Hard to believe, but bowl season is upon us and thankfully my Florida Gators were good enough to get one and will play in the Las Vegas Bowl against the Oregon State Beavers.
This will be Florida’s 48th bowl appearance since 1953 as well as their eighth bowl in a row since 2015.
Their last bowl was the Gasperilla Bowl on December 23, 2021 in Tampa, Florida where they lost against the UCF Knights, 17-29.
The game will be aired on Saturday, December 17, 2022 on ABC with expected kickoff to be at 7:30pm ET. The Florida Gators will face off against the Oregon State Beavers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Gators have an all-time bowl record of 24-23.
#GoGators
Viva Las Vegas! 🎰🎲
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 4, 2022
The Gators are headed to the @LasVegasBowl on December 17th vs. Oregon State.
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🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL 🚨
— SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (@LasVegasBowl) December 4, 2022
We have a matchup! Get ready to see @GatorsFB and @BeaverFootball battle it out in @AllegiantStadm on December 17th. Get your tickets now!
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Florida Gators Bowl History
Bowl | Site | Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
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Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Jan. 1, 1953 | Tulsa | W | 14-13 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 27, 1958 | Ole Miss | L | 3-7 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 31, 1960 | Baylor | W | 13-12 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 30, 1962 | Penn State | W | 17-7 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 1, 1966 | Missouri | L | 18-20 |
Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. | Jan. 1, 1967 | Georgia Tech | W | 27-12 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 27, 1969 | Tennessee | W | 14-13 |
Tangerine Bowl | Gainesville | Dec. 22, 1973 | Miami (Ohio) | L | 7-16 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Dec. 31, 1974 | Nebraska | L | 10-13 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 29, 1975 | Maryland | L | 0-13 |
Sun Bowl | El Paso, Texas | Jan. 2, 1977 | Texas A&M | L | 14-37 |
Tangerine Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Dec. 20, 1980 | Maryland | W | 35-20 |
Peach Bowl | Atlanta, Ga. | Dec. 31, 1981 | West Virginia | L | 6-26 |
Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston, Texas | Dec. 31, 1982 | Arkansas | L | 24-28 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 30, 1983 | Iowa | W | 14-6 |
Aloha Bowl | Honolulu, Hawaii | Dec. 25, 1987 | UCLA | L | 16-20 |
All-American Bowl | Birmingham, Ala. | Dec. 29, 1988 | Illinois | W | 14-10 |
Freedom Bowl | Anaheim, Calif. | Dec. 30, 1989 | Washington | L | 7-34 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 1, 1992 | Notre Dame | L | 28-39 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Dec. 31, 1992 | N.C. State | W | 27-10 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 1, 1994 | West Virginia | W | 41-7 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 2, 1995 | Florida State | L | 17-23 |
Fiesta Bowl | Tempe, Ariz. | Jan. 2, 1996 | Nebraska | L | 24-62 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 2, 1997 | Florida State | W | 52-20 |
Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Jan. 1, 1998 | Penn State | W | 21-6 |
Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. | Jan. 2, 1999 | Syracuse | W | 31-10 |
Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2000 | Michigan State | L | 34-37 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 2, 2001 | Miami (Fla.) | L | 20-37 |
Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. | Jan. 2, 2002 | Maryland | W | 56-23 |
Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2003 | Michigan | L | 30-38 |
Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2004 | Iowa | L | 17-37 |
Peach Bowl | Atlanta, Ga. | Dec. 31, 2004 | Miami (Fla.) | L | 10-27 |
Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 2, 2006 | Iowa | W | 31-24 |
BCS National Championship | Glendale, Ariz. | Jan. 8, 2007 | Ohio State | W | 41-14 |
Capital One (Citrus) Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2008 | Michigan | L | 35-41 |
BCS National Championship | Miami, Fla. | Jan. 8, 2009 | Oklahoma | W | 24-14 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 1, 2010 | Cincinnati | W | 51-24 |
Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2011 | Penn State | W | 37-24 |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Fla. | Jan. 2, 2012 | Ohio State | W | 24-17 |
Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, La. | Jan. 2, 2013 | Louisville | L | 23-33 |
Birmingham Bowl | Birmingham, Ala. | Jan. 3, 2015 | East Carolina | W | 28-20 |
Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2016 | Michigan | L | 7-41 |
Outback Bowl | Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 2, 2017 | Iowa | W | 30-3 |
Peach Bowl | Atlanta, Ga. | Dec. 29, 2018 | Michigan | W | 41-15 |
Orange Bowl | Miami, Fla. | Dec. 30, 2019 | Virginia | W | 36-28 |
Cotton Bowl | Arlington, Tex. | Dec. 30, 2020 | Oklahoma | L | 20-55 |
Gasparilla | Tampa, Fla. | Dec. 23, 2021 | UCF | L | 17-29 |