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Florida Gators

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

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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
Record	6-1 -2
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	19.9
Points Allowed	60
Defense Average	6.7
Opponents Record	27-11
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	3-1 -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	7-2-1	222	50					Wallace W. Wade
Maryland	7-2-1	214	56					H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida	6-1-2	179	60					J.A. VanFleet
Tulane	6-3-1	117	89					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech	6-3	116	55					Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson	5-2-1	91	65					Bud Saunders
Georgia	5-3-1	74	120					George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State	5-2-2	83	66					Earl C. Abell
North Carolina	5-3-1	77	85					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee	5-4-1	82	167					M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt	5-2-1	137	33					Dan McGugin
Kentucky	4-3-2	135	53					J. Winn
Mississippi	4-6	81	145					Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina	4-6	104	77					Sol S. Metzger
Auburn	3-3-3	96	58					Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech	3-2-4	75	82					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	3-5-1	103	121					Mike Donahue
North Carolina State	3-7	56	134					Harry Hartsell
Virginia	3-5-1	87	81					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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.