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Welcome to the month of November, Gators fans! It is the best time of year to be in Gainesville as the weather continues to cool off while the football team continues to heat up — and heat up they did just before the halftime whistle on Saturday en route to an important 41-17 win over the Missouri Tigers.
We have plenty of coverage from the game, so let us jump into the other sports in action from this past weekend in Florida athletics, starting with the volleyball team’s pair of shutout wins over the Alabama Crimson Tide in back-to-back home matches on Friday and Saturday. The squad is now 4-0 on the year with four games left in the season.
The soccer team also took to the field on Friday, but once again fell short by a single goal, 2-1, at home against the Tennessee Volunteers. The struggling Lady Gators are now 1-4-1 this year heading into the final two games of the schedule.
The men’s swimming and diving team suffered a 164.5-134.5 loss on the road to the Georgia Bulldogs in their season-opening meet on Friday. Florida’s record against the ‘Dawgs fell to 60-19-3 all-time and 5-4-1 over the previous 10 meets.
Meanwhile, the women also dropped their match with the UGA, 184-116, in Athens. The win for Georgia snaps a two-win streak in the series by the Gators and improves their all-time series record with a mark of 19-15.
Finally, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams competed on Friday at the SEC Championships. The guys finished seventh in the meet on 200 points while the gals finished ninth on 257 points. This was the final race of 2020.
Around the Swamp
- Gators gain some ground in Amway Coaches Poll for Week 9: While Florida has bobbed up and down in the polls during its two-week layoff, its third victory in four games this year gave the team a boost in the latest Amway Coaches Poll.
- Florida takes a step forward in AP Poll for Week 9: Florida is on the move after a convincing 41-17 victory over Missouri on Saturday night.
- WATCH: Dan Mullen addresses halftime brawl after Missouri game: Florida coach Dan Mullen addressed the halftime brawl that broke out between the Gators and Missouri on Saturday night which resulted in three ejections.
- Gators’ electric athlete Kadarius Toney is a good fit for the Bengals’ offense: To anyone who is paying attention to Florida football right now, it’s obvious that Kadarius Toney is the real deal.
- Kadarius Toney’s breakout leads our five takeaways from UF’s win: It’s hard not to be impressed with what UF did tonight with so many starters and depth players missing.
It’s great to be a Florida Gator!
🗣"NO ONE AROUND HIM!"
Mick Hubert's Call of the Game from last night's @GatorsFB win over Missouri presented by @towerhillins #GoGators pic.twitter.com/JYnsIfwF1I
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) November 1, 2020
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