Gator fans tailgate around the University of Florida campus in Gainesville before the team’s Homecoming game against Mississippi State at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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A Gator holds a bulldog in its mouth at Marc Chapman's tailgate at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Tailgaters pose for a photobooth at Loft's booth outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Tailgaters take over the lawn and picnic tables at Norman Hall at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Two girls pose for a picture ouside Norman Hall at the University of Florida before the homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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A DJ plays music at a house party before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Mug Rootbeer was serving root beer floats during tailgates outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Meldon Law's tailgate booth has a wheel to win prizes outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Widney Large (center) takes a shot on a board with her soroity sisters at the Delta Sigma Phi tailgate at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Tailgaters attend the College of Design, Construction, and Planning's 100-Year Celebration Alumni Tailgate at the University of Florida before the Gator's homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)
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Karsen Brown plays cup pong during a tailgate at the University of Florida before the homecoming football game against Mississippi State in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/WUFT News)