1928 Florida Gators football team

1928 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1928 record	8–1 (6–1 3rd SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman
Assistant coach	Joe Bedenk
Assistant coach	Joe Holsinger
Assistant coach	Nash Higgins
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Captain	Goof Bowyer
Home stadium	Fleming Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Week 1: Florida Southern at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Southern 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 0 0 26 0 26 Date: October 6 Location: Fleming Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ted Arnold Sources:

Week 2: Auburn at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 0 27 0 0 27 Date: October 13 Location: Fleming Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: Rain Sources:

Week 3: Mercer at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 14 28 19 12 73 Date: October 20 Location: Fleming Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 8,000 Referee: Arthur R. Hutchins Sources:

Week 4: North Carolina State at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total NC State 0 0 0 7 7 • Florida 0 6 6 2 14 Date: October 27 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL Game attendance: 13,000 Referee: Arthur R. Hutchins Sources:

Week 5: Sewanee at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Sewanee 0 6 0 0 6 • Florida 6 25 27 13 71 Date: November 3 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL Referee: Walter Powell (Wisconsin) Sources:

Week 6: Florida at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 6 7 7 6 26 Georgia 0 6 0 0 6 Date: November 10 Location: Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA Game attendance: 16,000 Referee: Arthur R. Hutchins Sources:

Week 7: Clemson at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 6 0 0 0 6 • Florida 0 7 6 14 27 Date: November 17 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL Game attendance: 15,000 Referee: Severance (Oberlin) Sources:

Week 8: Washington & Lee at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total W&L 6 0 0 0 6 • Florida 21 7 26 6 60 Date: November 29 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL Game attendance: 14,000 Referee: Buck Flowers Sources:

The 1928 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The season was future Hall-of-Famer Charles W. "Charlie" Bachman's first of five as the team's head coach. The Gators finished 8–1 overall, and 6–1 in the Southern Conference (SoCon), placing third of twenty-three teams in the conference, behind the national champion Georgia Tech Golden Tornado (7–0 SoCon), and the Tennessee Volunteers (6–0–1 SoCon).

The Gators led the nation in scoring with 336 points, and were remembered by many sports commentators as the best Florida football team until at least the 1960s. The large scores were mostly due to its "Phantom Four" backfield which included: quarterback Clyde Crabtree, halfbacks Carl Brumbaugh and Royce Goodbread, and fullback Rainey Cawthon. Other backs who were key contributors included: captain Goof Bowyer, sophomore halfback Lee Roy "Red" Bethea, alternate-captain and halfback Tommy Owens, and fullback Ed Sauls. One account reads: "There were twelve backs on the squad. Six of them can do the hundred in 10.1 seconds. Eight of them are fine punters and ten of them are great passers. And all of them are good receivers."

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