1912 Florida Gators football team

1912 Florida Gators football
The 1912 Gators practicing on the UF campus
Bacardi Bowl, W 28–0 vs. Vedado Tennis Club
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainSam Buie
Home stadiumUniversity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Central University 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1912 college football season. The season was the fourth for George Pyle as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. Pyle's 1912 Florida Gators finished their seventh varsity football season with an SIAA conference record of 1–2[1] and an overall winning record of 5–2–1.[2]

The 1912 season marked several first-time events for the Florida Gators, including the first full season that the Florida football team would compete as the "Florida Gators"; the first games that they played against two future rivals, the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (both games were losses); their first-ever victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks; their first season played in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA); and the first time they ever participated in a post-season bowl game. Florida also claimed the state championship by beating in-state rival Stetson for the third consecutive year.

  1. ^ Roger Saylor, "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine," College Football Historical Society, The LA84 Foundation (1993). Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ufmediaguide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).