When the 2025 college football schedule dropped, Florida football fans did what they always do: circle the game against the Georgia Bulldogs in bold red ink.
In ESPN’s story about the anticipated archvillains for every Top 25 college football team, writer Andrea Adelson didn’t hesitate to name Georgia as the Gators’ biggest obstacle this season–and with good reason.
The Bulldogs are the only team on Florida’s 2025 schedule that has beaten them four years in a row.
The numbers are hard to ignore. Since Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took over, the Bulldogs are 7-2 against the Gators and have finished ahead of the Orange and Blue in the SEC standings every year but one.
It’s not just a rivalry anymore–it’s a measuring stick. And in Billy Napier’s fourth season, that stick feels heavier than ever.
With questions still lingering around Florida and Georgia reloading once again, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The Gators haven’t beaten Georgia since 2020. If Napier wants to silence doubters, this is the one.
Here is why Adelson said that Georgia football is the biggest anticipated archvillain for the Gators.
Why ESPN said Georgia is Florida’s anticipated archvillain
“Florida has plenty of teams it considers rivals, but only one on the schedule this season has beaten the Gators four years in a row,” he begins.
“That would be Georgia, which has absolutely dominated them since Kirby Smart took over the program in 2016. Smart is 7-2 against Florida, and just like that record, has finished ahead of Florida in the SEC standings seven times. We all know the Gators closed last season strong with big wins over LSU and Ole Miss, but the true litmus test for where this program is — and whether it can return to elite status under coach Billy Napier — is the Georgia game.”
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