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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: A.L. Busser
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1906  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 A.L. Busser enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. North Georgia  33   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Mercer  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Georgia  0   16   L    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Florida Southern  0   7   L    @ St. Petersburg, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Tulane  2   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Stetson  64   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ South Carolina  13   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Oglethorpe  14   7   W       
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored174
  Scoring Average21.8
  Points Allowed46
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record11-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-2
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-128022   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 8-113233   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 7-325733   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-215834   Sid Robinson
Tulane 6-2-122455   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-317446   A.L. Busser
Vanderbilt 5-1-211068   Dan McGugin
Georgia 4-2-38527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi 4-4105128   R.L. Sullivan
Kentucky 3-4-131136   Thomas A. Andy Gill
Tennessee 3-3-310362   John R. Chief Bender
South Carolina 1-7-125105   Dixon Foster

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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