Complex sentence: In 1929 the Gators lost only to defending national champion Georgia Tech and Harvard and had a major intersectional victory, defeating John McEwan's Oregon Webfoots 20--6 before 20,000 fans in the first game at Miami's Madison Square Garden Stadium.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1929 the Gators lost only to defending national champion Georgia Tech and Harvard. They had a major intersectional victory, defeating the Oregon Webfoots 20--6 before 20,000 fans in the first game at Miami's Madison Square Garden Stadium.