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{{short description|American college football season}}
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| Year = 1929
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| Team = Florida Gators
| year = 1929
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| image = 1929 Florida Gators football team.png
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| team = Florida Gators
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| image_size = 290px
| sport = football
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| Conference = Southern Conference
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| image = 1929 Florida Gators football team.png
| ShortConference = SoCon
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| image_size = 285
| Record = 8–2
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| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| ConfRecord = 6–1
| short_conf = SoCon
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| HeadCoach = [[Charlie Bachman]]
| record = 8–2
| HCYear = 2nd
| conf_record = 6–1
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| OScheme = [[Notre Dame Box]]
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| head_coach = [[Charlie Bachman]]
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| hc_year = 2nd
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| Captain = [[Rainey Cawthon]]
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| off_scheme = [[Notre Dame Box]]
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| StadiumArena = [[Fleming Field (Gainesville)|Fleming Field]]
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| uniform = Late20Gatorsuniform.png
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| captain = [[Rainey Cawthon]]
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| stadium = [[Fleming Field (Gainesville)|Fleming Field]]
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{{1929 Southern Conference football standings}}
{{1929 Southern Conference football standings}}
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Former player [[Edgar C. Jones|Edgar Jones]] became athletic director and [[Joe Bedenk]] left. [[James Van Fleet]] returned to help assist Bachman.<ref name=mcew/>
Former player [[Edgar C. Jones|Edgar Jones]] became athletic director and [[Joe Bedenk]] left. [[James Van Fleet]] returned to help assist Bachman.<ref name=mcew/>


Coach Bachman began the season's intensive practices on the beach at [[Anastasia Island]], some ten miles from [[Saint Augustine, Florida|Saint Augustine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142979/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|date=September 23, 1929|title=Florida 'Gators Train On Beach|page=8|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> A fierce battle amongst the eleven running backs featured.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19290904&id=aqULAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,3505210&hl=en|work=The Evening Independent|author=Joe Holsinger|title=Eleven Halves Seeking Berths On Gator Team|date=September 4, 1929}}</ref> A good [[backfield]] was expected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19290820&id=7WlIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2682,2001250&hl=en|work=The Evening Independent|title=Wealth of Backfield Talent Awaits Gator Grid Coach This Fall|date=August 20, 1929}}</ref>
Coach Bachman began the season's intensive practices on the beach at [[Anastasia Island]], some ten miles from [[Saint Augustine, Florida|Saint Augustine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142979/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|date=September 23, 1929|title=Florida 'Gators Train On Beach|page=8|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> A fierce battle amongst the eleven running backs featured.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19290904&id=aqULAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2006,3505210&hl=en|work=The Evening Independent|author=Joe Holsinger|title=Eleven Halves Seeking Berths On Gator Team|date=September 4, 1929}}</ref> A good [[backfield]] was expected.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19290820&id=7WlIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2682,2001250&hl=en|work=The Evening Independent|title=Wealth of Backfield Talent Awaits Gator Grid Coach This Fall|date=August 20, 1929}}</ref>


Bachman later said the 1929 team "was as good as the [[1928 Florida Gators football team|1928 team]] and would have been better had we not lost [[Carl Brumbaugh]] from the year before. He was our passer, and he was our thinker. He could get the ball to Van Sickel. In those days the halfbacks passed more than the quarterback. And boy did we pass. In the flats a lot, like they do now."<ref name=mcew>Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, p. 102 (1974).</ref>
Bachman later said the 1929 team "was as good as the [[1928 Florida Gators football team|1928 team]] and would have been better had we not lost [[Carl Brumbaugh]] from the year before. He was our passer, and he was our thinker. He could get the ball to Van Sickel. In those days the halfbacks passed more than the quarterback. And boy did we pass. In the flats a lot, like they do now."<ref name=mcew>Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, p. 102 (1974).</ref>
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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| score = 54–0
| score = 54–0
| attend =
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-florida-alligators-beat-s/136401709/|work=Miami Daily News|title=Florida Alligators beat Southern 54 to 0|date=September 29, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=VMI Keydets|title=VMI}}
| opponent = [[1929 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Plant Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Plant Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| score = 18–7
| score = 12–7
| attend = 10,000
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90872274/florida-gators-repulse-closing-threat-of/|work=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Florida Gators repulse closing threat of V.M.I. to win 12–7 victory here|date=October 6, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 19–0
| score = 19–0
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-gators-flash-p/136401854/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title='Gators flash power to beat Auburn, 19–0|date=October 12, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| site_stadium = [[Grant Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| score = 19–6
| score = 6–19
| attend =
| attend = 7,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal-georgia-tech-blast/136401997/|work=The Knoxville Journal|title=Georgia Tech blasts Florida's championship hopes with 19 to 7 victory|date=October 20, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 18–6
| score = 18–6
| attend = 20,000
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-bulldogs-swept-off-their/136402129/|work=The Tennessean|title=Bulldogs swept off their feet by Alligators|date=October 27, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| opponent = [[1929 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]]
| opponent = [[1929 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]]
| site_stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Harvard Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Allston, Massachusetts|Allston, MA]]
| site_cityst = [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
| score = 14–0
| score = 0–14
| attend = 35,000
| attend = 35,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-southern-foe-fa/136402233/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|title=Southern foe falls before Harvard, 14–0|date=November 3, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| date = November 16
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1929 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opponent = [[1929 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| gamename = [[Homecoming|HC]]
| site_stadium = Fleming Field
| site_stadium = Fleming Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 13–7
| score = 13–7
| attend =
| attend = 10,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-florida-gators-brus/136402349/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Florida Gators brush aside Clemson by 13 to 7|date=November 17, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 20–7
| score = 20–7
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142967/|work=The Anniston Star|page=12|date=November 24, 1929|title=Gators battle way to victory over Carolina|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1929|team=Washington and Lee Generals|title=Washington and Lee}}
| opponent = [[1929 Washington and Lee Generals football team|Washington and Lee]]
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| score = 25–7
| score = 25–7
| attend = 12,000
| attend = 12,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56857283/|work=Tampa Bay Times|title=Florida Gators easily defeat Washington and Lee|date=November 29, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| site_cityst = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| score = 20–6
| score = 20–6
| attend = 25,000
| attend = 17,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-webfoots-are-defeated/136402599/|work=The Oregon Statesman|title=Webfoots are defeated 20–6|date=December 8, 1929|accessdate=December 6, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
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==Season summary==


==Game summaries==
===Week 1: Florida Southern===
===Week 1: Florida Southern===
The Gators opened the season with a 54&ndash;0 romp of [[Florida Southern Moccasins|Florida Southern]]. The Gators made 19 first downs and 8 touchdowns; Florida Southern made no first downs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143654/the_bee/|work=The Bee|date=September 30, 1929|page=5|title='Gators Down Southern|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
The Gators opened the season with a 54&ndash;0 romp of [[Florida Southern Moccasins|Florida Southern]]. The Gators made 19 first downs and 8 touchdowns; Florida Southern made no first downs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143654/the_bee/|work=The Bee|date=September 30, 1929|page=5|title='Gators Down Southern|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>


===Week 2: VMI===
===Week 2: VMI===
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Prior to the game, [[Royce Goodbread]] and Ed Sauls stood out in preparations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19291004&id=E5AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344,3730141&hl=en|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Bachman Looks For Hard Title Against Cadets|date=October 4, 1929}}</ref> Florida won a close game in [[Tampa]] over the [[VMI Keydets football|V. M. I. Keydets]] 12 to 7.<ref name=annvmi>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142982/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|title='Gators Barely Win Over V. M. I., 12 To 7|date=October 6, 1929|page=12|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> VMI frequently used the forward pass; and the Gators used a new huddle system.
Prior to the game, [[Royce Goodbread]] and Ed Sauls stood out in preparations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19291004&id=E5AxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344,3730141&hl=en|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Bachman Looks For Hard Title Against Cadets|date=October 4, 1929}}</ref> Florida won a close game in [[Tampa]] over the [[VMI Keydets football|V. M. I. Keydets]] 12 to 7.<ref name=annvmi>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142982/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|title='Gators Barely Win Over V. M. I., 12 To 7|date=October 6, 1929|page=12|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> VMI frequently used the forward pass; and the Gators used a new huddle system.


The first score came from [[Royce Goodbread]] after many exchanges of punts. [[Rainey Cawthon]] made a 25-yard pass into another touchdown. The Keydets touchdown was scored on a 2-yard run by Dunn.<ref name=annvmi/>
The first score came from [[Royce Goodbread]] after many exchanges of punts. [[Rainey Cawthon]] made a 25-yard pass into another touchdown. The Keydets touchdown was scored on a 2-yard run by Dunn.<ref name=annvmi/>
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In Florida's first night game, the Gators defeated the [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] 19 to 0.
In Florida's first night game, the Gators defeated the [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] 19 to 0.


Florida's first touchdown came on a 30-yard run from [[Clyde Crabtree]] through tackle. A 10-yard pass from [[Red Bethea]] to [[Dale Van Sickel]] brought the second touchdown. The last score was a 15-yard pass from Red McEwen to Jimmy Nolan.<ref name=nightgame>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143687/the_anniston_star/|title='Gators Defeat Auburn 19 to 0 In Night Game|date=October 12, 1929|page=6|work=Anniston Star|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> After the game, acting under orders of Governor Graves, law enforcement officers seized and destroyed some 75 pints of liquor which had been brought to the contest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143686/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|title=Dry Search At Football Game Reveals 75 Pints|page=6|date=October 14, 1929|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Florida's first touchdown came on a 30-yard run from [[Clyde Crabtree]] through tackle. A 10-yard pass from [[Red Bethea]] to [[Dale Van Sickel]] brought the second touchdown. The last score was a 15-yard pass from Red McEwen to Jimmy Nolan.<ref name=nightgame>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143687/the_anniston_star/|title='Gators Defeat Auburn 19 to 0 In Night Game|date=October 12, 1929|page=6|work=Anniston Star|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> After the game, acting under orders of Governor Graves, law enforcement officers seized and destroyed some 75 pints of liquor which had been brought to the contest.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143686/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|title=Dry Search At Football Game Reveals 75 Pints|page=6|date=October 14, 1929|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>


The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Haines (center), Houser (right guard), Dedge (right tackle), Hall (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).
The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Haines (center), Houser (right guard), Dedge (right tackle), Hall (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).
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The Gators upset the [[1929 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] for the second year in a row, by a score of 18 to 6,<ref name=dopeupset>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3148502/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|date=October 27, 1929|page=10|title=Gators Upset Dope And Win From Bulldogs|accessdate=September 3, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> just two days after the Stock Market Crash.<ref>{{Harvnb|Carlson|2007|page=38}}</ref> Georgia had already defeated [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]].
The Gators upset the [[1929 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] for the second year in a row, by a score of 18 to 6,<ref name=dopeupset>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3148502/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|date=October 27, 1929|page=10|title=Gators Upset Dope And Win From Bulldogs|access-date=September 3, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> just two days after the [[Wall Street Crash of 1929|Stock Market Crash]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Carlson|2007|page=38}}</ref> Georgia had already defeated [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]].


A long pass from [[Red Bethea]] to Green started things going in the second quarter, down to Georgia's 14-yard line. After driving down to the 3, Bethea scored on a wide [[end run]]. [[Dale Van Sickel]] recovered a blocked punt in the third quarter inside the 30-yard line. [[Rainey Cawthon]] and company drove the ball inside the 10-yard line. A pass from [[Clyde Crabtree]] to Van Sickel got a touchdown. Crabtree later returned an interception for a touchdown. In the final minutes, Ed Sauls ran 60 yards through the Georgia defense, the highlight of the contest.<ref name=dopeupset/>
A long pass from [[Red Bethea]] to Green started things going in the second quarter, down to Georgia's 14-yard line. After driving down to the 3, Bethea scored on a wide [[end run]]. [[Dale Van Sickel]] recovered a blocked punt in the third quarter inside the 30-yard line. [[Rainey Cawthon]] and company drove the ball inside the 10-yard line. A pass from [[Clyde Crabtree]] to Van Sickel got a touchdown. Crabtree later returned an interception for a touchdown. In the final minutes, Ed Sauls ran 60 yards through the Georgia defense, the highlight of the contest.<ref name=dopeupset/>
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| Date =November 2
| Date =November 2
| Location = [[Harvard Stadium]]<br>[[Allston, Massachusetts]]
| Location = [[Harvard Stadium]]<br>[[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
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Coach [[Arnold Horween]]'s [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard Crimson]] defeated the Florida Gators 14 to 0 in front of a crowd of 35,000.<ref name=eagleharv>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055217/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=Southern Foe Falls Before Harbard, 14-0|page=41|date=November 3, 1929|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|accessdate=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055214/the_anniston_star/|work=The Anniston Star|page=10|date=November 3, 1929|title=Harvard Beats Florida, 14-0 In Close Fight|accessdate=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142980/altoona_tribune/|work=Altoona Tribune|date=November 2, 1929|page=12|title=Florida Gators Will Snap At Harvard Line|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> [[1929 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] coach [[Fielding Yost]] watched the game from the stands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055230/the_escanaba_daily_press/|accessdate=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|title=Yost Watching As Harvard Smashes Through Florida|author=William R. King|page=15|date=November 3, 1929|work=The Escanaba Daily Press}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Coach [[Arnold Horween]]'s [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard Crimson]] defeated the Florida Gators 14 to 0 in front of a crowd of 35,000.<ref name=eagleharv>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055217/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|title=Southern Foe Falls Before Harbard, 14-0|page=41|date=November 3, 1929|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055214/the_anniston_star/|work=The Anniston Star|page=10|date=November 3, 1929|title=Harvard Beats Florida, 14-0 In Close Fight|access-date=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142980/altoona_tribune/|work=Altoona Tribune|date=November 2, 1929|page=12|title=Florida Gators Will Snap At Harvard Line|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> [[1929 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] coach [[Fielding Yost]] watched the game from the stands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3055230/the_escanaba_daily_press/|access-date=August 20, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|title=Yost Watching As Harvard Smashes Through Florida|author=William R. King|page=15|date=November 3, 1929|work=The Escanaba Daily Press}} {{Open access}}</ref>


The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Nolan (left end), Proctor (left tackle), Reeves (left guard), Clemons (center), Steele (right guard), Waters (right tackle), Van Sickel (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Dorsett (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).<ref name=eagleharv/>
The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Nolan (left end), Proctor (left tackle), Reeves (left guard), Clemons (center), Steele (right guard), Waters (right tackle), Van Sickel (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Dorsett (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).<ref name=eagleharv/>
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The Gators defeated coach [[Billy Laval]]'s [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]] 20 to 7. Florida substitutes started the game, coming in some 5 minutes in after a blocked punt on the 18-yard line. Six runs at the line later, [[Rainey Cawthon]] scored.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143637/the_indexjournal/|work=The Index-Journal|title=Gamecocks Fail To Show Power|date=November 24, 1929|page=6|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> A pass from [[Clyde Crabtree]] to [[Dale Van Sickel]] got the extra point. Early in the secind quarter, South Carolina blocked another punt. This time they capitalized with a 15-yard touchdown pass, Rhame to Stoddard. Boineau added the extra point from placement.<ref name="overcarolina"/><ref name=overcarolina>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142967/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|page=12|date=November 24, 1929|title=Gators Battle Way To Victory Over Carolina|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
The Gators defeated coach [[Billy Laval]]'s [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks]] 20 to 7. Florida substitutes started the game, coming in some 5 minutes in after a blocked punt on the 18-yard line. Six runs at the line later, [[Rainey Cawthon]] scored.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3143637/the_indexjournal/|work=The Index-Journal|title=Gamecocks Fail To Show Power|date=November 24, 1929|page=6|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> A pass from [[Clyde Crabtree]] to [[Dale Van Sickel]] got the extra point. Early in the second quarter, South Carolina blocked another punt. This time they capitalized with a 15-yard touchdown pass, Rhame to Stoddard. Boineau added the extra point from placement.<ref name=overcarolina>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142967/the_anniston_star/|work=Anniston Star|page=12|date=November 24, 1929|title=Gators Battle Way To Victory Over Carolina|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>


The same Boineau later fumbled a punt, recovered by Florida. A pass from Crabtree to [[Red Bethea]] gained 12 and a run around right end from Bethea got a touchdown. Crabtree passed to Van Sickel for the conversion. A Van Sickel interception ended South Carolina's fiercest threat, which eventually turned into another Cawthon touchdown. The final touchdown drive caused injuries to both Van Sickel and Bethea.<ref name=overcarolina/> The try was missed.
The same Boineau later fumbled a punt, recovered by Florida. A pass from Crabtree to [[Red Bethea]] gained 12 and a run around right end from Bethea got a touchdown. Crabtree passed to Van Sickel for the conversion. A Van Sickel interception ended South Carolina's fiercest threat, which eventually turned into another Cawthon touchdown. The final touchdown drive caused injuries to both Van Sickel and Bethea.<ref name=overcarolina/> The try was missed.
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At the old Madison Square Garden Stadium in [[Miami]] on December 7, in front of more than 25,000,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142969/the_brainerd_daily_dispatch/|work=The Brainerd Daily Dispatch|page=5|date=December 7, 1929|title=Oregon Plays Florida Gators In Hot Sun Today|accessdate=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> the Gators had a major inter-sectional victory over coach [[John McEwan]]'s [[1929 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon Webfoots]] 20 to 6. The Gators had a light drill on Fleming Field on the afternoon of the 5th. At 9:30 they embarked on a special train, which transferred to the train bearing the Oregon players at [[Palatka, Florida|Palatka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19291206&id=OYQcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1380,5302941&hl=en|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|title=Gators End Training|date=December 6, 1929}}</ref>
At the old Madison Square Garden Stadium in [[Miami]] on December 7, in front of more than 25,000,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3142969/the_brainerd_daily_dispatch/|work=The Brainerd Daily Dispatch|page=5|date=December 7, 1929|title=Oregon Plays Florida Gators In Hot Sun Today|access-date=September 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> the Gators had a major inter-sectional victory over coach [[John McEwan]]'s [[1929 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon Webfoots]] 20 to 6. The Gators had a light drill on Fleming Field on the afternoon of the 5th. At 9:30 they embarked on a special train, which transferred to the train bearing the Oregon players at [[Palatka, Florida|Palatka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19291206&id=OYQcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1380,5302941&hl=en|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|title=Gators End Training|date=December 6, 1929}}</ref>


The heat forced many Oregon players to take off their jerseys. [[Clyde Crabtree]], in his final game, had a touchdown on a punt return of 80 yards,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19291208&id=oksbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816,5942687&hl=en|date=December 8, 1929|title=Florida Wins Over Oregon|work=The Pittsburgh Press}}</ref> Ed Sauls had one on a run through the line of 38 yards.<ref name=webfoots>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3048699/the_oregon_statesman/|title=Webfoots Are Defeated 20-6|author=Rex Saffer|page=18|date=December 8, 1929|work=Oregon Statesman|accessdate=August 19, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The other score came on 10-yard run by Red McEwen.
The heat forced many Oregon players to take off their jerseys. [[Clyde Crabtree]], in his final game, had a touchdown on a punt return of 80 yards,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19291208&id=oksbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816,5942687&hl=en|date=December 8, 1929|title=Florida Wins Over Oregon|work=The Pittsburgh Press}}</ref> Ed Sauls had one on a run through the line of 38 yards.<ref name=webfoots>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3048699/the_oregon_statesman/|title=Webfoots Are Defeated 20-6|author=Rex Saffer|page=18|date=December 8, 1929|work=Oregon Statesman|access-date=August 19, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> The other score came on 10-yard run by Red McEwen.


The starting lineup for the Gators against Oregon: Parnell (left end), Waters (left tackle), Steele (left guard), Clemons (center), Reeves (right guard), Proctor (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Dorsett (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).<ref name=webfoots/>
The starting lineup for the Gators against Oregon: Parnell (left end), Waters (left tackle), Steele (left guard), Clemons (center), Reeves (right guard), Proctor (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Dorsett (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).<ref name=webfoots/>
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===Depth chart===
===Depth chart===
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Florida's lineup during the 1929 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a [[Notre Dame Box]] on offense.
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Florida's lineup during the 1929 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses. The chart mimics a [[Notre Dame Box]] on offense.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[1929 College Football All-Southern Team]]
* [[1929 College Football All-Southern Team]]
*[[1929 Southern Conference football season]]


==References==
==References==
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1929 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
CaptainRainey Cawthon
Home stadiumFleming Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1929 college football season. The season was Charlie Bachman's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Bachman's 1929 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 8–2,[1] and a conference record of 6–1, placing fourth of twenty-three conference teams.[2]

The highlights of the year included Southern Conference victories over the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, Auburn Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks and Washington & Lee Generals, and a 20–6 intersectional upset over coach John McEwan's Oregon Webfoots in a neutral site game played at the old Madison Square Garden stadium in Miami, Florida.

Before the season[edit]

Former player Edgar Jones became athletic director and Joe Bedenk left. James Van Fleet returned to help assist Bachman.[3]

Coach Bachman began the season's intensive practices on the beach at Anastasia Island, some ten miles from Saint Augustine.[4] A fierce battle amongst the eleven running backs featured.[5] A good backfield was expected.[6]

Bachman later said the 1929 team "was as good as the 1928 team and would have been better had we not lost Carl Brumbaugh from the year before. He was our passer, and he was our thinker. He could get the ball to Van Sickel. In those days the halfbacks passed more than the quarterback. And boy did we pass. In the flats a lot, like they do now."[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Florida Southern*
W 54–0[7]
October 5vs. VMI
W 12–710,000[8]
October 11at Auburn
W 19–0[9]
October 19at Georgia Tech
L 6–197,000[10]
October 26vs. Georgia
W 18–620,000[11]
November 2at Harvard*
L 0–1435,000[12]
November 16Clemsondagger
  • Fleming Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 13–710,000[13]
November 23at South Carolina
W 20–7[14]
November 28vs. Washington and Lee
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL
W 25–712,000[15]
December 7vs. Oregon*
W 20–617,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Game summaries[edit]

Week 1: Florida Southern[edit]

The Gators opened the season with a 54–0 romp of Florida Southern. The Gators made 19 first downs and 8 touchdowns; Florida Southern made no first downs.[17]

Week 2: VMI[edit]

Week 2: VMI at Florida
1 234Total
VMI 0 070 7
• Florida 0 660 12

Prior to the game, Royce Goodbread and Ed Sauls stood out in preparations.[18] Florida won a close game in Tampa over the V. M. I. Keydets 12 to 7.[19] VMI frequently used the forward pass; and the Gators used a new huddle system.

The first score came from Royce Goodbread after many exchanges of punts. Rainey Cawthon made a 25-yard pass into another touchdown. The Keydets touchdown was scored on a 2-yard run by Dunn.[19]

Captain Cawthon on the beach.

Week 3: at Auburn[edit]

Week 3: Florida at Auburn
1 234Total
• Florida 7 660 19
Auburn 0 000 0

In Florida's first night game, the Gators defeated the Auburn Tigers 19 to 0.

Florida's first touchdown came on a 30-yard run from Clyde Crabtree through tackle. A 10-yard pass from Red Bethea to Dale Van Sickel brought the second touchdown. The last score was a 15-yard pass from Red McEwen to Jimmy Nolan.[20] After the game, acting under orders of Governor Graves, law enforcement officers seized and destroyed some 75 pints of liquor which had been brought to the contest.[21]

The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Haines (center), Houser (right guard), Dedge (right tackle), Hall (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).

Week 4: at Georgia Tech[edit]

Week 4: Florida at Georgia Tech
1 234Total
Florida 0 060 6
• Ga. Tech 7 660 19

Florida lost to coach Bill Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Grant Field 19–6. Fumbles cost Florida dearly. Georgia Tech's ability to stop the Gator backfield was surprising.[22]

A 30-yard pass, Earl Dunlap to Warner Mizell, and 7 yards after the catch from Mizell, got the first touchdown for the Yellow Jackets. A 25-yard pass from Dunlap to Vance Maree got the second. The final score for Tech came on a pass from Mizell to Stumpy Thomason. A pitch to Rainey Cawthon got the lone Gator score.

Week 5: Georgia[edit]

Week 5: Georgia at Florida
1 234Total
Georgia 0 006 6
• Florida 0 666 18

The Gators upset the Georgia Bulldogs for the second year in a row, by a score of 18 to 6,[23] just two days after the Stock Market Crash.[24] Georgia had already defeated Yale.

A long pass from Red Bethea to Green started things going in the second quarter, down to Georgia's 14-yard line. After driving down to the 3, Bethea scored on a wide end run. Dale Van Sickel recovered a blocked punt in the third quarter inside the 30-yard line. Rainey Cawthon and company drove the ball inside the 10-yard line. A pass from Clyde Crabtree to Van Sickel got a touchdown. Crabtree later returned an interception for a touchdown. In the final minutes, Ed Sauls ran 60 yards through the Georgia defense, the highlight of the contest.[23]

Georgia quarterback Austin Downes broke his arm during the game. Florida running back Royce Goodbread also suffered an injury.[25]

Week 6: at Harvard[edit]

Week 6: Florida at Harvard
1 234Total
Florida 0 000 0
• Harvard 0 707 14

Coach Arnold Horween's Harvard Crimson defeated the Florida Gators 14 to 0 in front of a crowd of 35,000.[26][27][28] Michigan coach Fielding Yost watched the game from the stands.[29]

The starting lineup for the Gators against Harvard: Nolan (left end), Proctor (left tackle), Reeves (left guard), Clemons (center), Steele (right guard), Waters (right tackle), Van Sickel (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Dorsett (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).[26]

Week 7: Clemson[edit]

Week 7: Clemson at Florida
1 234Total
Clemson 0 070 7
• Florida 0 607 13

The Gators beat Josh Cody's Clemson Tigers 13–7 at homecoming. The first Florida score came on a 9-yard pass from Red Bethea to Dale Van Sickel. The second came on a short run by Rainey Cawthon after a 28-yard run by Bethea.

Week 8: at South Carolina[edit]

Week 8: Florida at South Carolina
1 234Total
• Florida 7 076 20
S. Carolina 0 700 7

The Gators defeated coach Billy Laval's South Carolina Gamecocks 20 to 7. Florida substitutes started the game, coming in some 5 minutes in after a blocked punt on the 18-yard line. Six runs at the line later, Rainey Cawthon scored.[30] A pass from Clyde Crabtree to Dale Van Sickel got the extra point. Early in the second quarter, South Carolina blocked another punt. This time they capitalized with a 15-yard touchdown pass, Rhame to Stoddard. Boineau added the extra point from placement.[31]

The same Boineau later fumbled a punt, recovered by Florida. A pass from Crabtree to Red Bethea gained 12 and a run around right end from Bethea got a touchdown. Crabtree passed to Van Sickel for the conversion. A Van Sickel interception ended South Carolina's fiercest threat, which eventually turned into another Cawthon touchdown. The final touchdown drive caused injuries to both Van Sickel and Bethea.[31] The try was missed.

The starting lineup for the Gators against South Carolina: L. Greene (left end), Phiel (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Clark (center), James (right guard), Dedge (right tackle), Vickery (right end), McEwen (quarterback), Dorsett (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Silsby (fullback).[31]

Week 9: Washington & Lee[edit]

Week 9: Washington & Lee at Florida
1 234Total
W&L 0 007 7
• Florida 7 6120 25

The Gators defeated coach Gene Oberst's Washington & Lee Generals 25–7 in their annual Thanksgiving matchup. Sophomore halfback Monk Dorsett was the star of the game, scoring two touchdowns.

Week 10: Oregon[edit]

Week 10: Oregon at Florida
1 234Total
Oregon 0 006 6
• Florida 0 1460 20
  • Date: December 7
  • Location: Madison Square Garden Stadium
    Miami
  • Game attendance: 25,000+
  • Referee: Birch (Earlham)

At the old Madison Square Garden Stadium in Miami on December 7, in front of more than 25,000,[32] the Gators had a major inter-sectional victory over coach John McEwan's Oregon Webfoots 20 to 6. The Gators had a light drill on Fleming Field on the afternoon of the 5th. At 9:30 they embarked on a special train, which transferred to the train bearing the Oregon players at Palatka.[33]

The heat forced many Oregon players to take off their jerseys. Clyde Crabtree, in his final game, had a touchdown on a punt return of 80 yards,[34] Ed Sauls had one on a run through the line of 38 yards.[35] The other score came on 10-yard run by Red McEwen.

The starting lineup for the Gators against Oregon: Parnell (left end), Waters (left tackle), Steele (left guard), Clemons (center), Reeves (right guard), Proctor (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Crabtree (quarterback), Dorsett (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), Cawthon (fullback).[35]

Postseason[edit]

Red Bethea was elected captain of next year's team.[36]

Personnel[edit]

Depth chart[edit]

The following chart provides a visual depiction of Florida's lineup during the 1929 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses. The chart mimics a Notre Dame Box on offense.

LE
Harry Green (2)
Jimmy Nolan (1)
Ed Parnell (1)
 
LT LG C RG RT
Muddy Waters (2) Bill McRae (2) Ben Clemons (2) Mike Houser (1) Al Dedge (2)
Scabby Phiel (1) Rip Reeves (1) Frank Clark (1) Wilbur James (1) Carlos Proctor (1)
Carlos Proctor (1) Jimmy Steele (1) Weber Haines (1) Rip Reeves (1) Muddy Waters (1)
Jimmy Steele (1)
RE
Joe Hall (1)
Jimmy Nolan (1)
Dale Van Sickel (1)
Charlie Vickery (1)
QB
Clyde Crabtree (3)
Red McEwen (1)
RHB
Royce Goodbread (3)
Monk Dorsett (1)
Homer Seay (0)
LHB
Red Bethea (2)
Monk Dorsett (2)
Loyd Baldwin (0)
FB
Rainey Cawthon (3)
Link Silsby (1)
Ed Sauls (0)

Line[edit]

Starters[edit]

Player Position Games
started 		High school Height Weight Age
Frank Clark center Culver 6'1" 170 20
Ben Clemons center Leon 6'2" 185 23
Harry Green end Gainesville 6'2" 182 24
Bill McRae guard West Palm Beach 6'1" 172 20
Jimmy Nolan end Duval 5'10" 170 21
Scabby Phiel tackle St. Petersburg
Carlos Proctor tackle Hillsborough 22
Alex "Rip" Reeves tackle Alabama 5'8" 184 23
Jimmy Steele guard Hillsborough 6'0" 185 20
Dale Van Sickel end Gainesville 5'11" 170 20
Dale Waters tackle Gainesville 5'11" 170 20

Subs[edit]

Player Position High school Height Weight Age
Al Dedge tackle
Weber Haines center
Joe Hall end
Mike Houser guard Duval 5'7" 170 23
Wilbur James guard Orlando 5'11" 186 20
Charlie Vickery end Panama City

Backfield[edit]

Starters[edit]

Player Position Games
started 		High school Height Weight Age
Red Bethea halfback Riverside 5'9" 172 22
Clyde Crabtree quarterback J. Sterling Morton 5'8" 147 22
Rainey Cawthon fullback Leon 5'11" 180 21
Monk Dorsett halfback Duval
Royce Goodbread halfback St. Petersburg 6'0" 190 21
Ed Sauls fullback Leon 5'11" 185 21

Subs[edit]

Player Position High school Height Weight Age
Lloyd Baldwin back Miami 5'11" 180 21
J. Milton "Red" McEwen quarterback Wauchula 5'8" 155 20
Homer Seay halfback
Lincoln "Link" Silsby fullback

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Coaching staff[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 108 & 115 (2015). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ^ 2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year Standings, Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, p. 74 (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Tom McEwen, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama, p. 102 (1974).
  4. ^ "Florida 'Gators Train On Beach". Anniston Star. September 23, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Joe Holsinger (September 4, 1929). "Eleven Halves Seeking Berths On Gator Team". The Evening Independent.
  6. ^ "Wealth of Backfield Talent Awaits Gator Grid Coach This Fall". The Evening Independent. August 20, 1929.
  7. ^ "Florida Alligators beat Southern 54 to 0". Miami Daily News. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida Gators repulse closing threat of V.M.I. to win 12–7 victory here". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Gators flash power to beat Auburn, 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech blasts Florida's championship hopes with 19 to 7 victory". The Knoxville Journal. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs swept off their feet by Alligators". The Tennessean. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern foe falls before Harvard, 14–0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Florida Gators brush aside Clemson by 13 to 7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gators battle way to victory over Carolina". The Anniston Star. November 24, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Florida Gators easily defeat Washington and Lee". Tampa Bay Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Webfoots are defeated 20–6". The Oregon Statesman. December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "'Gators Down Southern". The Bee. September 30, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ "Bachman Looks For Hard Title Against Cadets". St. Petersburg Times. October 4, 1929.
  19. ^ a b "'Gators Barely Win Over V. M. I., 12 To 7". Anniston Star. October 6, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  20. ^ "'Gators Defeat Auburn 19 to 0 In Night Game". Anniston Star. October 12, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  21. ^ "Dry Search At Football Game Reveals 75 Pints". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  22. ^ Jeff Moshier (October 21, 1929). "Playing Square". Evening Independent.
  23. ^ a b "Gators Upset Dope And Win From Bulldogs". Anniston Star. October 27, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved September 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  24. ^ Carlson 2007, p. 38
  25. ^ Frank S. Wright (November 8, 1929). "Link Silsby Is Good Fullback". St. Petersburg Times.
  26. ^ a b "Southern Foe Falls Before Harbard, 14-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 3, 1929. p. 41. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  27. ^ "Harvard Beats Florida, 14-0 In Close Fight". The Anniston Star. November 3, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  28. ^ "Florida Gators Will Snap At Harvard Line". Altoona Tribune. November 2, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  29. ^ William R. King (November 3, 1929). "Yost Watching As Harvard Smashes Through Florida". The Escanaba Daily Press. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  30. ^ "Gamecocks Fail To Show Power". The Index-Journal. November 24, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  31. ^ a b c "Gators Battle Way To Victory Over Carolina". Anniston Star. November 24, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  32. ^ "Oregon Plays Florida Gators In Hot Sun Today". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. December 7, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  33. ^ "Gators End Training". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 6, 1929.
  34. ^ "Florida Wins Over Oregon". The Pittsburgh Press. December 8, 1929.
  35. ^ a b Rex Saffer (December 8, 1929). "Webfoots Are Defeated 20-6". Oregon Statesman. p. 18. Retrieved August 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  36. ^ "Halfback Elected Captain". The Evening Independent. December 17, 1929.
  37. ^ Frank Wright (December 6, 1929). "Here's Intro To the Gator First String and Subs". Miami Daily News and Metropolis. p. 15.

Additional sources[edit]

  • Carlson, Norm (2007). University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
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