The season was Jack Forsythe's third and last as the head coach of the University of Florida football team.
[1] Forsythe's 1908 Florida football team posted a record of 5–2–1 in their third varsity season.
Gainesville shop owner ordered orange and blue pennants with a gator emblem from the Michie Company, drawing inspiration from the University of Virginia.
[7] Florida also played the Stetson Hatters for the first time, beating them 6–5 on the Orange and Blue's home field in Gainesville.
Dummy Taylor's extra point decided the win over Stetson, after a Charlie Bartleson touchdown run.