Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Thomas J. Tom Lieb Conference: Southeastern-
1944 Season Highlights
Thomas J. Tom Lieb enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Mayport NAS
36
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Mississippi
6
26
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Jacksonville NAS
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Tennessee
0
40
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Maryland
14
6
W
Fri., Nov. 3 @
Miami
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Georgia
12
38
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
1944 Season Totals
Record 4-3
Points Scored 108
Scoring Average 15.4
Points Allowed 136
Defense Average 19.4
Opponents Record 18-24
Conference Record 0-3
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-2
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.