Tennessee football aims to break long losing streak at The Swamp vs Florida football

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ATLANTA ― The last time Tennessee beat Florida football in The Swamp, George W. Bush was president, and The Matrix Reloaded topped the box office.

The date was Sept. 20, 2003, when the Vols rallied to top the Florida Gators 24-10, with quarterback Casey Clausen conducting the UT band in the postgame version of Rocky Top at Florida Field.

Tennessee has lost 10 straight games in Gainesville since but will get another chance to break the losing streak on Nov. 22 at UF.

“That’s something we’re looking forward to,” Tennessee defensive lineman Bryson Eason said. “Just trying to go in there and attack and do things that haven’t been done in a long time.”

Overall, Tennessee has won two of the last three meetings against UF, both at Neyland Stadium. Last year, the Vols topped the Gators 23-17 in overtime, a game in which starting quarterback Graham Mertz was lost for the year with a torn ACL.

UF won its last meeting with Tennessee at The Swamp 29-17 on Sept. 16, 2023. Tennessee junior linebacker Arion Carter played one of his first career games at The Swamp as a true freshman, finishing with three tackles.

“Gainesville brings a certain energy,” Carter said. “I like it. I feed off it. I feel like they have great fans, great tradition and being able to just go down there, play great SEC football.”

Tennessee enters the 2025 season with quarterback uncertainty after incumbent starter Nico Iamaleava left the Vols over an NIL dispute last spring and entered the transfer portal. Iamaleava transferred to UCLA. The Vols have brought in Appalachian State transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar to compete with returning…

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