The Southeastern Conference announced on Monday that the Florida football team will open the 2012 season with three nationally-televised broadcasts on ESPN. The Gators will host Bowling Green at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, and will begin SEC play in Week 2, facing newcomer Texas A&M in College Station at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Florida will play Tennessee in Knoxville at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15.

As was previously announced, Florida will face Georgia at 3:30 p.m. on CBS in Jacksonville on Oct. 27.

Additional game times will be announced at a later date. Network partners will select other games for broadcast, and with limited exceptions, normally determine start times at least 12 days prior to each contest.

2012 Florida Football Schedule

Sept. 1 – BOWLING GREEN, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sept. 8 – at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sept. 15 – at Tennessee, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Sept. 22 – KENTUCKY

Oct. 6 – LSU

Oct. 13 – at Vanderbilt

Oct. 20 – SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 27 – vs. Georgia (Jacksonville), 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Nov. 3 – MISSOURI

Nov. 10 – LOUISIANA

Nov. 17 – JACKSONVILLE STATE

Nov. 24 – at Florida State