1910 Florida football team

The 1910 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1910 college football season. The season was George E. Pyle's second as the head coach of the University of Florida football team. Pyle's 1910 Florida football team finished its fifth varsity football season undefeated on its home field, with an overall record of 6–1.[1]

1910 Florida football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainEarle Taylor
Home stadiumThe Ballpark
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central University  900
Louisiana Industrial  700
Navy  801
North Carolina A&M  402
Spring Hill  301
Texas A&M  810
Arkansas  710
Florida  610
Baylor  611
Georgetown  611
Marshall  511
Kentucky State  720
Texas  620
Virginia  620
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  621
Chattanooga  521
Kendall  211
Maryland  431
Oklahoma  421
Washington and Lee  430
South Carolina  440
VMI  331
Davidson  342
Oklahoma A&M  340
West Virginia  241
Catholic University  240
North Carolina  360
George Washington  222
Wake Forest  270
Delaware  122
Mississippi College  040
Southwest Texas State  040
Tulane  070

Before the season

The team was captained by Earle Taylor, the only five-time letterman in school history.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 8Gainesville Guards*
W 23–0
October 15vs. Third District A&M*Jacksonville, FLW 52–0
October 22at Mercer
L 0–13
November 5vs. The CitadelJacksonville, FLW 6–2
November 12at Rollins*Winter Park, FLW 38–0
November 19College of Charleston*
  • The Baseball Park
  • Gainesville, FL
W 34–0
November 26at Columbia Athletic Club*Lake City, FLW 33–0
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Game summaries

Gainesville Guards

The season opened with a 23–0 defeat of the Gainesville Guards.

Georgia A&M

Florida defeated Third District A&M, 52–0.

Mercer

The season's only blemish was a 13–0 loss to the Mercer Baptists.[3][4] It was Florida's fourth consecutive loss to Mercer. It took until the second half for Mercer to get going.[5]

A former player Roy Corbett sent a letter to The Gainesville Sun congratulating the 1928 team and mentioned the Gators nickname coming from Neal "Bo Gator" Storter.[6] Carl Van Ness's research also posits Storter as the name's origin.[7] Storter himself denied the above and stated the nickname 'Gators' came when a Macon Telegraph reporter declared "Macon to be invaded by a bunch of alligators from Florida" before the game with Mercer in 1910.[6][8]

The starting lineup was Swanson (left end), Wagner (left tackle), Price (left guard), Storter (center), Barker (right guard), Robles (right tackle), Boule (right end), Edgerton (quarterback), Tenney (left halfback), Taylor (right halfback), Vidal (fullback).[5]

The Citadel

Florida faced The Citadel Bulldogs for the first time and won 6–2. Aside from the loss to Mercer, only The Citadel scored on the Gators when Dummy Taylor was trapped in the endzone for a safety.[9] Dummy Taylor ran 55 yards for the touchdown.[10]

Rollins

Florida beat the in-state rival, Rollins, 38–0, for the third consecutive meeting.

Charleston

Florida beat the College of Charleston, 34–0.

Columbia A. C.

To close the season, Florida defeated the Columbia Athletic Club 33–0, its third successive shutout and 30-point victory.[11] The win for the Gainesville squad over it a Lake City institution, its former home, was the highlight of the season.[12]

References

Bibliography

  • Carlson, Norm (2007). University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-0-7948-2298-9.
  • McEwen, Tom (1974). The Gators: A Story of Florida Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publishers. ISBN 0-87397-025-X.