Florida Gators football, 1920–29
The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The University of Florida fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906, and has fielded a team every season since then, with the exception of 1943. During the 1920s, the Gators competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) until 1921, and the Southern Conference after 1921. The Gators played their home games at Fleming Field, located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
This article includes a game-by-game list of the Florida Gators' ten football seasons from 1920 to 1929. During the 1920s, the Gators were coached by William G. Kline (1920–1923), James Van Fleet (1923–1924), Harold L. "Tom" Sebring (1925–1927) and Charles W. "Charlie" Bachman (1928–1932). Kline, Van Fleet, Sebring and Bachman compiled an overall record of 64–25–14 (.689) during the decade.
1920
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| Georgia + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transylvania | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown (KY) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season overview
The 1920 college football season was law professor William G. Kline's first of three as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Kline was a former halfback for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and had previously coached the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While the Gators improved their series records against traditional in-state opponents like the Florida Southern Moccasins and the Stetson Hatters, they also suffered a shutout defeat by the Tulane Green Wave and lost their fourth consecutive game to the Georgia Bulldogs. Kline's 1920 Florida Gators compiled a marginally better 6–3 overall record than the 1919 Gators,[1] but a lesser 1–3 conference record against Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) competition.
Schedule and results
10–9–1920Newberry*Gainesville, FloridaW 21–0 10–16–1920Rollins* (Forfeit)W 1–0 10–23–1920Florida Southern*Gainesville, FloridaW 13–0 10–30–1920MercerValdosta, GeorgiaW 30–0 11–6–1920Tulane
L 0–14 11–11–1920Stetson*Gainesville, FloridaW 21–0 11–13–1920Georgia
L 0–56 11–20–1920Stetson*Gainesville, FloridaW 26–0 11–25–1920Oglethorpe
L 0–21
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1921
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Season overview
The 1921 college football season was the second for William Kline as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators split a pair of games against football teams from two U.S. Army training bases, and improved their record against major collegiate competition by edging the Alabama Crimson Tide 9–2 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; the Gators' two losses against the Tennessee Volunteers (0–9) and the North Carolina Tar Heels (10–14) were competitive and close. Kline's 1921 Florida Gators produced a marginally improved 6–3–2 overall record compared to the 1920 Gators,[1] and a much better 4–1–2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) conference record. Coach Stegeman of Georgia wrote in Spalding's Football Guide "Florida, for the first time, had a strong team. Aided by Dixon, the South's best punter, they combined a kicking game and a well diversified offense to good advantage."[2]
Schedule and results
10–1–1921Fort Benning*Columbus, GeorgiaW 6–0 10–8–1921Rollins*Orlando, FloridaW 33–0 10–10–1921Carlstrom Field*Gainesville, FloridaL 0–19 10–15–1921MercerGainesville, FloridaW 7–0 10–22–1921Tennessee
L 0–9 10–29–1921HowardMontgomery, AlabamaW 34–0 11–5–1921South Carolina
T 7–7 11–12–1921Alabama
W 9–2 11–18–1921Mississippi CollegeGainesville, FloridaT 7–7 11–26–1921OglethorpeGainesville, FloridaW 21–3 12–3–1921North Carolina*Jacksonville, FloridaL 10–147,500
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1922
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Season overview
The 1922 college football season was law professor William Kline's third and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Kline's 1922 Florida Gators finished 7–2 overall,[1] and 2–0 in their first year as members of the new Southern Conference, placing fifth of twenty-one teams in the conference standings.[3] The 1922 Spalding's Football Guide ranked Florida as the best forward passing team in the country.[4] After the 1922–1923 school year, Kline returned to the University of Nebraska, where he was the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball and baseball teams, and later became a published author of books on coaching football, basketball and baseball.
Schedule and results
10–7–1922Furman*Gainesville, FloridaL 6–7 10–14–1922Rollins*Orlando, FloridaW 19–0 10–21–1922American Legion*Tampa, FloridaW 14–0 10–28–1922Howard*Gainesville, FloridaW 57–0 11–4–1922Harvard*
L 0–24 11–11–1922Mississippi College*
W 58–0 11–18–1922TulaneNew Orleans, LouisianaW 27–6 11–25–1922Oglethorpe*Atlanta, GeorgiaW 12–0 12–2–1922Clemson
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 47–14
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1923
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Season overview
The 1923 college football season was Major James Van Fleet's first of two as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Van Fleet was a serving officer in the U.S. Army and a professor of military tactics in the university's Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, and had been a standout fullback on the undefeated West Point Cadets team of 1914. Notably, Florida alumni and students celebrated their first-ever Homecoming with a 19–7 victory over the Mercer Bears. The highlight of the 1923 season was a 16–6 upset of coach Wallace Wade's previously undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide on a muddy, rain-soaked field in Birmingham, Alabama in the final game of the year. Van Fleet's 1923 Florida Gators finished 6–1–2 overall,[1] and 1–0–2 in the Southern Conference, placing third of twenty-one teams in the conference standings.[3]
Schedule and results
10–6–1923Army*West Point, New YorkL 0–20 10–13–1923Georgia Tech
T 7–7 10–19–1923Rollins*Gainesville, FloridaW 28–0 10–27–1923Wake ForestTampa, FloridaW 16–7 11–3–1923Mercer*Gainesville, Florida (HC)W 19–7 11–10–1923Stetson*Gainesville, FloridaW 27–0 11–17–1923Florida Southern*Lakeland, FloridaW 53–0 11–24–1923Mississippi A&M
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
T 13–13 11–29–1923Alabama
- Rickwood Field
- Birmingham, Alabama
W 16–6
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1924
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Season overview
The 1924 college football season was Major James Van Fleet's second and final year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators traveled further during the 1924 season than any other college football team in the country, and received national recognition for their ties against the powerhouse Texas Longhorns and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Van Fleet's 1924 Florida Gators finished 6–2–2 overall,[1] and 2–0–1 in the Southern Conference, placing second of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.[3] The U.S. Army transferred Van Fleet to the Panama Canal Zone after the 1924 season, and he would later become a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and the commander of all United States and United Nations armed forces during the Korean War.
Schedule and results
10–4–1924Rollins*
W 77–0 10–11–1924Georgia Tech
T 7–7 10–18–1924Wake Forest
W 34–0 10–25–1924Texas*
T 7–7 11–1–1924Florida Southern*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville Florida
W 27–0 11–8–1924U.S. Military Academy*
L 7–14 11–14–1924Mercer*Macon, GeorgiaL 0–10 11–22–1924Mississippi A&M
W 27–0 11–27–1924Drake*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 10–0 12–6–1924Washington & Lee
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 16–6
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1925
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| No. 2 Alabama + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Tulane + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season overview
The 1925 college football season was law student Harold L. "Tom" Sebring's first of three as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators compiled their best win-loss record to date, losing only to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7–23 in Atlanta, Georgia and coach Wallace Wade's undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide 0–34 in Montgomery, Alabama. The highlights of the season included conference victories over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Clemson Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Washington & Lee Generals. Sebring's 1925 Florida Gators finished 8–2 overall,[1] and 3–2 in the Southern Conference, placing eighth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.[3] Halfback Edgar C. Jones set a Florida single-season scoring record (108 points) that lasted until 1969. He kicked two field goals and scored the only touchdown in the win over Mississippi A&M.
Schedule and results
10–3–1925Mercer*
W 24–0 10–10–1925Florida Southern*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville Florida
W 9–0 10–10–1925Hampden-Sydney*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida
W 22–6 10–17–1925Georgia Tech
L 7–23 10–24–1925Wake Forest*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 24–3 10–31–1925Rollins*
- Fleming Field
- Gaineville, Florida
W 65–0 11–7–1925ClemsonClemson, South CarolinaW 42–0 11–14–1925Alabama
L 0–34 11–21–1925Mississippi State
W 12–0 11–26–1925Washington & Lee
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 17–14
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1926
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| No. 7 Alabama $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season overview
The 1926 college football season was Tom Sebring's second and least successful campaign as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season were the Gators' two victories home field over the Florida Southern Moccasins and Clemson Tigers, which were interspersed among four close losses to the Chicago Maroons (6–12), the Ole Miss Rebels (7–12), the Mercer Bears (3–7) and the Kentucky Wildcats (13–18), crushing defeats by the Georgia Bulldogs (9–32) and coach Wallace Wade's undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide (0–49), and two low-scoring ties with the Hampden-Sydney Tigers (0–0) and the Washington & Lee Generals. Sebring's 1926 Florida Gators finished 2–6–2 overall,[1] and 1–4–1 in the Southern Conference, placing nineteenth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.[3] Former fullback Ray Dickson assisted Sebring.[5]
Schedule and results
9–23–1926Florida Southern*
W 16–0 10–2–1926Chicago*
L 6–12 10–6–1926Mississippi
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida
L 7–12 10–16–1926Mercer*Macon, GeorgiaL 3–7 10–23–1926Kentucky
L 13–18 10–30–1926Georgia
L 9–32 11–6–1926Clemson
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 33–0 11–13–1926Alabama
L 0–49 11–20–1926Hampden-Sydney*
T 0–0 11–27–1926Washington & Lee
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
T 7–7
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1927
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| Georgia Tech + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Georgia | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season overview
The 1927 college football season was Tom Sebring's third and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. After suffering an 0–12 upset loss at the hands of the Davidson College Wildcats, the Gators rallied to defeat the Auburn Tigers 33–6 in Auburn, Alabama (for the first time, ending a six-game losing streak) and to upset coach Wallace Wade's Alabama 13–6 in Montgomery, Alabama. Sebring's 1927 Florida Gators finished 7–3 overall,[1] and 5–2 in the Southern Conference, placing sixth of twenty-two teams in the conference standings.[3] In no two seasons had Florida won as many conference contests as in 1927. Sebring graduated from the university's College of Law in 1928, and later became a circuit court judge and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Many sports commentators believe that the team that Sebring recruited for 1928 would become the greatest Gators football squad until at least the 1960s.
The loss to Davidson featured captain Frank Oosterhoudt, who was later declared ineligible, and replaced at captain by Bill Middlekauff.[6][7] With Middlekauff at captain, the Gators suffered their only losses to conference co-champions NC State and Georgia's "Dream and Wonder team". NC State was led by Hall of Famer and Gainesville native Jack McDowall. Florida began passing desperately in an attempt to win; one pass was intercepted by McDowall, returned 75 yards for the deciding score.[8][9]Quarterback Goof Bowyer broke his leg in the game against Georgia and was elected captain for next year one month later.[10] Rainey Cawthon, in his first year on the varsity and with a broken wrist, played against Davidson.[11] He also completed a 53-yard pass against Mercer.
Schedule and results
9–24–1927Florida Southern*
W 26–7 10–1–1927Davidson*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida
L 0–12 10–8–1927AuburnAuburn, AlabamaW 33–6 10–15–1927Kentucky
W 27–6 10–23–1927North Carolina State
L 6–12 10–30–1927Mercer*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 32–6 11–6–1927Georgia
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
L 0–28 11–12–1927Alabama
W 13–6 11–24–1927Washington & Lee
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 20–7 12–3–1927Maryland
- Barrs Field
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 7–6
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1928
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Season overview
The 1928 college football season was future Hall-of-Famer Charles W. "Charlie" Bachman's first of five as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators finished 8–1 overall,[1] and 6–1 in the Southern Conference (SoCon), placing third of twenty-three teams in the conference, behind the national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–0 SoCon) and the Tennessee Volunteers (6–0–1 SoCon).[3]
The Gators led the nation in scoring with 336 points, and the 1928 Gators were remembered by many sports commentators as the best Florida football team until at least the 1960s. The large scores were in large part due to its "Phantom Four" backfield which included quarterback Clyde Crabtree, halfbacks Carl Brumbaugh, Royce Goodbread, and Lee Roy "Red" Bethea, and fullback Rainey Cawthon. One account reads "There were twelve backs on the squad. Six of them can do the hundred in 10.1 seconds. Eight of them are fine punters and ten of them are great passers. And all of them are good receivers.[12]
At ends were future coach Dutch Stanley, and Florida's first-ever first-team All-American, Dale Van Sickel.[13] Quarterback Crabtree, who was ambidextrous and could throw passes with either hand or punt with either foot, and Van Sickel were both unanimous All-Southern selections.
Among the football highlights of 1928 was the Gators' 26–6 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, which ended a six-game losing streak versus the Bulldogs, and the controversial loss to Tennessee ending their bid at an undefeated season.
Schedule and results
10–6–1928Florida Southern*
W 26–0 10–13–1928Auburn
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida
W 27–0 10–20–1928Mercer*
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 73–0 10–27–1928North Carolina State
W 14–7 11–3–1928Sewanee
- Fairfield Stadium
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 71–6 11–10–1928GeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaW 26–6 11–17–1928Clemson
- Fairfield Stadium
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 27–6 11–29–1928Washington & Lee
- Fairfield Stadium
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 60–6 12–8–1928Tennessee
L 12–13
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
1929
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Season overview
The 1929 college football season was Charlie Bachman's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the year included Southern Conference victories over the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, Auburn Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks and Washington & Lee Generals, and a 20–6 intersectional upset over coach John McEwan's Oregon Ducks in a neutral site game played at the old Madison Square Garden stadium in Miami, Florida. Bachman's 1929 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 8–2,[1] and a conference record of 6–1, placing fourth of twenty-three conference teams.[3]
Schedule and results
9–28–1929Florida Southern*
W 54–0 10–5–1929Virginia Military Institute
W 18–7 10–11–1929Auburn
W 19–0 10–19–1929Georgia Tech
L 6–19 10–26–1929Georgia
W 18–6 11–2–1929Harvard*
L 0–1435,000 11–16–1929Clemson
- Fleming Field
- Gainesville, Florida (HC)
W 13–7 11–23–1929South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 20–7 11–28–1929Washington & Lee
- Fairfield Stadium
- Jacksonville, Florida
W 25–7 12–7–1929Oregon*
- Madison Square Garden Stadium
- Miami, Florida
W 20–6
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
See also
- Auburn–Florida football rivalry
- Florida Gators
- Florida–Georgia football rivalry
- Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
- History of the University of Florida
- List of Florida Gators head football coaches
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 107–108 (2015). Retrieved August 15, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "ufmediaguide" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. p. 89.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, p. 74 (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ Newton, Virgil M. (September 19, 1923). "'Ark' Newton Ready To Go". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "Dickson Takes Hand in Gator Training Work". The Miami News.
- ^ "Crimson Tide Big Favorite Over Florida". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 11, 1927. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google news.
- ^ "Grid Star Gets Good Study Mars". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 20, 1927. p. 17. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Wolves Invade Florida And Win 12-6". The Technician. Vol. 8, no. 6. October 28, 1927. p. 3.
- ^ Fuzzy Woodruff. A History of Southern Football, 1890-1928. p. 239.
- ^ Frank S. Wright (December 8, 1927). "Ernest Bowyer Given Highest Florida Honor". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3.
- ^ "Tau Banquets Sixteen Pledges". The Rattle of Theta Chi. 16 (2): 71.
- ^ "No Uniforms For the Other Good Ones". Mount Carmel Item. December 15, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved June 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alan J. Gould (December 8, 1928). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
Bibliography
- 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, pp. 74–77 (2009).
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- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
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External links
- College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1920–1924. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1925–1929. Retrieved July 29, 2015.