The season also featured the (delayed) opening of Florida Field, which debuted in November with a 20–0 homecoming loss to Wallace Wade's national champion Alabama Crimson Tide in front of a school record crowd of 18,000.

By the mid 1920s, its small capacity and primitive amenities were increasingly seen as inadequate, particularly after the Gators first gained national attention during their best season to date in 1928.

The project was slated to be complete early in the fall term but was delayed when workers encountered a previously unknown underground stream.

The stream was diverted by the installation of a large culvert under the playing surface, and the Gators finally moved into Florida Field for the last home game of the season.

[3] On the field, Florida entered the 1930s coming off the two best seasons in program history under returning head coach Charlie Bachman, who led a talented Gator squad that included explosive halfback Red Bethea.

[1] The Gators faced the Florida Southern Moccasins on Fleming Field in Gainesville to open the season on September 27, winning 45 to 6.

After being held scoreless in the first half with a number of fumbles, a 37-yard end run from Red Bethea sparked the Gator attack.

The victory was historic for the Florida football program, representing the first time the Gators had won an inter-sectional game outside the South.

The Associated Press called Bethea Florida's "siege gun,"[11] and noted that his rushing total was "better than the whole Chicago backfield.

[23] The seventh week of play featured the first ever game on Florida Field, which had been slated for an August opening that was delayed due to unforeseen construction challenges.

[24] The visiting team was Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide, and the eventual national champions spoiled Florida Field's debut by thumping the Gators 20–0.

Despite the score, Florida showed much defensive strength, holding the undefeated Tide to 6 points until tiring late in the contest, with lineman Muddy Waters given praise.

"[29] The Gators beat coach Bill Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the first time, handing them their worst defeat in years, 55 to 7.

After the Tech game, newspapers posted how Bethea "made the Florida fans forget there ever was a Cannonball Clyde Crabtree.

"[31] The season's final game saw a bitterly fought contest end in a 13 to 6 loss to coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers.

[33] A fake play with Vols center Gene Mayer netted 27 yards, placing the ball on Florida's 13-yard line.

[39] The following chart provides a visual depiction of Florida's lineup during the 1930 season with games started at the position reflected in parentheses.