Big sports saturday in Florida: Here are the games to watch today

Florida sports fans have a packed Saturday ahead, with college football, Major League Baseball playoffs, NBA action and hockey all on the schedule.

From Miami’s undefeated Hurricanes taking on Clemson to the Tampa Bay Rays opening their postseason series against the New York Yankees, here are the major games involving Florida teams on Saturday, October 3.

UCF at Houston — 12 p.m.

The day begins with UCF hitting the road to face ranked Houston.

The Knights enter another important Big 12 matchup after building early-season momentum, but Houston presents one of their toughest tests so far.

The game kicks off at 12 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2.

Florida at Missouri — 3:30 p.m.

One of the biggest afternoon games features two ranked teams.

No. 8 Florida travels to face No. 25 Missouri in an SEC matchup at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

The Gators are coming off an impressive victory over Ole Miss and will try to keep that momentum going on the road.

Virginia at Florida State — 3:30 p.m.

Florida State also takes the field Saturday afternoon, hosting Virginia in Tallahassee.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, with the game airing on ESPN2.

Florida Atlantic vs. Texas Southern — 6 p.m.

FAU gets a home game Saturday evening against Texas Southern.

The Owls kick off at 6 p.m. ET in Boca Raton.

Yankees vs. Rays — 6:30 p.m.

Then comes one of the biggest professional sporting events in Florida today.

The Tampa Bay Rays open their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field.

Game 1 begins at 6:30 p.m. ET.

The AL East rivals are meeting in the postseason for only the second time. The winner of the best-of-five series advances to the American League Championship Series.

Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors — 7 p.m.

Basketball fans also have action Saturday night.

The Miami Heat face the Toronto Raptors at 7 p.m. ET, giving South Florida fans another game to follow during an already busy sports evening.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals — 7 p.m.

At the same time, the Tampa Bay Lightning face the Washington Capitals in NHL action.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET.

Miami at Clemson — 7:30 p.m.

One of the biggest college football games involving a Florida team comes Saturday night.

No. 4 Miami travels to Clemson, putting its undefeated start to the season on the line in Death Valley.

The Hurricanes enter the game 4–0 after dominating Central Michigan 52–3 last weekend.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

South Florida at Temple — 7:30 p.m.

USF also plays Saturday night, traveling to face Temple.

The Bulls and Owls kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the game scheduled to air on ESPNU.

A full Saturday for Florida sports

From noon until late Saturday night, Florida teams will be competing across several major sports.

Today’s Florida sports schedule:

12 p.m. — UCF at Houston
3:30 p.m. — Florida at Missouri
3:30 p.m. — Virginia at Florida State
6 p.m. — Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic
6:30 p.m. — New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
7 p.m. — Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors
7 p.m. — Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals
7:30 p.m. — Miami at Clemson
7:30 p.m. — South Florida at Temple

For Florida sports fans, there won’t be much downtime Saturday.

And with the Rays beginning their postseason run and Miami putting an undefeated record on the line, some of the biggest games of the day will have a strong Florida connection.