[4] The Florida State College Eleven wore gold uniforms with a large purple F on the front.

[5] [6] The season opened with a 35–0 defeat at the hands of coach John Heisman's Georgia Tech team.

After Jacksonville gained yardage, an effort to send the ball around the left end of Florida State resulted in a loss of ten yards.

Yancey, Jones and Kennedy then commenced a rapid advance of the ball by a series of fierce bucks.

[12] In the second half, there was a decided improvement by Jacksonville and an apparently falling off in the defensive work of Florida State.

[12] Jones was standing on Jacksonville's fifteen-yard line when Florida State kicked off and he caught the ball.

A dash through center for a fake run was followed by a sudden dart through right tackle, catching the opposing team almost unaware.

Good interference from Curran and others, and a clever direction of his route by Kennedy assisted Jones in making the touchdown.

"Those who had been waving aloft the Jacksonville colors went wild with enthusiasm, and there was a din which lasted until Yancey had succeeded in kicking the goal.