1907 Florida football
State co-champion
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–1
Head coach	Jack Forsythe (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Minnesota shift
Captain	Roy W. Corbett
Home stadium	The Ballpark
Seasons ← 1906 1908 →

1907 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	0	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	0	–	0
Mississippi College			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	0	–	1
Louisiana Industrial			–					9	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Texas			–					6	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M			–					6	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	1	–	1
Florida			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					9	–	2	–	1
VPI			–					7	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	1
TCU			–					4	–	2	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
VMI			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma			–					4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina			–					4	–	4	–	1
Baylor			–					4	–	3	–	1
Arkansas			–					4	–	4	–	1
Maryland			–					3	–	5	–	0
George Washington			–					2	–	4	–	1
The Citadel			–					2	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					1	–	5	–	2
Chattanooga			–					0	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					0	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1907 Florida football team represented the University of Florida during the 1907 college football season. The season was Jack Forsythe's second as the head coach of the University of Florida football team.^[1] The Orange and Blue lost to the Mercer Bears for the second season in a row, beat the Rollins College Tars in Gainesville, Florida, and tied the Tars on their home field in Winter Park, Florida. Forsythe's 1907 Florida football team posted an overall record of 4–1–1 in their second varsity season.^[2]

Before the season

Only four men from the 1906 team returned.^[3] Captain Roy Corbett was also the athletics editor of the Florida Pennant.^[4] The team featured newcomer William A. Shands, future state senator and namesake of Shands Hospital.^[5][6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 12	at Mercer	Macon, GA	L 0–6
October 26	at Columbia Agricultural College	Savannah, GA	W 6–0
November 9?	Rollins	The Baseball Park Gainesville, FL	W 9–4
November 16	at Riverside Athletic Club	Jacksonville, FL	W 21–0
November 28	Riverside Athletic Club	The Baseball Park Gainesville, FL	W 17–0
November 30?	at Rollins	Winter Park, FL	T 0–0

^[2]

Game summaries

Mercer

The season opened with the Mercer Baptists beating Florida 6–0. Sam Jameson, son of Mercer president S. Y. Jameson, sustained a broken collarbone while tackling a Florida player.^[7] Mercer scored on a blocked kick.^[8]

Columbia

1 2 Total • Florida 0 6 6 Columbia 0 0 0 Location: Savannah, GA Game attendance: 600+

Next, Florida gained a 6–0 upset win over Columbia Agricultural College of Savannah.^{[6][note 1]} After a scoreless first half, Roy Corbett ran 65 yards to set up a touchdown run by coach Forsythe.^[9] Forsythe also averaged 45 yards per punt.^[10] The win led to a parade in the streets.^[11]

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