Florida announced Thursday that it has cancelled Saturday's home game against Northern Colorado as Hurricane Irma continues on a path that will bring the Category 5 storm over the state on Sunday.
The game between the No. 22 Gators and the Bears will not be rescheduled as the teams do not share a common open date.
"We have been in constant communication this week with University and government officials," said Florida Athletics Director Scott Stricklin. "As the Hurricane's track has approached the state of Florida, it's become obvious that playing a football game is not the right thing to do.