Stetson Hatters football, 1930–1939

The 1931 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 in conference) and were outscored by opponents by a total of 106 to 85.

During the team's 19–7 loss to Millsaps on November 11, Millsaps junior tackle Commie Dandevenor "C. T." Smith, who was a Florida native, suffered a broken vertebrae in his neck during a play in the second quarter.^[2] He was taken off the field on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital in DeLand, Florida.^[3] He eventually lost consciousness right after midnight.^[4] On November 13, two days after the game, Smith died from his injuries.^[5] Stetson coach McQuillan issued a statement to the Stetson student body expressing his sorrow over the tragedy.^[5] According to a survey, Smith was one of at least 11 football players who had died of injuries sustained in a game since October 1 of that year.^[5]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 7–28	2,000	[6]
October 10	vs. Birmingham–Southern	Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL	L 0–19		[7]
October 17	at Centenary	Fairgrounds Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 0–27	2,000	[8]
October 24	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–6		[9]
November 7	Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 24–7	2,000+	[10][11]
November 11	Millsaps	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 7–19		[3]
November 21	at Southern College*	Lakeland, FL	W 20–0		[12]
	South Georgia*		W 27–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The 1932 Stetson Hatters freshmen football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 3–1–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 41 to 39.

Prior to the season, coach McQuillan announced that due to budget constraints the team would not field a varsity team and only have a freshmen team.^[14]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Middle Georgia	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	T 0–0	[15]
October 15	at Georgia State College For Men	Tifton, GA	L 6–34	[16][17][18]
October 29	Oglethorpe freshmen	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 13–0	[19][20]
November 3	vs. Florida All-Stars	Lakeland, FL	W 7–0	[21]
November 11	Parris Island Marines	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 7–0	[22]
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The 1933 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 3–3–1 record (0–0–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 112 to 49.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–28	6,000	[23]
October 6	Middle Georgia*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 7–6		[24][25]
October 19	at Oglethorpe*	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	L 6–13	2,000	[26][27]
October 31	Bowden*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 26–0		[28]
November 11	Southern College*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 73–0	2,200	[29]
November 25	at Tampa*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	L 0–8		[30]
December 3	at Miami (FL)	Moore Park Miami, FL	T 0–0		[31]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The 1934 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1934 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Herb McQuillan, the Hatters compiled a 1–4–1 record (0–2–1 in conference) and were outscored by opponents by a total of 100 to 53.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–48	5,000	[32]
October 5		at Murray State	Murray, KY	L 7–19		[33]
October 19		South Georgia Teachers	DeLand, FL	W 19–0		[34]
October 27		vs. Mercer	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 0–6		[35]
November 2		at Miami (FL)	Moore Park Miami, FL	T 6–6		[36]
November 17		Tampa*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 19–6		[37]
December 1		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–14		[38]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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The 1935 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Brady Cowell, the Hatters compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 in conference) and were outscored by opponents by a total of 134 to 103.

Prior to the season, 11th-year head coach Herb McQuillan resigned to accept an assistant position with Texas A&M.^[39] Initially, former professional star Red Grange was in the running to be the next head coach.^[40] The Stetson Alumni Association recommended that the school hire him as well.^[40] While the association's recommendation was not binding, it was believed to hold weight on the president's decision on who to hire.^[40] The president quickly refused, stating that he had six men in mind and that Grange was not one of them.^[41] Instead, the school opted to hire Florida assistant Brady Cowell.^[42]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–34	5,000	[43]
October 12		at Oglethorpe*	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	W 7–6		[44]
October 18		vs. Howard (AL)	Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL	L 0–32	3,000	[45]
November 1	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Miami Stadium Miami, FL	W 13–12	4,000	[46][47]
November 8	8:00 p.m.	Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 19–13		[48][49]
November 15	8:00 p.m.	at Tampa*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	W 9–7	5,000	[50][51]
November 23		Murray State	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 6–0		[52][53]
November 28		at South Georgia Teachers*	Statesboro, GA	W 9–6		[54]
December 6		Rollins	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 21–14		[55][56]
		Southern College*		W 19–10
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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The 1936 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Brady Cowell, the Hatters compiled a 2–5–1 record (0–3–1 in conference) and were outscored by opponents by a total of 97 to 44.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	8:00 p.m.	South Georgia Teachers*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 12–0		[57][58]
October 17		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–32		[59]
October 23	8:15 p.m.	at Tampa*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	L 0–6	8,000	[60][61]
October 30	8:00 p.m.	Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 6–12		[62][63]
November 6	8:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Miami Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–20	5,000	[64][65]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Union (TN)	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	T 7–7		[66][67]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Oglethorpe*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 13–7		[68][69]
December 4		at Rollins	Greater Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	L 0–13	3,500	[70]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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The 1937 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1937 college football season. In their third year under head coach Brady Cowell, the Hatters compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 103.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–18	4,000	[71]
October 8	8:00 p.m.	South Georgia Teachers*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 24–0		[72][73]
October 15	8:15 p.m.	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 18–12	5,000	[74][75]
October 29		Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 13–14	2,000	[76][77]
November 5	8:15 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 13–25	9,343	[78][79]
November 13	3:00 p.m.	Lenoir Rhyne*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 20–6		[80][81]
November 20		at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 0–10		[82]
November 25		Mississippi College	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 14–6		[83]
December 3	8:15 p.m.	at Rollins	Tinker Field Orlando, FL	W 15–12		[84][85]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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The 1938 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Brady Cowell, the Hatters compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–2–1 in conference) and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 72.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	8:15 p.m.	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 16–14	8,000	[86][87]
September 30	8:00 p.m.	Rollins	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 0–18	4,000	[88][89]
October 7	8:00 p.m.	South Georgia Teachers*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 28–0		[90][91]
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at Wofford	Synder Field Spartanburg, SC	W 7–6		[92][93]
October 28	8:00 p.m.	Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 33–14		[94][95]
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	W 42–0	3,000	[96][97]
November 19	3:00 p.m.	Oglethorpe	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 13–7		[98][99]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	vs. Presbyterian	Daytona Beach, FL	L 6–7	2,000	[100][101]
December 2	8:15 p.m.	at Rollins	Greater Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	T 6–6	4,000	[102][103]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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The 1939 Stetson Hatters football team represented John B. Stetson University—now known as Stetson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Brady Cowell, the Hatters compiled a 3–5–2 record (2–4–2 in conference) and were outscored by opponents by a total of 141 to 96.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	8:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–21	5,000	[104][105]
September 29		Georgia Teachers*	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 19–0		[106][107]
October 6	8:00 p.m.	Rollins	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 7–27	2,000	[108][109]
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	T 12–12		[110][111]
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Erskine	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	W 14–7	1,500	[112][113]
November 3	8:00 p.m.	at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	T 0–0	3,500	[114][115]
November 11	3:00 p.m.	Newberry	Hulley Field DeLand, FL	L 0–20	2,000	[116][117]
November 18	2:15 p.m.	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 13–20	2,000	[118][119]
November 24	8:00 p.m.	vs.Wofford	Volusia Field Daytona, Beach FL	W 14–7		[120][121]
December 1	8:15 p.m.	at Rollins	Greater Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL	L 17–27	3,000	[122][123][124]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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