1919 Florida Gators football team

George B. Sparkman, Jr. assisted the Gators.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00257|work=The Florida Alligator|title=Nightshirt Parade Celebrates Mercer's 48 to 0 Defeat|date=October 24, 1919}}

The team's captain was Jim Sparkman, who returned from World War I service with the Rainbow Division after playing for Florida from 1914 to 1916.{{Harvnb|McEwen|1974|page=64}} Rondo Hatton was a substitute quarterback on the team.

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| date = October 4

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| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1919|team=Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes|title=Georgia A&M}}

| site_stadium = Fleming Field

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 33–2

| attend = 1,200

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = Mercer

| site_stadium = Fleming Field

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 48–0

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| date = October 25

| w/l = l

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| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Plant Field

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–16

| attend = 3,000

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| date = November 1

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Florida Southern

| site_stadium = McAdoo Field

| site_cityst = St. Petersburg, FL

| score = 0–7

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Second Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 2–14

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stetson

| site_stadium = Fleming Field

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 64–0

| attend = 600+

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Melton Field

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 13–0

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| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oglethorpe

| site_stadium = Fleming Field

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| score = 14–7

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The season opened with a 33–2 defeat of Georgia A&M.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00255|date=October 10, 1919|work=The Florida Alligator|title=Large Crowd Sees The Gators Under Sparkman Defeat A&M}}

The starting lineup was Clemons (left end), Wuthrich (left tackle), Connell (left guard), Perry (center), Baker (right guard), Goldsby (right tackle), Thomas (right end), B. Anderson (quarterback), C. Anderson (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Olson (fullback).

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| Title = Mercer at Florida

| Visitor = Mercer

| Host = Florida

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| Date = October 18

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In spite of rain and mud, the Gators beat the Mercer Baptists 48–0. Three hundred students led a parade in Gainesville afterwards. No extra points were kicked all game due to the wet condition of the ball. Florida scored first on a 40-yard touchdown run from C. Anderson.

The starting lineup was Clemons (left end), Wuthrich (left tackle), Connell (left guard), Perry (center), Baker (right guard), Goldsby (right tackle), Thomas (right end), B. Anderson (quarterback), C. Anderson (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Merrin (fullback).

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| Title = Georgia at Florida

| Visitor = Georgia

| Host = Florida

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| Date = October 25

| Location = Plant Field
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Tootie Perry had a breakout game in a 16–0 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Plant Field, dueling with Georgia center Bum Day.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00258|work=The Florida Alligator|title='Gators Fight Georgia To End|date=October 31, 1919|volume=8|number=5}} The Gators kept the game close for three quarters.

The starting lineup was Thomas (left end), Goldsby (left tackle), Baker (left guard), Perry (center), Connell (right guard), Wuthrich (right tackle), Clemons (right end), Hatton (quarterback), Anderson (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Merrin (fullback).

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| Title = Florida at Florida Southern

| Visitor = Florida

| Host = Southern

| V1 = 0| V2 =0| V3 =0| V4 =0

| H1 = 7| H2 =0| H3 =0| H4 =0

| Date = November 1

| Location = McAdoo Field, St. Petersburg, FL

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• Sources:{{cite news |author= |title=Stage Set For City's First College Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107997149/tampa-bay-times/ |newspaper=St. Petersburg Daily Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 1, 1919 |page=1 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Stage Set for City's First College Game (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107997230/tampa-bay-times/ |newspaper=St. Petersburg Daily Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 1, 1919 |page=5 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Southern Wins by Florida's Fumbles |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107996935/tampa-bay-times/ |newspaper=St. Petersburg Daily Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 2, 1919 |page=1 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Southern Wins by Florida's Fumbles (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107997087/tampa-bay-times/ |newspaper=St. Petersburg Daily Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 2, 1919 |page=6 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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In the 7–0 upset loss to Florida Southern, captain Jim Sparkman seemed the only one to draw praise.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00259|work=The Florida Alligator|title=Southern Trims Gators; 7-0 Score|date=November 7, 1919}}

The starting lineup was Clemons (left end), Baker (left tackle), Norton (left guard), Perry (center), Gunn (right guard), Goldsby (right tackle), Thomas (right end), B. Anderson (quarterback), C. Anderson (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Stanley (fullback).{{cite news|url=http://archives.flsouthern.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/Southern/id/2206/rec/1|work=The Southern|date=November 6, 1919|title=Florida Outclassed In Every Stage of the Game|volume=2|number=6}}

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| Title = Florida at Tulane

| Visitor = Florida

| Host = Tulane

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| Date = November 8

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Tulane beat the Gators 14–2 with its swift backfield. The Gators led 2–0 at the half.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00260|work=The Florida Alligator|title=Gator Eleven Rallies And Holds Tulane Greenbacks; Score 14-2|date=November 14, 1919}} In the third periods, Tulane's Williams completed a pass for a touchdown. In the fourth period, Fields ran for a touchdown on a 30-yard end run.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5977213/the_atlanta_constitution/|page=5|access-date=July 23, 2016|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 9, 1919|title=Tulane 14, Florida 2.|work=The Atlanta Constitution}} {{Open access}}

Florida romped over Stetson 64–0. The Hatters resorted to using the forward pass.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00261|title=Stetson Eleven Falls Before 'Gators Sat. On Fleming Field|date=November 21, 1919}}

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| Title = Florida at South Carolina

| Visitor = Florida

| Host = S. Carolina

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| Date = November 22

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The Gators line tore through the South Carolina Gamecocks in a 13–0 victory.{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00262|work=The Florida Alligator|title=Gamecock Feathers Fly When Florida Gators Romp On South Carolina To Tune of 13 To 0|volume=8|number=9|date=November 27, 1919}} Crom Anderson made the first touchdown on a 15-yard reception. In the third quarter, Merrin rushed through the line and blocked a punt, and Baker fell on Florida's second touchdown.

The starting lineup was Swanson (left end), Baker (left tackle), Wuthrich (left guard), Perry (center), Connell (right guard), Goldsby (right tackle), Thomas (right end), B. Anderson (quarterback), C. Anderson (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Merrin (fullback).

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| Title = Oglethorpe at Florida

| Visitor = Oglethorpe

| Host = Florida

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To close the season, the Gators defeated Oglethorpe 14–7. Despite the score and being outweighed, Oglethorpe outplayed the Gators. Oglethorpe's touchdown came conventionally, and both Florida scores were off turnovers: the first after a fumble and the second after a blocked punt.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5249775/the_atlanta_constitution/|author=Bob Nicholes|title=Oglethorpe Eleven Gave Florida Scare Fighting Hard Game|page=19|work=The Atlanta Constitution|date=November 28, 1919|access-date=May 13, 2016|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

The starting lineup was Clemons (left end), Baker (left tackle), Wuthrich (left guard), Perry (center), Connell (right guard), Goldsby (right tackle), Thomas (right end), B. Anderson (quarterback), Sparkman (left halfback), C. Anderson (right halfback), Merrin (fullback).

Al Buser finished his three-year tenure as the Gators' athletic director and football coach with an overall record of 7–8, and he later became the athletic director for Hamline University.

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• {{cite book|last=McEwen|first=Tom|title=The Gators: A Story of Florida Football|publisher=The Strode Publishers|location=Huntsville, Alabama|year=1974|isbn=0-87397-025-X}}

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