The season was law professor William G. Kline's first of three as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team.

While the Gators improved their series records against traditional in-state opponents like Florida Southern and Stetson, they also suffered a shutout defeat by Tulane and lost their fourth consecutive game to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Kline was a former halfback for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and had previously coached the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

[4] The Gators got revenge on Florida Southern for the previous year's loss with a 13–0 win.

He ran through the entire Mercer aggregation several times for long gains and scored three of Florida's touchdowns.

[9] Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion Georgia's "ten second backfield"[a] and powerful line rolled up a large, 56–0, score on the Gators.

"The only spectacular play of the game was when C. Anderson ran 80 yards for a touchdown, but unfortunately Florida was offside.