Florida Gators football , 1930 – 1939 The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football . The University of Florida fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906 , and has fielded a team every season since then , with the exception of 1943 . During the 1930s , the Gators competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) , the Southern Conference until 1932 , and the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) from 1933 onward . They played their home games at Florida Field on the university ' s Gainesville , Florida campus . This article includes a game - by - game list of the Florida Gators ' ten football seasons from 1930 to 1939 . During the 1930s , the Gators were coached by Charles W . " Charlie " Bachman ( 1928 – 1932 ) , Dennis K . " Dutch " Stanley ( 1933 – 1935 ) , and Josh Cody ( 1936 – 1939 ) . Bachman , Stanley and Cody compiled an overall record of 42 – 52 – 7 ( . 451 ) during the decade . 1930 . Season overview . The 1930 college football season was Charlie Bachman ' s third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . Among these season ' s highlights were the Gators conference victories over the North Carolina State Wolfpack ( 27 – 0 ) , Auburn Tigers ( 7 – 0 ) , Clemson Tigers ( 27 – 0 ) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ( 55 – 7 ) — their first win in seven tries against the Yellow Jackets . Also notable was an intersectional victory over the Chicago Maroons ( 19 – 0 ) on their home field in Chicago , Illinois . It was also the first season the Gators played their home games at Florida Field , which was christened with a 20 – 0 thumping of the Gators by coach Wallace Wade ' s national champion Alabama Crimson Tide in front of a sell - out Homecoming crowd of over 21 , 000 fans . Bachman ' s 1930 Florida Gators finished the season with a 6 – 3 – 1 overall record and a 4 – 2 – 1 Southern Conference record , placing seventh of twenty - three teams in the conference standings . 1931 . Season overview . The 1931 college football season was the fourth of Charlie Bachman as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The season ' s highlights included the Gators ' only victories over the North Carolina State ( 31 – 0 ) in Raleigh , North Carolina and the Auburn Tigers ( 13 – 12 ) in Jacksonville , Florida , both of which were fellow Southern Conference members . Bachman ' s 1931 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 2 – 6 – 2 and a Southern Conference record of 2 – 4 – 2 , placing fifteenth of twenty - three teams in the conference standings — Bachman ' s second worst conference record in five seasons . 1932 . Season overview . The 1932 college football season was Charlie Bachman ' s fifth and last as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . In the Gators ' final year as members of the Southern Conference , their only conference victory was a 19 – 0 shutout of the struggling , and Bachman ' s 1932 Florida Gators finished twentieth of twenty - three teams in the conference standings . Notwithstanding the Gators ' Depression - era struggles and 3 – 6 overall win - loss record , Bachman managed to end his tenure on a high note with a 12 – 2 intersectional upset of the UCLA Bruins in his final game . After the season , Bachman accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans , and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1978 . 1933 . Season overview . The 1933 college football season was Florida alumnus Dutch Stanley ' s first as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . Stanley , who had been a standout end on the great 1928 Gators team , assembled an all - Florida - alumni coaching staff and led the Gators to a 5 – 3 – 1 revival following two consecutive losing seasons in 1931 and 1932 . The 1933 season was also the first for the new Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , and Stanley ' s 1933 Florida Gators finished with a 2 – 3 SEC record and tied for ninth among the thirteen SEC charter members . The highlights of the 1933 season included SEC wins over the and Auburn Tigers , and out - of - conference victories versus the North Carolina Tar Heels and Maryland Terrapins . 1934 . Season overview . The 1934 college football season was the high - water mark of Dutch Stanley ' s three - year tenure as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season included hard - fought victories over the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , both fellow Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) members , and the Virginia Tech Hokies and North Carolina State Wolfpack , two out - of - conference Southern teams . Stanley ' s 1934 Florida Gators finished the year with a 6 – 3 – 1 overall record and a 2 – 2 – 1 record in the SEC , placing seventh in the thirteen - member SEC . After 1934 , the Gators would not win six or more games again in a single season until 1952 . 1935 . Season overview . The 1935 college football season marked Dutch Stanley ' s third and final year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season included the Gators ' victories over the ( 20 – 0 ) and the South Carolina Gamecocks ( 22 – 0 ) . Stanley ' s 1935 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 3 – 7 and a Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) tally of 1 – 6 , placing twelfth of thirteen SEC members . Stanley submitted his resignation at the end of the season in the face of alumni discontent , but , in an unusual move , remained a member of the coaching staff when the new head coach , Josh Cody , took over in 1936 . Stanley , who was also an education professor , later became the first dean of the university ' s new College of Health and Human Performance in 1946 . 1936 . Season overview . The 1936 college football season was Josh Cody ' s first as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season included a 32 – 0 shutout of the Stetson College Hatters , a Homecoming game win over the Maryland Terrapins ( 7 – 6 ) , and the Gators ' only conference victory over the ( 18 – 7 ) , but the season was also remembered for the Gators ' three disappointing 0 – 7 shutout losses to the South Carolina Gamecocks , Kentucky Wildcats and Mississippi State Bulldogs . Cody ' s 1936 Florida Gators finished 4 – 6 overall and 1 – 5 in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , placing tenth of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings — Cody ' s worst SEC finish in four seasons as the Gators football coach . 1937 . Season overview . The 1937 college football season was the second for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlight of the season was the Gators ' only 1930s win over the Georgia Bulldogs ( 6 – 0 ) in Jacksonville , Florida , but the season was mostly remembered for its disappointments — three one - point losses to the Temple Owls ( 6 – 7 ) , the Mississippi State Bulldogs ( 13 – 14 ) and the Clemson Tigers ( 9 – 10 ) . Cody ' s 1937 Florida Gators finished 4 – 7 overall and 3 – 4 in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , placing eighth of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings . 1938 . Season overview . The 1938 college football season was Josh Cody ' s third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season included a 21 – 7 Homecoming win over the Maryland Terrapins and a hard - fought 9 – 7 conference victory over the Auburn Tigers in Jacksonville , Florida , and the first - time meeting with the future in - state rival Miami Hurricanes . The season also included a 14 – 16 upset loss to the Stetson Hatters in Gainesville . Cody ' s 1938 Florida Gators finished 4 – 6 – 1 overall and 2 – 2 – 1 in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , placing seventh of thirteen SEC teams in the conference standings — Cody ' s best finish in the SEC . 1939 . Season overview . The 1939 college football season was the fourth and final year for Josh Cody as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlight of the Gators ' season was a 7 – 0 intersectional upset of coach Frank Leahy ' s 9 – 2 Boston College Eagles on their home field in Boston , Massachusetts , in which future All - American end Fergie Ferguson was the defensive star of the game for the Gators . Cody ' s 1939 Florida Gators finished with a 5 – 5 – 1 overall record , but with a winless 0 – 3 – 1 record in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) , placing twelfth of thirteen teams in the SEC . After leaving Florida , Josh Cody would later become the long - time head coach of the Temple Owls men ' s basketball team and the Temple University athletic director , and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970 .