University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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7fLainefz4 RAY HENDRIKS SID MARTIN Gaacim . . . LIER, PITTMAN, CHERRY

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2 t X 6' 'R THE '45 Gators, led by Coach Tom Lieb, ended the season with tour wins, tive losses, and one tie, The Floridamen scored l65 points and allowed their opponents a total ot llU points. All things considered, this year's team was an unusual one in many respects. Strictly a tirstl-halt team, the Gators usually got ott to a flying start. Early in the season they showed n.,-fig 4' R. i 5 if if Q promise ot great strength, but a series ol unexpected losses, and a few equally unexpected victories, completely upset the dopesters, ln any event, the team gave the lads plenty to cheer about, and the season ended on a high note ot expectations tor '46, heightened by Governor Caldwells announced des termination that Florida shall have a line team, commensurate with its standing as a great university.

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GEORGIA, 34 - FLORIDA, 0. Iacksonville Municipal Stadium, Nov. 10: . . . Wingfooted Charlie Trippi, former Third Air Force star, proved to be the big gun in the Bulldog's attack, as Georgia romped over their tradi- tional rivals, the Gators, by a score of 34-0. Trippi and his teammate Rabbit Smith, a Palatka lad, had the field pretty much to themselves, as they dashed over the Gator goal line for touchdown after touchdown. lt was, how- ever, only after the first half had ended that the Bulldogs gave 1'eal indication of their strength, During the first two periods, the Gators matched Bulldog strength and speed. and threatened to score from the Bulldog ten. During the final half though, it was Georgia all the way. Once again, lack White, Gator tackle, starred for the losers, marking up several brilliant defensive plays. PRESBYTERIAN, 0 - FLORIDA, 41. Florida Field, Nov. 17: . . . Smarting from last week's defeat at the hands of the high-flying Georgia Bulldogs, the Gators bounced hack and defeated a weak Presbyterian team by a 41-0 score. Coach Lieb used every man on the Florida squad, and the Gators seemed to score at will. The first touchdown came within two minutes of the opening whistle, and the Gators scored at least once in every period. Weldon Wright, Gator back, was the outstanding man on the field, with scores also being made by Gilmartin, Vangelas, Dingman, and Ochiuzzi. Once again, tackle lack White was the leading Gator lineman. LITTLE CREEK NATC, 12 - FLORIDA, 0. Foreman Field, Norfolk, Va., Nov. 24: . . . The Fighting Gators went down to a 12-0 defeat this afternoon at the hands of a burly and experienced Little Creek Naval Training Base eleven, but won the unstinted admiration of 7,000 shivering spectators by their game stand against the highly-touted sailors. In this, their last game of the 1945 season, the Gators led in several statistical departments, but could not manage to push the ball over the double-stripe. Time and again they came within scoring distance, only to bog down in the shadow of the goal posts. Minus the services of two regulars, the Gators managed to hold the big Navy team at bay during most of the game, and made a hard-fought battle out of a game that had been pre- dicted as a pushover for the Amphibs. 1 I 5 V' N ' it 5' 15 l 'e Q . A 'A 5312: 31425 - Jr ,,, .,t..'.f. . - ' 4 ,-as 1 s:iF5L4 94.04. nj!! C31 15.581531 .s.:-.fg'4ipQ?it',:g,.faa.yg Qui-5716:-'f1A,v, .3 'ZH ,L nj..!,xiQJJ9 QAWI4- -1 y 4.1,-ab fy. 1 fe .I u .,. ti'-tw M' -mf fe t, , N gi' .1 ,fy 53' k1.,',1-Q , - A 1 A . is 1 ' 322- fifw- f . ri ev -ef-iff!-6 WK ,-s a 71: rl lt Q1 J ,gl . 5.149 , 0 x-, -srl, A 45 5 QQ., , Q 1 ug L 1 . 4. I 3. , 4- N 12 V Jiri, .. I, ,,, I, V, , Q K 'W K. KA .- if , IK. ,y ' 'ill' 1.5-il' 1 , t if fa-1 is , 4 11W ' A nll 1 a f . ! s , . N --Q L , , hiilsimp,-.,w': f'lv .Qi-97 Sv' , n-a.1 ' . , Ml. 1 . -f -- .r,. X '. 1 -1 W . -, . 6 fi -'2-ff? 4 - ' ' ' were .q-'fairs' -. . .sill