▁attempts ▁to ▁play ▁again ." ▁F SC ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁St et son ▁and ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁a ▁" state ▁championship ". ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁season ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁was ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁transition . ▁The ▁Florida ▁legisl ature ▁had ▁completely ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁state ' s ▁system ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁with ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Buck man ▁Act . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁Lake ▁City ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁state ▁colleg es ▁( including ▁Florida ▁State ▁College ) ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁" Univers ity ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Florida ", ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁men ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁while ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Florida ▁State ▁College ▁in ▁T alla has see ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁women . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁immediately ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁ready ▁for ▁use ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁classes ▁were ▁offered ▁at ▁the ▁existing ▁Lake ▁City ▁campus ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 - 1 9 0 6 ▁academic ▁year . ▁▁ ▁The ▁hy brid ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁Lake ▁City ▁attempted ▁to ▁field ▁a ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁Five ▁cont ests ▁against ▁small ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Florida ▁and ▁Georgia ▁were ▁scheduled , ▁but ▁four ▁were ▁cancel led ▁because ▁too ▁many ▁players ▁were ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁" be hind