It is no secret that Florida football faces one of the toughest schedules among FBS schools this coming fall. In fact, Gator fans are getting used to it after a brutal 2024 slate that the program miraculously persevered through.
With less than two weeks before the Orange and Blue’s opening kickoff, USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg took a look at the 10 schools that face the toughest path to the postseason in 2025. Of course, Billy Napier and Co. were included — largely in part due to matchups at preseason No. 9 LSU, against No. 1 Texas in Gainesville and their annual faceoff against No. 4 Georgia in Jacksonville, which he considered their toughest games.
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“Florida was able to grab eight wins last season against a similarly hard SEC slate, salvaging Billy Napier’s rapidly diminishing job security and creating pretty massive expectations for 2025,” Myerberg notes. “The Gators will have to navigate through rocky waters once again, with a schedule also featuring No. 21 Texas A&M, No. 15 Mississippi and No. 18 Tennessee in addition to No. 10 Miami and Florida State in non-conference action.”
College football’s 10 toughest schedules in 2025
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Wisconsin (at No. 8 Alabama, at No. 14 Michigan, vs. No. 2 Ohio State)
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Florida (at No. 9 LSU, vs. No. 1 Texas, vs. No. 4 Georgia)
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Mississippi State (vs. Tennessee, vs. Georgia, vs. Texas)
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Arkansas (vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, at LSU, at Texas)
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Syracuse (vs. Tennessee in Atlanta, at No. 5 Clemson, at Notre Dame)
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LSU (at Clemson, vs. Florida, at Alabama)
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Stanford (at SMU, at Miami, vs. Notre Dame)
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UCLA (vs. Penn State, at Indiana, at Ohio State)
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Ohio State (vs. Texas, vs. Penn State, at Michigan)
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South Carolina (at LSU, vs. Alabama, vs. Clemson)
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida football’s 2025 schedule among toughest per USA TODAY Sports
