1994 Florida Gators football team

1994 Florida Gators football
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division champion
Sugar Bowl, L 17–23 vs. Florida State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1994 record 10–2–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Steve Spurrier (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Pruett (1st season)
Captain Terry Dean
Aubrey Hill
Ellis Johnson
Larry Kennedy
Henry McMillian
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1994 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
South Carolina 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –1  6 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 9 Auburn 6 –1 –1  9 –1 –1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
LSU 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Arkansas 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Ole Miss 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Spurrier's 1994 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 10–2–1 and a 6–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams and winning the SEC championship.[2]

Before the season

The Gators were eyeing a national title[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 New Mexico State* No. 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 70–21   84,721
September 10 Kentucky No. 2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 73–7   85,238
September 17 at No. 15 Tennessee No. 1 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN W 31–0   96,656
October 1 at Ole Miss No. 1 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi JPS W 38–14   38,360
October 8 LSU No. 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JPS W 42–18   85,385
October 15 No. 6 Auburn No. 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC L 33–36   85,562
October 29 Georgia No. 5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 52–14   85,604
November 5 Southern Miss*dagger No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 55–17   85,448
November 12 South Carolina No. 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JPS W 48–17   85,028
November 19 at Vanderbilt No. 3 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee PPV W 24–7   33,508
November 26 at No. 7 Florida State* No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC T 31–31   80,210
December 3 vs. No. 3 Alabama No. 6 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC W 24–23   74,751
January 1 vs. No. 7 Florida State* No. 5 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 17–23   76,244
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

Postseason

The Seminoles then won a rematch in the Sugar Bowl 23–17, referred to as "The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter."

References

  1. ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1994 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "National title Gators' goal". Rome News-Tribune. August 17, 1994. p. 4-B.
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