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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 was Charlie Bachman's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. 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. 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]

Schedule and results

9–28–1929Florida Southern*

W 54–0 10–5–1929Virginia Military Institute

W 18–7 10–11–1929Auburn

W 19–0 10–19–1929Georgia Tech

L 6–19 10–26–1929Georgia

W 18–6 11–2–1929Harvard*

L 0–1435,000 11–16–1929Clemson

  • Fleming Field
  • Gainesville, Florida (HC)

W 13–7 11–23–1929South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 20–7 11–28–1929Washington & Lee

  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida

W 25–7 12–7–1929Oregon*

W 20–6

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]

Week 2: VMI

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

Florida won a close game in Tampa over V. M. I. 12 to 7. [3] Royce Goodbread scored after many exchanges of punts. Rainey Cawthon made a 25-yard pass into another touchdown. VMI's touchdown was scored on a 2-yard run by Dunn.[3]

Week 6: at Harvard

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

Harvard defeated Florida 14 to 0 in front of a crowd of 35,000.[4][5] Michigan coach Fielding Yost watched the game from the stands.[6]

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).[4]

Week 10: Oregon

Week 10: Oregon at Florida
1 234Total
Oregon 0 006 6
Florida 0 1460 20
  • Date: December 7, 1929
  • Location: Madison Square Garden
    Miami, FL
  • Referee: Birch (Earlham)

The heat forced many Oregon players to take off their jerseys. Clyde Crabtree had a touchdown on a punt return of 80 yards, and Ed Sauls had one on a run through the line of 38 yards.[7]

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).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, 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 "'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
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ 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