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Florida Football Team History


Florida Gators
University of Florida
 Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: J.A. VanFleet
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 J.A. VanFleet enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Army  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Georgia Tech  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Rollins  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Wake Forest  16   7   W    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Mercer  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Stetson  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Florida Southern  53   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Mississippi State  13   13   T    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Alabama  16   6   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average19.9
  Points Allowed60
  Defense Average6.7
  Opponents Record27-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record3-1 -1
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 7-2-122250   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-121456   H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida 6-1-217960   J.A. VanFleet
Tulane 6-3-111789   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 6-311655   Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson 5-2-19165   Bud Saunders
Georgia 5-3-174120   George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State 5-2-28366   Earl C. Abell
North Carolina 5-3-17785   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee 5-4-182167   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 5-2-113733   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 4-3-213553   J. Winn
Mississippi 4-681145   Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina 4-610477   Sol S. Metzger
Auburn 3-3-39658   Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech 3-2-47582   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 3-5-1103121   Mike Donahue
North Carolina State 3-756134   Harry Hartsell
Virginia 3-5-18781   A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.