Clemson at Florida

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1930, page 75

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  FLORIDA OVERCOMES CLEMSON BY 27 TO 0 Scores Touchdowns First Three Times It Gets Ball-Tigers Threaten Once. ny the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November is. The slashing offensive Of the Florida Gators, led by I’d Sauls, spinning full back, smothered the Clemson Tiger here today under q 27-to-O score. Rated little better than an even chance before the game, the Saurians opened their offensive early, scoring three touchdowns the first three times they got the ball. Only once did Clemson threaten to score and that was In the third period when Florida second-stringers were IN the game. A neat pass, WEIGH to Harvim, for ~ yards, placed the ball on the Gator 26-yard stripe. McEwen then intercepted Welch’s pass behind his own goal line and brought it back to his own 3-yard stripe, from where the Gators kicked. Florida had IA first downs TO six for Clemson. The Gators gained 16l yards from scrimmage, while Clemson had 80 ya~As by line plays. Florida completed seven passes for ITO yards and the Tigers gained “a yards ON four aerials.

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Florida leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the five since this game.