1930 Florida Gators football team

1930 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southern Conference
1930 record	6–3–1 (4–2–1 7th SoCon)
Head coach	Charlie Bachman
Offensive scheme	Notre Dame Box
Captain	Red Bethea
Home stadium	Florida Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Week 2: North Carolina State at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total NC State 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 0 0 27 0 27 Date: October 4 Location: Plant Field Tampa, FL Game attendance: 10,000

Week 3: Auburn at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 11 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL

Week 4: Florida at Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 13 0 6 19 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 18 Location: Stagg Field Chicago, IL Game attendance: 10,000 Game weather: Near 0 Referee: Joe Magidsohn

Week 5: Furman at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Furman 0 0 7 7 14 Florida 0 7 0 6 13 Date: October 25 Location: Fleming Field Gainesville, FL

Week 6: Florida at Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 1 Location: Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA

Week 7: Alabama at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 6 0 14 20 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 8 Location: Florida Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 18,000 Referee: Arthur R. Hutchins

Week 9: Florida at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 6 21 7 21 55 Ga. Tech 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 27 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA

Week 10: Tennessee at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • Tennessee 0 6 0 7 13 Florida 0 0 6 0 6 Date: December 7 Location: Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL

The 1930 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1930 college football season. The season was Charlie Bachman's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Bachman's 1930 Florida Gators finished the season with a 6–3–1 overall record and a 4–2–1 Southern Conference record, placing seventh of twenty-three teams in the conference standings.

Among the season's highlights were the Gators' conference victories over the North Carolina State Wolfpack (27–0), Auburn Tigers (7–0), Clemson Tigers (27–0), and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (55–7)—their first win in seven tries against the Yellow Jackets. Also notable was an intersectional victory over the Chicago Maroons (19–0) on Chicago's home field. It was also the first season the Gators played their home games at Florida Field, which was christened with a 20–0 thumping of the Gators by coach Wallace Wade's national champion Alabama Crimson Tide in front of a Homecoming crowd of some 18,000 fans.

The construction for the new stadium commenced on April 16, 1930.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.

The Gators faced the Florida Southern Moccasins on Fleming Field in Gainesville to open the season on September 27, winning 45 to 6. Southern scored its points in the second quarter, at that point making the game tied 6 to 6. The Gators responded with a barrage of points which continued until the final whistle.

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