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1931 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1931
teamFlorida Gators
sportfootball
imageFlorida Gators football team (1931).jpg
image_size285
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
record2–6–2
conf_record2–4–2
head_coachCharlie Bachman
hc_year4th
off_schemeNotre Dame Box
captainEd N. Parnell
stadiumFlorida Field
uniform31Gatorsuniform.png

The 1931 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1931 college football season. The season was the fourth of Charlie Bachman as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Bachman's 1931 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 2–6–2 and a Southern Conference record of 2–4–2, placing fifteenth of twenty-three teams in the conference standings—Bachman's second worst conference record in five seasons.

The season's highlights included the Gators' only victories over the NC State (31–0) in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Auburn Tigers (13–12) in Jacksonville, Florida, both of which were fellow SoCon members. Tom McEwen relays "The handwriting was on the wall during that dismal 1931 season. The Gators lost five of their last six games, tying the other. During that streak the Florida offense – three years earlier the best in the country—managed only two touchdowns and a safety."

Before the season

Captain-elect Monk Dorsett did not return. The next captain-elect Carlos Proctor was expelled. The team's captain was then end Ed Parnell.

The Gators lost both Ben Clemons and Frank Clark. "Scabby" Pheil was one promising newcomer. Florida was to have a tough schedule.

Schedule

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Game summaries

NC State

The season opened with a 31–0 win over the NC State Wolfpack in Raleigh. The team surprised coach Bachman.

North Carolina

Gainesville, Florida

  • Source: In the second week of play, the Gators played the North Carolina Tar Heels to a scoreless tie. The Tar Heels were twice at the 1-yard line.

Syracuse

Florida traveled to Syracuse and lost 33–12.

Auburn

Jacksonville, Florida

  • Source: The season's lone highlight after opening week, Florida defeated Auburn by a point, 13–12. Jimmy Hitchcock missed the tying extra point.

Georgia

The rival Georgia Bulldogs beat coach Bachman for the first time, 33–6. Both Florida governor Doyle E. Carlton and Georgia governor Richard B. Russell attended the game. Florida scored when Scabby Phiel blocked a punt.

Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

  • Source: Alabama and new head coach Frank Thomas shut out the Gators with a 41–0 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama scored a pair of second-quarter touchdowns on short runs by Johnny Cain and Leon Long to take a 14–0 halftime lead. The Crimson Tide then scored four second half touchdowns on runs by Long and Hillman Holley in the third and on runs by Howard Chappell and Erskine Walker in the fourth to make the final score 41–0.

South Carolina

Tampa, Florida

  • Source: In Tampa, the South Carolina Gamecocks were tied, 6–6.

The starting lineup was Williamson (left end), McClellan (left tackle), Bernhart (left guard), Spiers (Center), Osgood (right guard), Simpson (right tackle), Goodyear (right end), Culler (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), Emmelhainz (right halfback), Silsby (fullback).

Georgia Tech

Atlanta

  • Source: Coach Bill Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Florida 23–0. The second half opened with an 86-yard kickoff return by Pat Barron, and a subsequent goal line stand.

The starting lineup was Parnell (left end), Phiel (left tackle), Bernhard (left guard), Perrazzi (Center), Osgood (right guard), Jenkins (right tackle), Ball (right end), Culler (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), McClellan (right halfback), Silsby (fullback).

UCLA

The Gators traveled to Los Angeles and lost to the UCLA Bruins 13–0. The Gators stopped in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the way back.

Kentucky

A frustrating season ended with a 7–2 loss to Kentucky.

Postseason

The Gators traveled 6,586 miles. Former Gator end Dutch Stanley was hired to coach the ends next season.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. ''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
  2. ''2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide'', [http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/09fbguide/74-77standings.pdf?SPSID=35576&SPID=1781&DB_OEM_ID=4000 Year-by-Year Standings], Southern Conference, Spartanburg, South Carolina, p. 74 (2009). Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  3. {{Harvnb. McEwen. 1974
  4. (June 9, 1931). "Florida Football Captain May Quit State University". The Evening Independent.
  5. (March 13, 1931). "Tampa Youth Let Out For Exam Frauds". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  6. (November 19, 1931). "Galloping Parnell Given Praise As Greatest End". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  7. Frank S. Wright. (August 28, 1931). "Gator Center Line Weakest For Grid Year". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  8. Frank S. Wright. (August 21, 1931). "'Scabby' Pheil Looks Good To Gators' Coach". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  9. (July 29, 1931). "Syracuse Game Only One of Several Hard Spots On Gator Card". The Evening Independent.
  10. (October 4, 1931). "Gators slash Wolfpack up to win, 34–0". Pensacola News Journal.
  11. (October 11, 1931). "Gators and Tarheels battle to scoreless tie". Miami Daily News.
  12. (October 18, 1931). "Syracuse in easy win". The Buffalo Times.
  13. (October 25, 1931). "Gators halt Auburn comeback, 13–12". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  14. (November 1, 1931). "Georgia thumps Florida Gators". Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
  15. (November 8, 1931). "Powerful Alabama eleven crushes Gators, 41–0". St. Petersburg Times.
  16. (November 15, 1931). "Semi-tropical sun slows up close affair". Florence Morning News.
  17. (November 22, 1931). "Golden Tornado routs Gators". The State.
  18. (November 27, 1931). "Bruins rally to win over Florida 13–0". The Los Angeles Times.
  19. (December 6, 1931). "Kelly leads Kentucky to close victory over Florida". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  20. "Photobucket".
  21. (October 13, 1931). "Florida Game Brings Out Need of A Scoring Punch". The Daily Tar Heel.
  22. (October 11, 1931). "Florida Battles N. C. To 0-0 Tie". The Anniston Star.
  23. Frank S. Wright. (October 14, 1931). "Gators Start Trek To East For Big Game". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  24. (October 25, 1931). "Auburn Loses To 'Gators By Single Point". The Anniston Star.
  25. (November 1, 1931). "Georgia Thumps Florida Gators". Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
  26. (November 8, 1931). "Tide routes Gators, 41 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News.
  27. (November 15, 1931). "Semi-Sropical Sun Slows Up Close Affair". Florence Morning News.
  28. (November 22, 1931). "Tech Employs Line-Smashing Attack To Win". Florence Morning News.
  29. (November 30, 1931). "Florida Football Team Stops Here". Albuquerque Journal.
  30. (July 23, 1933). "Dutch Stanley Ready To Take Coaching Job". St. Petersburg Times.
  31. (November 28, 1931). "Sports Briefs". Reading Eagle.
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