Florida Gators football, 1930–1939

The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The University of Florida fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906, and has fielded a team every season since then, with the exception of 1943. During the 1930s, the Gators competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Southern Conference until 1932, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) from 1933 onward. They played their home games at Florida Field on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

This article includes a game-by-game list of the Florida Gators' ten football seasons from 1930 to 1939. During the 1930s, the Gators were coached by Charles W. "Charlie" Bachman (1928–1932), Dennis K. "Dutch" Stanley (1933–1935), and Josh Cody (1936–1939). Bachman, Stanley and Cody compiled an overall record of 42–52–7 (.451) during the decade.

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1930

1930 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1930 record	6–3–1 (4–2–1 7th SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1929 1931 »

Season overview

The 1930 college football season was Charlie Bachman's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Among these season's highlights were the Gators conference victories over the North Carolina State Wolfpack (27–0), Auburn Tigers (7–0), Clemson Tigers (27–0) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (55–7)—their first win in seven tries against the Yellow Jackets. Also notable was an intersectional victory over the Chicago Maroons (19–0) on their home field in Chicago, Illinois. It was also the first season the Gators played their home games at Florida Field, which was christened with a 20–0 thumping of the Gators by coach Wallace Wade's national champion Alabama Crimson Tide in front of a sell-out Homecoming crowd of over 21,000 fans. Bachman's 1930 Florida Gators finished the season with a 6–3–1 overall record^[1] and a 4–2–1 Southern Conference record, placing seventh of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–27–1930	Florida Southern*	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 45–7
10–4–1930	North Carolina State	Tampa, Florida	W 27–0
10–11–1930	Auburn	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 7–0
10–18–1930	Chicago*	Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois	W 19–0
10–25–1930	Furman*	Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 13–14
11–1–1930	Georgia	Savannah, Georgia	T 0–0
11–8–1930	Alabama	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 0–20
11–15–1930	Clemson	Calhoun, South Carolina	W 27–0
11–27–1930	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	W 55–7
12–6–1930	Tennessee	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 6–13
*Non-conference game.

1931

1931 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1931 record	2–6–2 (2–4–2 15th SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1930 1932 »

Season overview

The 1931 college football season was the fourth of Charlie Bachman as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The season's highlights included the Gators' only victories over the North Carolina State (31–0) in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Auburn Tigers (13–12) in Jacksonville, Florida, both of which were fellow Southern Conference members. Bachman's 1931 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 2–6–2^[1] and a Southern Conference record of 2–4–2, placing fifteenth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings—Bachman's second worst conference record in five seasons.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10–3–1931	North Carolina State	Raleigh, North Carolina	W 31–0
10–10–1931	North Carolina	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	T 0–0
10–17–1931	Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, New York	L 12–33
10–24–1931	Auburn	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 13–12
10–31–1931	Georgia	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 6–33
11–7–1931	Alabama	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama	L 0–41
11–14–1931	South Carolina	Tampa, Florida	T 6–6
11–21–1931	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 0–23
11–28–1931	UCLA*	Olympic Stadium • Los Angeles, California	L 0–13
12–5–1931	Kentucky	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 2–7
*Non-conference game.

1932

1932 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1932 record	3–6 (1–6 20th SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1931 1933 »

Season overview

The 1932 college football season was Charlie Bachman's fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. In the Gators' final year as members of the Southern Conference, their only conference victory was a 19–0 shutout of the struggling Sewanee Tigers, and Bachman's 1932 Florida Gators finished twentieth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.^[2] Notwithstanding the Gators' Depression-era struggles and 3–6 overall win-loss record,^[1] Bachman managed to end his tenure on a high note with a 12–2 intersectional upset of the UCLA Bruins in his final game. After the season, Bachman accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans, and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10–8–1932	Sewanee	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 19–0
10–15–1932	The Citadel*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 27–7
10–22–1932	North Carolina State	Tampa, Florida	L 6–17
10–29–1932	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	L 12–33
11–5–1932	North Carolina	Tampa, Florida	L 13–18
11–12–1932	Auburn	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	L 6–21
11–19–1932	Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 0–6
12–3–1932	Tennessee	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 13–32
12–7–1932	UCLA*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 12–2
*Non-conference game.

1933

1933 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1933 record	5–3–1 (2–3 T–9th SEC)
Head coach	Dennis K. Stanley
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1932 1934 »

Season overview

The 1933 college football season was Florida alumnus Dutch Stanley's first as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Stanley, who had been a standout end on the great 1928 Gators team, assembled an all-Florida-alumni coaching staff and led the Gators to a 5–3–1 revival following two consecutive losing seasons in 1931 and 1932. The 1933 season was also the first for the new Southeastern Conference (SEC), and Stanley's 1933 Florida Gators finished with a 2–3 SEC record and tied for ninth among the thirteen SEC charter members.^[1] The highlights of the 1933 season included SEC wins over the Sewanee Tigers and Auburn Tigers, and out-of-conference victories versus the North Carolina Tar Heels and Maryland Terrapins.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–3–1933	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 28–0
10–7–1933	Sewanee	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 31–0
10–14–1933	North Carolina State*	Raleigh, North Carolina	T 0–0
10–21–1933	North Carolina*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 9–0
10–28–1933	Tennessee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 6–13
11–4–1933	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–14
11–11–1933	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 7–19
11–18–1933	Auburn	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 14–7
12–2–1933	Maryland*	Tampa, Florida	W 19–0
*Non-conference game.

1934

1934 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1934 record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 7th SEC)
Head coach	Dennis K. Stanley
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1933 1935 »

Season overview

The 1934 college football season was the high-water mark of Dutch Stanley's three-year tenure as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included hard-fought victories over the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, both fellow Southeastern Conference (SEC) members, and the Virginia Tech Hokies and North Carolina State Wolfpack, two out-of-conference Southern teams. Stanley's 1934 Florida Gators finished the year with a 6–3–1 overall record and a 2–2–1 record in the SEC, placing seventh in the thirteen-member SEC.^[1] After 1934, the Gators would not win six or more games again in a single season until 1952.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–29–1934	Rollins*	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 13–2
10–6–1934	Virginia Tech*	Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 20–13
10–13–1934	Tulane	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 12–28
10–20–1934	North Carolina State*	Tampa, Florida	W 14–0
10–27–1934	Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	L 0–21
11–3–1934	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–14
11–10–1934	Mississippi	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	T 13–13
11–17–1934	Auburn	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	W 14–7
11–24–1934	Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 13–12
12–1–1934	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 14–0
*Non-conference game.

1935

1935 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1935 record	3–7 (1–6 12th SEC)
Head coach	Dennis K. Stanley
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1934 1936 »

Season overview

The 1935 college football season marked Dutch Stanley's third and final year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included the Gators' victories over the Sewanee Tigers (20–0) and the South Carolina Gamecocks (22–0). Stanley's 1935 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 3–7 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) tally of 1–6, placing twelfth of thirteen SEC members.^[1] Stanley submitted his resignation at the end of the season in the face of alumni discontent, but, in an unusual move, remained a member of the coaching staff when the new head coach, Josh Cody, took over in 1936. Stanley, who was also an education professor, later became the first dean of the university's new College of Health and Human Performance in 1946.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–28–1935	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 34–0
10–12–1935	Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana	L 7–19
10–19–1935	Mississippi	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	L 6–27
10–26–1935	Maryland*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 6–20
11–2–1935	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–7
11–9–1935	Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 6–15
11–16–1935	Sewanee	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 20–0
11–25–1935	Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 6–39
11–30–1935	Auburn	Miami, Florida	L 6–27
12–7–1935	South Carolina*	Tampa, Florida	W 22–0
*Non-conference game.

1936

1936 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1936 record	4–6 (1–5 10th SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1935 1937 »

Season overview

The 1936 college football season was Josh Cody's first as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 32–0 shutout of the Stetson College Hatters, a Homecoming game win over the Maryland Terrapins (7–6), and the Gators' only conference victory over the Sewanee Tigers (18–7), but the season was also remembered for the Gators' three disappointing 0–7 shutout losses to the South Carolina Gamecocks, Kentucky Wildcats and Mississippi State Bulldogs. Cody's 1936 Florida Gators finished 4–6 overall and 1–5 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's worst SEC finish in four seasons as the Gators football coach.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10–3–1936	The Citadel*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 20–14
10–10–1936	South Carolina*	Municipal Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 0–7
10–17–1936	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 32–0
10–24–1936	Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 0–7
10–31–1936	Maryland*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 7–6
11–7–1936	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 8–26
11–14–1936	Sewanee	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 18–7
11–21–1936	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 14–38
11–28–1936	Auburn	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama	L 0–13
12–5–1936	Mississippi State	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–7
*Non-conference game.

1937

1937 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1937 record	4–7 (3–4 8th SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1936 1938 »

Season overview

The 1937 college football season was the second for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlight of the season was the Gators' only 1930s win over the Georgia Bulldogs (6–0) in Jacksonville, Florida, but the season was mostly remembered for its disappointments—three one-point losses to the Temple Owls (6–7), the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13–14) and the Clemson Tigers (9–10). Cody's 1937 Florida Gators finished 4–7 overall and 3–4 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing eighth of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–25–1937	Louisiana State	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 0–19
10–2–1937	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 18–0
10–9–1937	Temple*	Beury Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	L 6–7
10–16–1937	Sewanee	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–0
10–23–1937	Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	L 13–14
10–30–1937	Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	L 7–13
11–6–1937	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 6–0
11–13–1937	Clemson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 9–10
11–20–1937	Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 0–12
11–27–1937	Auburn	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–14
12–4–1937	Kentucky	Florida Field • Gaineville, Florida	W 6–0
*Non-conference game.

1938

1938 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1938 record	4–6–1 (2–2–1 7th SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1937 1939 »

Season overview

The 1938 college football season was Josh Cody's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included a 21–7 Homecoming win over the Maryland Terrapins and a hard-fought 9–7 conference victory over the Auburn Tigers in Jacksonville, Florida, and the first-time meeting with the future in-state rival Miami Hurricanes. The season also included a 14–16 upset loss to the Stetson Hatters in Gainesville. Cody's 1938 Florida Gators finished 4–6–1 overall and 2–2–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings—Cody's best finish in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–24–1938	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 14–16
10–1–1938	Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	L 0–22
10–8–1938	Sewanee	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 10–6
10–15–1938	Miami*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–19
10–22–1938	Tampa*	Phillips Field • Tampa, Florida	W 33–0
10–29–1938	Boston College*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–33
11–5–1938	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 6–19
11–12–1938	Maryland*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 21–7
11–19–1938	Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	T 0–0
11–26–1938	Auburn	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 9–7
12–31–1938	Temple*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 12–20
*Non-conference game.

1939

1939 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1939 record	5–5–1 (0–3–1 12th SEC)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1938 1940 »

Season overview

The 1939 college football season was the fourth and final year for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlight of the Gators' season was a 7–0 intersectional upset of coach Frank Leahy's 9–2 Boston College Eagles on their home field in Boston, Massachusetts, in which future All-American end Fergie Ferguson was the defensive star of the game for the Gators. Cody's 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record, but with a winless 0–3–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC.^[1] After leaving Florida, Josh Cody would later become the long-time head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team and the Temple University athletic director, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.^[4]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
9–23–1939	Stetson*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–0
9–30–1939	Texas*	Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	L 0–12
10–7–1939	Mississippi State	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–14
10–12–1939	Boston College*	Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts	W 7–0
10–21–1939	Tampa*	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 7–0
10–28–1939	Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W 14–0
11–4–1939	South Carolina*	Municipal Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 0–6
11–11–1939	Georgia	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 2–6
11–18–1939	Miami*	Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	W 13–0
11–25–1939	#19 Georgia Tech	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 7–21
11–30–1939	Auburn	Auburn Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	T 7–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

See also

• Auburn–Florida football rivalry
• Florida Gators
• Florida–LSU football rivalry
• Florida–Miami football rivalry
• Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
• Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic
• History of the University of Florida
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Florida Gators head football coaches

References

Bibliography

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• 2010 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2010).
• 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 116–125 (2011).
• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
• Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
• Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
• Johnson, Bob, Interviewee Dennis Keith "Dutch" Stanley, University of Florida Oral History Project, George A. Smathers Libraries, Digital Collections, Gainesville, Florida (July 25, 1974).
• McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
• McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). ISBN 0-87397-025-X.
• Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.
• Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). ISBN 0-938637-00-2.

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1930–1934. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
• College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1935–1939. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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