Miss.
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Tennessee vs Florida prediction
Florida 24, Tennessee 21: The Vols may be the better team on paper, but they have a losing streak at The Swamp longer than two decades for a reason. Tennessee hasn't shown enough on the field this season to prove this is the year it breaks the streak.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee vs Florida predictions. Will Vols win in Gainesville?
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