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1916 Florida Gators football team

1916 Florida Gators football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record 0–5 (0–4 25th SIAA)
Head coach Charles J. McCoy
Captain Rex Farrior
Home stadium Fleming Field
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0     8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1     8 0 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0     2 0 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 1     7 1 1
Auburn 6 2 0     6 2 0
The Citadel 3 1 0     6 1 1
LSU 3 1 1     7 1 2
Georgia 4 2 0     6 3 0
Tulane 2 1 1     4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2     4 1 2
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2     5 2 2
Transylvania 2 2 0     2 2 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0     4 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 0     4 3 0
Furman 1 4 0     4 5 0
Centre 0 1 2     5 1 3
Louisville 0 2 1     2 3 1
Howard 0 1 0     0 1 0
Wofford 0 2 0     2 7 0
Mercer 0 3 0     1 6 0
Chattanooga 0 4 0     3 5 0
Florida 0 4 0     0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0     3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Florida at Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 7 14 21
  • Sources:
Tennessee at Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Tennessee 7 7 0 10 24
Florida 0 0 0 0 0
  • Sources:
Auburn at Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 6 7 0 7 20
Florida 0 0 0 0 0
  • Sources:
Florida at Indiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 3 0 0 3
Indiana 0 0 7 7 14
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Jordan Field
    Bloomington, IN
  • Game attendance: 5,000
  • Referee: Hamm (Kenyon)
  • Sources:

The 1916 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1916 college football season. The season was C. J. McCoy's third and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Depleted of first-string football talent and lacking depth, McCoy's 1916 Florida Gators ended their season disastrously with an overall record of 0–5 and a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) conference record of 0–4.

Believing that he had the makings of a great Gators squad, Coach McCoy assembled the most ambitious and difficult Gators football schedule to date. McCoy's plans were thwarted, however, by a series of injuries and academic ineligibility problems, beginning when the Gators' starting quarterback, Rammy Ramsdell, broke his leg playing baseball against the Auburn Tigers.

The team suffered the transfer of guard Ham Dowling, and tackle Everett Yon was called by the National Guard to defend the Mexican border. Due to a shortage of men, captain Rex Farrior, previously a center, moved to fullback.

Mercer scheduled a game with Florida, but several Mercer linemen were behind in their studies, and the game was cancelled.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.

The season opened with a 21–0 loss to Georgia in Athens. The contest was scoreless in the first half. Georgia had to send in two stars who were resting with dislocated shoulders.Walter Neville scored the game's first touchdown.

The starting lineup was F. Henderson (left end), Baker (left tackle), Duvan (left guard), Robles (center), Golsby (right guard), Perry (right tackle), Wilkinson (right end), Fuller (quarterback), Wilson (left halfback), Hatcher (right halfback), Farrier (fullback).


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