 In 1902 Florida State College students, supported by president Albert A. Murphree, organized the school's first official football club to play against other schools and teams.The team was known as the "Florida State College Eleven" and W. W. Hughes, professor of Latin and the head of men's sports at the school, served as the first coach.They played their first game against the Bainbridge Giants, a city team from Bainbridge, Georgia, defeating them 5–0.