, ▁and ▁sched ules ▁usually ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁games ▁played ▁against ▁in - state ▁colleg es ▁and ▁local ▁athlet ic ▁clubs ▁in ▁ven ues ▁that ▁were ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁open ▁fields . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁at ▁Lake ▁City ▁sought ▁to ▁jump - start ▁its ▁football ▁program ▁by ▁playing ▁the ▁most ▁am bit ious ▁schedule ▁of ▁any ▁Florida ▁school ▁to ▁date . The ▁" Blue ▁and ▁White " ▁had ▁never ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁an ▁out ▁of ▁state ▁oppon ent , ▁but ▁they ▁assemble d ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁sl ate ▁which ▁featured ▁road ▁games ▁against ▁several ▁established ▁southern ▁football ▁programs , ▁including ▁Mike ▁Don ah ue ' s ▁first ▁A ub urn ▁squad ▁and ▁John ▁He is man ' s ▁first ▁team ▁at ▁Georgia ▁Te ch . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁schedule ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁October . ▁To ▁reduce ▁travel ▁costs , ▁the ▁team ▁played ▁four ▁road ▁games ▁during ▁a ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁week ▁train ▁tre k ▁through ▁Alabama ▁and ▁Georgia . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁Lake ▁City ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober ▁and ▁concluded ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁their ▁l one ▁home ▁game , ▁a ▁match - up ▁with ▁in - state ▁rival ▁Florida ▁State ▁College ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 . The ▁sl ate ▁proved ▁too ▁am bit ious ▁for ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁program , ▁as ▁the ▁squad ▁went ▁win less ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁score ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁difficult ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁campaign ▁for ▁the