1906 Florida football team
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The 1906 Florida football team was the first intercollegeate football squad fielded by the University of Florida, which was established in 1905 and opened its new Gainesville campus for the 1906–1907
The 1899 FAC team, the first football team from any of UF's predecessor institutions
The Ballpark (Gainesville)
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The Ballpark was a simple multi-purpose athletic field and community space near downtown Gainesville, Florida. It was laid out in the early 1880s and was used by various local amateur and semi-profess
1906 Florida football team
…sports facilities, so until 1911, its football and baseball teams played and practiced at a municipal park near downtown Gainesville known simply as The Ballpark. The University of Florida did not adopt the "Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, so early football squads were usually called simply…
Football at The Ballpark 1907
Historical marker at Porters Community Center, the former site of The Ballpark