No. 9 Tennessee football needed a bounce-back win and got one against old nemesis Florida at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols (5-1, 2-1 SEC) scored 17 unanswered points and remain in the College Football Playoff hunt following a 23-17 victory in overtime against the Gators (3-3, 1-2). Florida had won 17 of the past 19 games in the series.

UT coach Josh Heupel needed to get his offense back on track after sub-par performances in a 25-15 win over Oklahoma and a 19-14 loss to Arkansas.

Here are the updates and highlights from Tennessee's game against Florida.

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Tennessee vs Florida score

Tennessee vs Florida updates

Overtime

Tennessee 23, Florida 17: Sampson scores on 1-yard TD

Dylan Sampson scores from 1-yard out and Tennessee beats Florida in overtime. Florida had missed a field goal on its first possession of OT.

Fourth quarter

Tennessee 17, Florida 17: Dike 27-yard TD pass from Lagway

Chimere Dike with a 27-yard TD catch from DJ Lagway and Florida ties the game at 17-17 with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Tennessee 17, Florida 10: Sampson 23-yard TD run

Dylan Sampson runs for 23 yards for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 17-10 lead with 9:42 left in the fourth quarter.

Third quarter

Florida 10, Tennessee 10: Gilbert 35-yard FG

Max Gilbert hits a 35-yard field goal to tie the game for Tennessee at 10-10 with 1:37 left in the third quarter.

Florida 10, Tennessee 7: Sampson 6-yard TD run

Dylan Sampson with 6-yard TD run to get Tennessee to within 10-7 with 2:57 left in the third quarter.

Florida 10, Tennessee 0: Mertz 13-yard TD pass to Boardingham

Graham Mertz with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Arlis Boardingham for the touchdown and a 10-0 lead with 7:18 left in the third quarter.

Second quarter

Trey Smack hits a 43-yard field goal to give Florida an apparent 6-0 lead as the second quarter ends but Florida is called for an illegal substitution penalty.

First quarter

Florida 3, Tennessee 0: Smack 42-yard FG

Trey Smack hits a 42-yard field goal to give Florida a 3-0 lead with 3:15 left in the first quarter.

What channel is Tennessee vs Florida today?

• TV channel: ESPN

• Streaming: ESPN App | Fubo

• Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast affiliates across Tennessee

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Tennessee vs Florida start time

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 12

• Time: 7 p.m. ET

• Location: Neyland Stadium (101,915) in Knoxville

Tennessee's game against Florida is set to kick off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

The game will air live on ESPN, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers. Bob Wischusen will handle play-by-play duties with Louis Riddick as the color analyst for the broadcast. Kris Budden will serve as the sideline reporter.

Tennessee vs Florida history

• Series record: Florida leads 32-21

• Tennessee last win: 38-33 (2022)

• Florida last win: 29-16 (2023)

Tennessee vs Florida prediction

Tennessee 34, Florida 20: Tennessee simplifies the game plan, gives the ball to Dylan Sampson, hits a couple of big passes with max protection around Nico Iamaleava and plays strong defense in the red zone. The score will be closer than the game, but that's just to keep UT fans on edge. We should expect nothing less in the Florida game. Check out more predictions from our Knox News staff.

Tennessee vs Florida betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:

• Spread: Tennessee -15.5

• Over/under: 55.5 points

• Moneyline: Tennessee -700

Tennessee vs Florida injury updates

Injury list is from the SEC availability report released Friday. This list will be updated when the SEC's availability report is updated 90 minutes prior to kickoff.

• Tennessee: DB Jourdan Thomas (out), LB Edwin Spillman (out), LB Ben Bolton (out). Wide receivers Dont'e Thornton, Squirrel White (probable) and Bru McCoy were listed on the injury report earlier in the week, but they are available for today's game.

• Florida: DB Ja'Keem Jackson (out), WR TJ Abrams (out), RB Treyaun Webb (out), RB KD Daniels (out), WR Kahleil Jackson (out), OL Devon Manuel (out), TE Tony Livingston (out), WR Marcus Burke (out), DL Jamari Lyons (out), DB Asa Turner (out).

Tennessee vs Florida weather update

The forecast calls for 67 degrees and clear skies at kickoff.

Tennessee football schedule 2024

All times Eastern

• Aug. 31: Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3

• Sept. 7: Tennessee 51, NC State 10

• Sept. 14: Tennessee 71, Kent State 0

• Sept. 21: Tennessee 25, No. 16 Oklahoma 15*

• Oct. 5: Arkansas 19, Tennessee 14*

• Oct. 12: Tennessee vs. Florida* | 7 p.m. | ESPN

• Oct. 19: Tennessee vs. No. 7 Alabama* | 3:30 p.m. | ABC

• Nov. 2: Tennessee vs. Kentucky*

• Nov. 9: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State*

• Nov. 16: Tennessee at No. 4 Georgia*

• Nov. 23: Tennessee vs. UTEP | 1 p.m. | ESPN+/SEC Network+

• Nov. 30: Tennessee at Vanderbilt*

Denotes conference game*

Florida football schedule 2024

All times Eastern

• Aug. 31: No. 6 Miami 41, Florida 17

• Sept. 7: Florida 45, Samford 7

• Sept. 14: No. 14 Texas A&M 33, Florida 20*

• Sept. 21: Florida 45, Mississippi State 28*

• Oct. 5: Florida 24, UCF 13

• Oct. 12: Florida at No. 9 Tennessee* | 7 p.m. | ESPN

• Oct. 19: Kentucky at Florida*

• Nov. 2: Florida vs. No. 4 Georgia (in Jacksonville, Fla.)* | 3:30 p.m.

• Nov. 9: Florida at No. 1 Texas* | noon

• Nov. 16: No. 10 LSU at Florida*

• Nov. 23: No. 8 Ole Miss at Florida* | noon

• Nov. 30: Florida at Florida State

Denotes conference game*

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football vs Florida: Final score, highlights from Week 7 game