Tulane vs. Florida: How to watch Gasparilla Bowl, TV channel, streaming, start time and stats

The Tulane Green Wave (9-4) were a top-10 scoring offense in all of Division I College Football, and they head to Tampa to take on the Florida Gators (7-5) in their home state.

Tulane will be without star QB Darian Mensah, who entered the transfer portal and subsequently committed to Duke after the regular season. Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall will have to cope without its signal-caller, but the team should be motivated after losing 35-14 to Army in the American Athletic Conference Championship.

Florida had struggled early in the season as it faced the sixth-toughest schedule this season, but head coach Billy Napier decided to start DJ Lagway under center and the team improved enough to win consecutive games over then-No. 21 LSU, then-No. 9 Ole Miss and Florida State to end the season.

How to watch Tulane vs. Florida, TV channel and streaming

Tulane vs. Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN2, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Tulane vs. Florida start time, date and venue

Tulane vs. Florida is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM ET/2:30 PM CT on Friday, December 20 with the game taking place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Tulane vs. Florida stats

• The Tulane Green Wave averaged the ninth-most points scored out of 134 Division I Football programs in the regular season with 37.2, and they ranked 17th in points allowed per game with 19.7.
• The Florida Gators ranked 68th in points scored per game with 27.9, and they ranked 64th in points allowed with 24.3.
• Green Wave backup QB Ty Thompson completed 6/11 passes (54.5 percent) for 74 yards and a 2-0 TD-INT ratio over 11 games.
• In 11 games played, Gators QB DJ Lagway completed 59.2 percent of his passes for 1,610 yards and an 11-7 TD-INT ratio.
• Tulane RB Makhi Hughes rushed 257 times for 1,372 yards and 17 total TDs, all of which led the team.
• Florida defensive lineman Tyreak Sapp led the team with 13 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks, and he tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles.

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