When was the last time the Florida Gators were shut out? 

The Florida Gators were defeated 30-3 by No. 16 Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, their heaviest defeat of the season. Adam Mihalek's 40-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining saved Florida from a shutout.

It's been 34 years since the Gators were shut out. Florida currently has a record of 435 games without being shut out, which is more than any other SEC, NCAA, or FCS team.

Auburn beat Florida 16-0 at Florida Field on October 29, 1988. The Gators were 7-5 that year, although they did make it to the bowl game. In the All-American Bowl, they beat Illinois 14-10. Emmitt Smith was not in the game because he was out with an injury for the third time in a row.

The Florida Gators are not frequently shut out. Prior to that, they had not been defeated at Florida Field since 1979. In 1982, they were defeated 44-0 by Georgia in Jacksonville.

Last season, Florida avoided ending that streak after they were defeated by the Georgia Bulldogs, 7-34. Emory Jones scored on a 2-yard run with 2:49 remaining in the Georgia game, finishing with a 89-yard drive.

Saturday night's setback lowered the Gators to 6-7 in head coach Bill Napier's first season, leaving plenty of work to be done in Year 2. For the first time since 1978-79, the Gators have had consecutive losing seasons.

Florida missed four crucial starters: quarterback Anthony Richardson, All-American guard O'Cyrus Torrence, wide receiver Justin Shorter, and linebacker Ventrell Miller, who all chose to enter the NFL draft rather than participate.

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What led to the Florida Gators loss in the Las Vegas Bowl?

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl - Oregon State v Florida

Florida quarterback Jack Miller blew an opportunity to make an impact as a possible starter for next season. Miller finished with 13 of 22 throws for 180 yards.

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Oregon State's run defense, which ranks 20th nationally and second in the Pac-12 with 114.0 yards per game, absolutely shut down Florida. The Gators finished with 39 yards running on 33 attempts.

Eleven flags were raised against the Florida Gators. Back-to-back false starting penalties on right guard Kamryn Waites and left tackle Richard Gouraige in the first half pushed Florida back 10 yards from Oregon State's 32 to the 42-yard line, halting momentum on a drive that ended with a Mihalek 52-yard field goal attempt.