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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  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 J.A. VanFleet enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Rollins  77   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Georgia Tech  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Wake Forest  34   0   W    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Florida Southern  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Army  7   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Mercer  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Mississippi State  27   0   W    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Drake  10   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Washington & Lee  16   6   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -2
  Points Scored211
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed44
  Defense Average4.4
  Opponents Record27-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-2 -2
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-129024   Wallace W. Wade
Tulane 8-120159   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia 7-312961   George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina 7-312048   Sol S. Metzger
Florida 6-2-221144   J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt 6-3-115053   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 5-3-18278   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 5-412481   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-48290   Earl C. Abell
Virginia 5-47283   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 4-4-14640   Boozer Pitts
Kentucky 4-512999   Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi 4-536142   Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina 4-53857   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech 4-2-310318   Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland 3-3-37478   H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee 3-583135   M.B. Banks
Clemson 2-68096   Bud Saunders
North Carolina State 2-6-243147   Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 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.