1949 Florida Gators football team

Schedule

The highlight of the 1949 season was the Gators' 28–7 upset of the Georgia Bulldogs. Led by halfback Chuck Hunsinger, who rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns, and team captain Jimmy Kynes, who was the defensive star and played every minute of the sixty-minute game, the Gators beat the Dawgs for the first time since 1940.

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Mr. Two Bits

The otherwise lackluster season is notable for the beginning of the Mr. Two Bits tradition. Tampa insurance salesman George Edmondson Jr., a former Citadel student, was in attendance at the season opening game against his former school and was struck by the lack of support shown by the fans at Florida Field. Feeling sorry for Florida's players, he began leading his section in the traditional "two bits" cheer. The Gators won, and the cheer was so well received that Edmonson returned to Gainesville later in the season to lead it again. This began a decades-long tradition, as Edmonson would continue to lead the cheer from the stands and (eventually) from the field as "Mr. Two Bits" until his retirement from the role in 2008. Since then, Gator "celebrities" and selected students have filled the role.

Postseason

After Wolf left Gainesville, he returned to his alma mater, Texas Christian University, where he became a long-time administrator.

References

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, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.)
2. Noel Nash, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 11–13 (1998).
3. (September 25, 1949). "Florida struggles to 13 to 0 victory over Citadel". Tallahassee Democrat.
4. (October 2, 1949). "Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7". Okmulgee Daily Times.
5. (October 9, 1949). "Florida held to 14–14 tie by Auburn". The Courier-Journal.
6. (October 16, 1949). "Vanderbilt Commodores defeat Florida in 4th". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
7. (October 23, 1949). "Speedy Georgia Tech rolls over Gators, 43–14". The Palm Beach Post.
8. (October 30, 1949). "Hurricane bows to Florida by 28–27 count". The Greenville News.
9. (November 6, 1949). "Gators hammer Bulldogs, 28 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution.
10. (November 13, 1949). "Kentucky wallops Florida team, 35–0, before 20,000 crowd". The Tampa Tribune.
11. (November 19, 1949). "Miami dumps Florida in 28–13 grid battle". News-Press.
12. (November 27, 1949). "Tide romps, 35–13, over Florida Gators". The Birmingham News.
13. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727182807/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-11-21/sports/bianchi21_1_two-bits-cheers-edmondson Gators' Mr. Two-Bits to hang it up after 60 years at Florida – Orlando Sentinel]