Florida Southern College Football
Football at Florida Southern? Yes, the College fielded football teams when the school was located in Sutherland, and known as Southern College. The team was also in action for a number of years after the move to Lakeland. The rivalry between Southern and the Stetson Hatters was especially competitive.
As late as 1928, Southern's Mocassins played in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
After 1929, the financing of intercollegiate athletics became increasingly difficult, and the football program was dissolved by 1932. An effort was made the next year - without College financial support - to restart the program, but ultimately this effort was not successful.
Southern's Greatest Victory?
Notwithstanding Southern's heralded rivalry with Stetson, perhaps the most impressive sounding victory by today's standards was the Mocassin's 1919 win over the Florida Gators. Southern prevailed by a score of 7-0, which catapulted the Mocs toward the State Championship game ... against the Hatters.
| 1923 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-4 |
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Southern |
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St. Petersburg (preseason game) |
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| Oct 13 |
Southern |
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Stetson University |
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W |
| Oct 24 |
Southern |
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Piedmont College |
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W |
| Nov 3 |
Southern |
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Stetson University |
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L |
| Nov 10(?) |
Southern |
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Rollins |
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L |
| Nov 17 |
Southern |
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University of Florida |
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L |
| Nov 23 |
Southern |
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Citadel |
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L |
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| 1924 Varsity Football Team Schedule |
| Sep 27 |
Southern |
vs. |
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Citadel, at Charleston, SC |
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| Oct 4 |
Southern |
vs. |
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Presbyterian College, at Lakeland |
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| Oct 11 |
Southern |
vs. |
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U.S. Infantry School, at Columbus, GA |
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| Oct 25 |
Southern |
vs. |
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Stetson University, at Deland |
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| Nov 1 |
Southern |
vs. |
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University of Florida, at Gainesville |
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| Nov 11 |
Southern |
vs. |
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Rollins College, at Lakeland |
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| Nov 23 |
Southern |
vs. |
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Newberry College, at Lakeland |
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| Nov 29 |
Southern |
vs. |
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University of Havana, at Lakeland |
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| Dec 25 |
Southern |
vs. |
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University of Havana, at Havana, Cuba |
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| 1925 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-2 |
| Oct 10 |
Southern |
0 |
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University of Florida |
9 |
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L |
| Oct 17 |
Southern |
27 |
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Georgia A & M |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 11 |
Southern |
18 |
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Rollins |
3 |
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W |
| Nov 25 |
Southern |
6 |
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Birmingham-Southern |
9 |
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L |
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| 1925 Freshman Football Team Record, _-_ |
| Oct 24 |
Southern |
44 |
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F. M. A. |
0 |
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W |
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| 1926 Varsity Football Team Record, 4-4 |
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Southern |
39 |
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Piedmont College |
0 |
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W |
| Sep 25 |
Southern |
0 |
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University of Florida |
16 |
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L |
| Oct 16 |
Southern |
13 |
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Birmingham-Southern |
26 |
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L |
| Oct 23 |
Southern |
29 |
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Erskine College |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 6 |
Southern |
0 |
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Stetson |
17 |
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L |
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Southern |
54 |
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South Georgia |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 20 |
Southern |
35 |
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Rollins |
0 |
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W |
| Thanksgiving |
Southern |
3 |
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University of Louisville |
13 |
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L |
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| 1927 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-5-1 |
| Sep 24 |
Southern |
7 |
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University of Florida |
26 |
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L |
| Oct 15 |
Southern |
0 |
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Centenary |
26 |
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L |
| Oct 22 |
Southern |
25 |
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Rollins |
3 |
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W |
| Oct 29 |
Southern |
6 |
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Stetson |
6 |
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T |
| Nov 5 |
Southern |
0 |
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Wofford |
31 |
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L |
| Nov 12 |
Southern |
6 |
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University of Chattanooga |
52 |
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L |
| Nov 19 |
Southern |
37 |
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Rollins |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 24 |
Southern |
0 |
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Mississippi College |
12 |
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L |
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| 1927 Freshman Football Team Record, 5-0-2 |
| Sep 23 |
Southern |
18 |
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Lakeland High School |
6 |
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W |
| Sep 30 |
Southern |
24 |
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Fort Myers High |
0 |
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W |
| Oct 6 |
Southern |
0 |
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Plant City High |
0 |
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T |
| Oct 14 |
Southern |
13 |
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St. Petersburg Junior College |
6 |
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L |
| Nov 4 |
Southern |
6 |
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Tampa Legion |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 11 |
Southern |
52 |
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Rollins Freshmen |
0 |
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W |
| Nov 18 |
Southern |
12 |
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St. Petersburg Junior College |
12 |
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T |
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| 1928 Varsity Football Team Record, _-_ |
| Nov 3 |
Southern |
13 |
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Stetson |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
0 |
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University of Chattanooga |
19 |
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L |
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| 1929 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-5 |
| Sep 25 |
Southern |
0 |
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University of Florida |
54 |
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L |
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Southern |
0(?) |
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South Georgia A & M |
7(?) |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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University of Miami |
6 |
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L |
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Southern |
19 |
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Stetson |
42 |
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L |
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Southern |
6 |
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St. Petersburg Junior College |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
13 |
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Rollins College |
0 |
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W |
| Thanksgiving |
Southern |
0 |
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Erskine College |
26 |
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L |
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| 1929 Freshman Football Team Record, 0-4-1 |
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Southern |
7 |
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St. Petersburg Junior College |
12 |
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L |
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Southern |
7 |
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St. Petersburg Junior College |
39 |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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Sarasota Independents |
0 |
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T |
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Southern |
6 |
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Palm Beach Outlaws |
52 |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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Stetson Freshmen |
18 |
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L |
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| 1930 Varsity Football Team Record, 0-6-1 |
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Southern |
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University of Florida |
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L |
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Southern |
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Mercer |
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L |
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Southern |
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South Georgia A & M |
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L |
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Southern |
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University of Miami |
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L |
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Southern |
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Rollins |
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T |
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Southern |
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Southwestern Louisiana Institute |
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L |
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Southern |
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Stetson |
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L |
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| 1931 Varsity Football Team Record, 4-4-1 |
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Southern |
7 |
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Bowdon College |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
21 |
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University of Florida "B" Team |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
31 |
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University of Miami |
20 |
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W |
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Southern |
0 |
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Howard College |
6 |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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Stetson |
30 |
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L |
| Thanksgiving |
Southern |
0 |
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Erskine |
18 |
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L |
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Southern |
14 |
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Winter Haven All-Stars |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
0 |
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Lakeland All-Stars |
7 |
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L |
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Southern |
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Lakeland All-Stars |
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T |
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| 1932 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-2 |
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Southern |
6 |
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Mulberry All-Stars |
0 |
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W |
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Southern |
6 |
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Lake Wales Golden Wave |
20 |
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L |
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Southern |
6 |
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Lake Wales Golden Wave |
18 |
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L |
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Southern |
7 |
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Florida All-Stars |
6 |
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W |
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| 1933 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-3 |
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Southern |
31 |
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Lake Wales Golden Wave |
6 |
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W |
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Southern |
0 |
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University of Tampa |
21 |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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Stetson |
73 |
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L |
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Southern |
0 |
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University of Florida Freshmen |
39 |
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L |
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Southern |
19 |
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Rollins "B" Team |
0 |
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W |
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