AUSTIN, Tx.–The nation’s longest scoring streak in college football history is almost over.

The Florida Gators, who were on a 456-game scoring streak heading into Saturday, kicked a 23-yard field goal with 7:06 left in the third quarter to keep their record alive. However, the chance of winning was nil.

By the time kicker Trey Smack put points on the board, the Texas had already scored 42 behind a career-high five touchdown passes from Quinn Ewers, and the Longhorns ultimately left the field with a dominant 49-17 victory over the Gators. .

The loss, which drops UF head coach Billy Napier to 15-19, comes days after athletic director Scott Stricklin confirmed his plans to keep Napier as head coach amid calls for change from Gator Nation.

It was also the most lopsided loss for the Gators since 2020, which featured a 35-point loss to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, and the most points given up since the 2021 season, which featured a 49-42 loss to LSU .

Meanwhile, Ewers threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns, and the Longhorn defense completely shut down a depleted Gator offense, which was without two quarterbacks, and Montrell Johnson Jr. started. running back, two starting receivers in Eugene Wilson III and Elijhah Badger and starting guard Damion George Jr.

The Longhorns defeated the Gators 562-329.

After making a playing time decision, freshman quarterback DJ Lagway did not play, leading to walk-on transfer Aidan Warner to make his first career start. Relying mostly on the run game and short passes, Warner completed 12 of his 25 passes for 132 yards and two interceptions.

In a tough offense, the Gators found success behind the legs of Ja’Kobi Jackson, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, alongside Jadan Baugh, who added 95 yards of total offense and a score. It was Jackson’s first 100-meter appearance as a Gator.

Despite a poor overall performance, the Gator defense took action early after forcing a missed field goal on the opening drive, set up by a tackle-for-loss from Bryce Thornton and a sack from TJ Searcy. From that moment on, however, the wheels fell off for Florida.

Florida was forced to punt on its opening possession, and Texas capitalized with a seven-play, 85-yard touchdown drive that ended in a 29-yard pass from Quinn Ewers to Matthew Golden. The Gators fumbled on the ensuing possession, and Ewers found tight end Gunnar Helm for a 22-yard touchdown two plays later.

The Gators found offensive success on the next drive with a 39-yard pass from Warner to Chimere Dike, but Florida was unable to capitalize after Trey Smack missed a 30-yard field goal.

Texas kept its foot on the gas against Florida’s defense in the second quarter with two more touchdown passes from Ewers, a 50-yard score off a backside screen to Quintrevion Wisner with 5:54 left in the half and a score of 32 meters. score for Golden with 1:19 left in the half.

Trailing 28-0 with just over a minute left in the half, Warner threw an interception, leading to another Texas touchdown. With 23 seconds left, Jaydon Blue scored from five yards out to give the Longhorns a 35-0 lead.

Warner threw another interception of a tipped pass to open the third quarter, and Ewers hit Isaiah Bond for a 34-yard touchdown on a screen pass for his fifth touchdown pass of the afternoon, giving Texas a 42–0 lead.

Florida’s offense finally found points from Smack’s field goal in the third quarter, which was set up by 21 rushing yards from Ja’Kobi Jackson and 32 total yards from Jadan Baugh, who later scored on a two-yard run the next drive.

The teams traded points in the fourth quarter with a 14-yard run by Jerrick Gibson for Texas and a seven-yard run by Jackson for the Gators.

The Gators return home next week for a game against LSU. Kickoff against the Tigers, who have won the last five games in the rivalry, is at 3:30 PM EST.