Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: H.L. Sebring Conference: Southern-
1927 Season Highlights
H.L. Sebring enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Florida.
1927 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Florida Southern
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Davidson
0
12
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Auburn
33
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Kentucky
27
6
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
North Carolina State
6
12
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Mercer
32
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Georgia
0
28
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Alabama
13
6
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Thu., Nov. 24 vs. Washington & Lee
20
7
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Dec. 3 vs.
Maryland
7
6
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
1927 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 164
Scoring Average 16.4
Points Allowed 96
Defense Average 9.6
Opponents Record 30-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 2-0
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1927 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1927 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.