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1928 Florida

8–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Charlie Bachman.

Florida, 1928
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Florida in 1928, game by game: won vs. Florida Southern 26–0; won vs. Auburn 27–0; won vs. Mercer 73–0; won vs. NC State 14–7; won vs. Sewanee 71–6; won at Georgia 26–6; won vs. Clemson 27–6; won vs. Washington and Lee 60–6; lost at Tennessee 12–13+73−1Won 26–0 vs. Florida Southern+26Florida SouthernWon 27–0 vs. Auburn+27AuburnWon 73–0 vs. Mercer+73MercerWon 14–7 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 71–6 vs. Sewanee+65SewaneeWon 26–6 at Georgia+20GeorgiaWon 27–6 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonWon 60–6 vs. Washington and Lee+54Washington and …Lost 12–13 at Tennessee-1Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsFlorida SouthernW 26–⁠091%
Oct 13vsAuburnW 27–⁠081%
Oct 20vsMercerW 73–⁠071%
Oct 27vsNC StateW 14–⁠765%
Nov 3vsSewaneeW 71–⁠680%
Nov 10atGeorgiaW 26–⁠636%
Nov 17vsClemsonW 27–⁠669%
Nov 29vsWashington and LeeW 60–⁠686%
Dec 8atTennesseeL 12–⁠1341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 13–⁠12; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
336–⁠44
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1665 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.7 No. 15 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Goof Bowyer
Offense
Notre Dame Box

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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