1949 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 4–5–1 1–4–1 Raymond Wolf 4th T formation James W. Kynes Florida Field The 1949 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1949 college football season. The season was Raymond Wolf's fourth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Wolf's 1949 Florida Gators finished 4–5–1 overall and 1–4–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth of twelve SEC teams,2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015-12-08 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015. and ending the Gators' "Golden Era." Schedule The highlight of the 1949 season was the Gators' 28–7 upset of the Georgia Bulldogs.Noel Nash, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 11–13 (1998). 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. 1949 AP September 24 w y The Citadel Florida Field Gainesville, FL 13–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94841929/florida-struggles-to-13-to-0-victory-ove/ Tallahassee Democrat Florida struggles to 13 to 0 victory over Citadel September 25, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com October 1 w y y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 40–7 9,428 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94842132/hurricane-walloped-by-florida-407/ Okmulgee Daily Times Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7 October 2, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com October 8 t y Auburn Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL rivalry 14–14 11,750 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94842401/florida-held-to-1414-tie-by-auburn/ The Courier-Journal Florida held to 14–14 tie by Auburn October 9, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com October 15 l y Vanderbilt Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL 17–22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94842574/vanderbilt-commodores-defeat-florida-in/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Vanderbilt Commodores defeat Florida in 4th October 16, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com October 22 l y Georgia Tech Florida Field Gainesville, FL 14–43 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94842731/speedy-georgia-tech-rolls-over-gators-4/ The Palm Beach Post Speedy Georgia Tech rolls over Gators, 43–14 October 23, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com October 29 w y Furman Florida Field Gainesville, FL 28–27 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94843010/hurricane-bows-to-florida-by-2827-count/ The Greenville News Hurricane bows to Florida by 28–27 count October 30, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 w y Georgia Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry 28–7 36,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94839324/gators-hammer-bulldogs-28-to-7/ The Atlanta Constitution Gators hammer Bulldogs, 28 to 7 November 6, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 12 l y Kentucky 14 rivalry Phillips Field Tampa, FL 0–35 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94843209/kentucky-wallops-florida-team-350-bef/ The Tampa Tribune Kentucky wallops Florida team, 35–0, before 20,000 crowd November 13, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 l y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL rivalry 13–28 55,981 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94843469/miami-dumps-florida-in-2813-grid-battle/ News-Press Miami dumps Florida in 28–13 grid battle November 19, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com November 26 l Alabama Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 13–35 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94843689/tide-romps-3513-over-florida-gators/ The Birmingham News Tide romps, 35–13, over Florida Gators November 27, 1949 February 12, 2022 Newspapers.com 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.Gators' Mr. Two-Bits to hang it up after 60 years at Florida – Orlando Sentinel 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. 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