1901 Florida Agricultural College football team

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1901 Florida Agricultural College football
ConferenceIndependent
1901 record0–1
Head coach James M. Farr
Seasons
1902  
1901 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Stetson     100
Marshall     201
Kentucky U.     711
VPI     610
Virginia     820
Texas     821
North Carolina     720
Gallaudet     422
Sewanee     422
William & Mary     211
Baylor     530
VMI     430
Navy     641
Oklahoma     320
West Virginia     320
Delaware     540
Georgetown     332
Oklahoma A&M     230
South Carolina     340
Arkansas     350
Add-Ran     121
Furman     121
Chilocco     250
Texas A&M     140
Richmond     160
Maryland     170
Spring Hill     001
Florida Agricultural     010
Kendall     010

The 1901 Florida Agricultural College football team represented the Florida Agricultural College in the sport of American football during the 1901 college football season. This was not the modern Florida Gators of the University of Florida in Gainesville, which begins in 1906, but one of its four predecessor institutions.

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The team played the first intercollegiate football game in the state of Florida against the Stetson Hatters in Jacksonville as part of the State Fair. [1] [2] Stetson won 6–0, after a sure FAC score was obstructed by a tree stump. [3]

The team's first team was organized in 1899, but it found nobody to play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 22, 1901vs. Stetson Jacksonville, FL L 0–6

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References

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  2. "Florida Power:The Early Years". August 17, 1999.
  3. "A History of Stetson Football" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.