Florida Southern College Football

Football at Florida Southern? Yes, the college fielded football teams when the school was located in Sutherland and was 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 Moccasins 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 financial support from the college - 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 Moccasin'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
	Southern			St. Petersburg (preseason game)
Oct 13	Southern			Stetson University			W
Oct 24	Southern			Piedmont College			W
Nov 3	Southern			Stetson University			L
Nov 10(?)	Southern			Rollins			L
Nov 17	Southern			University of Florida			L
Nov 23	Southern			Citadel			L
1924 Varsity Football Team Schedule
Sep 27	Southern	vs.		Citadel, at Charleston, SC
Oct 4	Southern	vs.		Presbyterian College, at Lakeland
Oct 11	Southern	vs.		U.S. Infantry School, at Columbus, GA
Oct 25	Southern	vs.		Stetson University, at Deland
Nov 1	Southern	vs.		University of Florida, at Gainesville
Nov 11	Southern	vs.		Rollins College, at Lakeland
Nov 23	Southern	vs.		Newberry College, at Lakeland
Nov 29	Southern	vs.		University of Havana, at Lakeland
Dec 25	Southern	vs.		University of Havana, at Havana, Cuba
1925 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-2
Oct 10	Southern	0		University of Florida	9		L
Oct 17	Southern	27		Georgia A & M	0		W
Nov 11	Southern	18		Rollins	3		W
Nov 25	Southern	6		Birmingham-Southern	9		L
1925 Freshman Football Team Record, _-_
Oct 24	Southern	44		F. M. A.	0		W
1926 Varsity Football Team Record, 4-4
	Southern	39		Piedmont College	0		W
Sep 25	Southern	0		University of Florida	16		L
Oct 16	Southern	13		Birmingham-Southern	26		L
Oct 23	Southern	29		Erskine College	0		W
Nov 6	Southern	0		Stetson	17		L
	Southern	54		South Georgia	0		W
Nov 20	Southern	35		Rollins	0		W
Thanksgiving	Southern	3		University of Louisville	13		L
1927 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-5-1
Sep 24	Southern	7		University of Florida	26		L
Oct 15	Southern	0		Centenary	26		L
Oct 22	Southern	25		Rollins	3		W
Oct 29	Southern	6		Stetson	6		T
Nov 5	Southern	0		Wofford	31		L
Nov 12	Southern	6		University of Chattanooga	52		L
Nov 19	Southern	37		Rollins	0		W
Nov 24	Southern	0		Mississippi College	12		L
1927 Freshman Football Team Record, 5-0-2
Sep 23	Southern	18		Lakeland High School	6		W
Sep 30	Southern	24		Fort Myers High	0		W
Oct 6	Southern	0		Plant City High	0		T
Oct 14	Southern	13		St. Petersburg Junior College	6		L
Nov 4	Southern	6		Tampa Legion	0		W
Nov 11	Southern	52		Rollins Freshmen	0		W
Nov 18	Southern	12		St. Petersburg Junior College	12		T
1928 Varsity Football Team Record, _-_
Nov 3	Southern	13		Stetson	0		W
	Southern	0		University of Chattanooga	19		L
1929 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-5
Sep 25	Southern	0		University of Florida	54		L
	Southern	0(?)		South Georgia A & M	7(?)		L
	Southern	0		University of Miami	6		L
	Southern	19		Stetson	42		L
	Southern	6		St. Petersburg Junior College	0		W
	Southern	13		Rollins College	0		W
Thanksgiving	Southern	0		Erskine College	26		L
1929 Freshman Football Team Record, 0-4-1
	Southern	7		St. Petersburg Junior College	12		L
	Southern	7		St. Petersburg Junior College	39		L
	Southern	0		Sarasota Independents	0		T
	Southern	6		Palm Beach Outlaws	52		L
	Southern	0		Stetson Freshmen	18		L
1930 Varsity Football Team Record, 0-6-1
	Southern			University of Florida			L
	Southern			Mercer			L
	Southern			South Georgia A & M			L
	Southern			University of Miami			L
	Southern			Rollins			T
	Southern			Southwestern Louisiana Institute			L
	Southern			Stetson			L
1931 Varsity Football Team Record, 4-4-1
	Southern	7		Bowdon College	0		W
	Southern	21		University of Florida "B" Team	0		W
	Southern	31		University of Miami	20		W
	Southern	0		Howard College	6		L
	Southern	0		Stetson	30		L
Thanksgiving	Southern	0		Erskine	18		L
	Southern	14		Winter Haven All-Stars	0		W
	Southern	0		Lakeland All-Stars	7		L
	Southern			Lakeland All-Stars			T
1932 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-2
	Southern	6		Mulberry All-Stars	0		W
	Southern	6		Lake Wales Golden Wave	20		L
	Southern	6		Lake Wales Golden Wave	18		L
	Southern	7		Florida All-Stars	6		W
1933 Varsity Football Team Record, 2-3
	Southern	31		Lake Wales Golden Wave	6		W
	Southern	0		University of Tampa	21		L
	Southern	0		Stetson	73		L
	Southern	0		University of Florida Freshmen	39		L
	Southern	19		Rollins "B" Team	0		W