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Florida Gators Football Seasons
The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The university 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 World War II. The University of Florida did not adopt the "Florida Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, and the early Florida football teams were known simply as "Florida" or the "Orange and Blue." The football team played most of their home games at on-campus Fleming Field until 1930, when Florida Field was constructed. During the early 1900s, the Florida football team competed in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), but was not affiliated with an athletic conference. Later, Florida was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Conference, before joining with a dozen other schools to establish the Southeastern Conference (SEC) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Gators Football
The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida (UF) in American college football. Florida competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (nicknamed "The Swamp") on the university's Gainesville campus. Florida's football program was established along with the university in 1906, took on the "Gators" nickname in 1911, began playing in newly constructed Florida Field in 1930, and joined the Southeastern Conference as a founding member in 1932. On the field, the Gators found intermittent success during the first half of the 20th century, with a highlight being the 1928 squad that went 8–1 and led the nation in scoring. Florida football enjoyed its first sustained success in the 1960s under head coach Ray Graves. After having appeared in only two sanctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1906 Florida football team was the first intercollegeate football squad fielded by the University of Florida, which was established in 1905 and opened its new Gainesville campus for the 1906–1907 academic year. Florida was a member of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) but was not yet affiliated with an athletic conference. The university had not yet constructed on-campus sports facilities, so until 1911, its football and baseball teams played and practiced at a municipal park near downtown Gainesville known simply as The Ballpark. The University of Florida did not adopt the " Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, so early football squads were usually called simply "the Orange and Blue." The 1906 squad was nicknamed "Pee Wee's Boys" in honor of their player-coach, 24-year old Jack "Pee Wee" Forsythe. Forsythe had played for two years at Clemson under coach John Heisman and then transferred to Florida State College in Talla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football Season
The 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1912 college football season. The season began on September 28. Ole Miss was suspended at year's end. Conference champion Vanderbilt suffered its only loss to national champion Harvard. The 1912 season saw the NCAA implement several rule changes to increase scoring. These included: the number of downs allowed to advance the ball at least 10 yards was increased from three to four, the value of a touchdown increased from 5 points to 6, the length of the field was reduced to 100 yards, 10-yard end zones were added, the onside kick was eliminated, and unlimited use of the forward pass was introduced. Regular season SIAA teams in bold. Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven Week Eight Week Nine Week Ten Week Twelve Week Thirteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1912 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1912 college football season. The season was the fourth for George Pyle as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. Pyle's 1912 Florida Gators finished their seventh varsity football season with an SIAA conference record of 1–2Roger Saylor, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association," College Football Historical Society, The LA84 Foundation (1993). Retrieved September 11, 2010. and an overall winning record of 5–2–1. The 1912 season marked several first-time events for the Florida Gators, including the first full season that the Florida football team would compete as the "Florida Gators"; the first games that they played against two future rivals, the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (both games were losses); their first-ever victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks; their first season played in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA); and the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 College Football Season
The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring: *Teams were given ''4 downs'' instead of ''3 downs'' to gain ten yards *The value of a touchdown was increased from ''5 points'' to ''6 points'' *The field was reduced from ''110 yards'' to ''100 yards'', and ''end zones'' of ten yards were added *Kickoff was made from the ''40 yard line'' rather than midfield. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Five conferences began play in 1912: **Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association – an active NCAA Division II conference **'' Little Five Conference'' – active through the 1917 season **''Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active through the 1925 season **Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – an active NCAA Division II conference; now known as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association **''South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association'' – active th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 College Football Season
The 1911 college football season was the last one before major reforms were made to the American game in 1912. In 1911, touchdowns were worth five points, the field was 110 yards in length, and a team had three downs within which to advance the ball ten yards. The United States Naval Academy (Navy) finished with a record of 6 wins and 3 ties (6–0–3). Two of the ties were 0–0 games with the other major unbeaten teams, Penn State (8–0–1) and Princeton (8–0–2). Other teams that finished the season unbeaten were Minnesota (6–0–1) and Florida (5–0–1). The Helms Athletic Foundation, founded in 1936, declared retroactively that Princeton had been the best team of 1911 Rules The rules for American football in 1911 included: *Field 110 yards in length *Kickoff made from midfield *Three downs to gain ten yards *Touchdown worth 5 points *Field goal worth 3 points *Forward pass legal, but subject to penalties: A pass could not be caught beyond the goal line, nor m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1910 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1910 college football season. The season was George E. Pyle's second as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Pyle's 1910 Florida football team finished its fifth varsity football season undefeated on its home field, with an overall record of 6–1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015. Before the season The team was captained by Earle Taylor, the only five-time letterman in school history. Schedule Game summaries Gainesville Guards The season opened with a 23–0 defeat of the Gainesville Guards. Georgia A&M Florida defeated Third District A&M, 52–0. Mercer The season's only blemish was a 13–0 loss to the Mercer Baptists. It was Florida's fourth consecutive loss to Mercer. It took until the second half for Mercer to get going. A former player Roy Corbett sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 College Football Season
The 1910 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Harvard and Pittsburgh as having been retrospectively selected national champions, by four "major selectors" in about 1927, 1947, 1970 and 1980. Only Harvard claims a national championship for the 1910 season. Rules Rule changes were made prior to the 1910 season to permit more use of the forward pass, with complicated limitations: *The only eligible receivers were the two ends, who could catch a pass no more than 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, and could not be interfered with until the ball was caught. *A legal pass could not be thrown unless the quarterback was at least 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and the rest of the players, except the two ends, were at least 1 yard behind the scrimmage line. *On kickoffs and punts, the kicking team's players could not be touched until they had advanced 20 yards *Flying tackles were outlawed, and "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1909 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1909 college football season. The University of the State of Florida officially shortened its name to the University of Florida in 1909, and the season was George E. Pyle's first as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Pyle's 1909 Florida football team finished its fourth varsity football season 6–1–1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015. Schedule Season summary Gainesville A. C. The season opened with a 5–0 defeat of the Gainesville Athletic Club. At Olympics *Sources In the second week of play, Dummy Taylor kicked three field goals to beat the Olympics 9–0 in Jacksonville. The starting lineup was Moody (left end), Wagner (left tackle), McMillian (left guard), Storter (center), Cox (right guard), Rader (right tackle), Johnston (right en), Pile (quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 College Football Season
The 1909 college football season was the first for the 3-point field goal, which had previously been worth 4 points. The season ran from Saturday, September 25, until Thanksgiving Day, November 25, although a few games were played on the week before. The 1909 season was also one of the most dangerous in the history of college football. The third annual survey by the ''Chicago Tribune'' at season's end showed that 10 college players had been killed and 38 seriously injured in 1909, up from six fatalities and 14 maimings in 1908. Schools in the Midwest competed in the Western Conference consisting of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin and Chicago. Iowa was also a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, which included future Big 12 teams Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as well as Drake and Washington University in St. Louis. In California, intercollegiate football programs (such as those of Stanford University and the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1908 Florida Gators Football Team
The 1908 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1908 college football season. The season was Jack Forsythe's third and last as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Forsythe's 1908 Florida football team posted a record of 5–2–1 in their third varsity season. Before the season The team was captained by veteran transfer William Gibbs. It was the first season for a talented Gainesville product, Dummy Taylor. The backfield also included Charlie Bartleson Jim Vidal, and William A. Shands, future state senator and namesake of Shands Hospital. One story of Florida becoming the "Florida Gators" originates in 1908. Gainesville shop owner ordered orange and blue pennants with a gator emblem from the Michie Company, drawing inspiration from the University of Virginia. Schedule 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015. Season summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
