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1924 Florida

6–⁠2–⁠2 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by J.A. Van Fleet.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1924, game by game: won vs. Rollins 77–0; tied at Georgia Tech 7–7; won vs. Wake Forest 34–0; tied at Texas 7–7; won vs. Florida Southern 26–0; lost at Army 7–14; lost at Mercer 0–10; won vs. Mississippi State 27–0; won vs. Drake 10–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 16–6+77−10Won 77–0 vs. Rollins+77RollinsTied 7–7 at Georgia Tech0Georgia TechWon 34–0 vs. Wake Forest+34Wake ForestTied 7–7 at Texas0TexasWon 26–0 vs. Florida Southern+26Florida SouthernLost 7–14 at Army-7ArmyLost 0–10 at Mercer-10MercerWon 27–0 vs. Mississippi State+27Mississippi Sta…Won 10–0 vs. Drake+10DrakeWon 16–6 vs. Washington and Lee+10Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsRollinsW 77–⁠092%
Oct 11atGeorgia TechT 7–⁠741%
Oct 18vsWake ForestW 34–⁠073%
Oct 25atTexasT 7–⁠740%
Nov 1vsFlorida SouthernW 26–⁠093%
Nov 8atArmyL 7–⁠1448%
Nov 14atMercerL 0–⁠1061%
Nov 22vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠066%
Nov 27vsDrakeW 10–⁠057%
Dec 6vsWashington and LeeW 16–⁠658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington and Lee 16–⁠6; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
211–⁠44
Coach
J.A. Van Fleet
Elo
1615 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.6 No. 26 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ark Newton
Offense
Notre Dame Box

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.