1994 Florida Gators football team

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Eastern Division
	Western Division
	Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1994 Florida Gators football
1994 Florida Gators football
SEC champion; SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 24–23 vs. Alabama
Sugar Bowl, L 17–23 vs. Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	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)
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

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, FL		W 70–21	84,721
September 10	Kentucky	No. 2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ABC	W 73–7	85,238
September 17	at No. 15 Tennessee	No. 1	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–0	96,656
October 1	at Ole Miss	No. 1	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	JPS	W 38–14	38,360
October 8	LSU	No. 1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	JPS	W 42–18	85,385
October 15	No. 6 Auburn	No. 1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 33–36	85,562
October 29	Georgia	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 52–14	85,604
November 5	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL		W 55–17	85,448
November 12	South Carolina	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	JPS	W 48–17	85,028
November 19	at Vanderbilt	No. 3	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	W 24–7	33,508
November 26	at No. 7 Florida State*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	T 31–31	80,210
December 3	vs. No. 3 Alabama	No. 6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship) (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–23	74,751
January 1, 1995	vs. No. 7 Florida State*	No. 5	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–23	76,244
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Roster[]

1994 Florida Gators football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`91`	Tremayne Allen	Jr
WR	`15`	Reidel Anthony	Fr
QB	`12`	Terry Dean	Sr
WR	`28`	Chris Doering	Jr
WR	`5`	Jacquez Green	Fr
WR	`19`	Ike Hilliard	Fr
WR	`1`	Jack Jackson	Jr
QB	`10`	Eric Kresser	So
WR	`3`	Travis McGriff	Fr
G	`71`	Jeff Mitchell	So
T	`74`	Jason Odom	Jr
RB	`21`	Fred Taylor	Fr
QB	`7`	Danny Wuerffel	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`67`	Mark Campbell	Jr
DE	`57`	Kevin Carter	Sr
DT	`61`	Ellis Johnson	Sr
SS	`4`	Lawrence Wright	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Steve Spurrier

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	1 (15)	1 (14)	2 (15)	1 (27)	1 (33)	1 (31)	1 (39)	1 (44)	5	5	4	4	3	4	6	5	7
Coaches	1 (17)		2 (23)	2 (18)	2 (20)	2 (22)	1 (34)	1 (43)	6	6	5	5	5	4	6	4	7

Season summary[]

New Mexico State[]

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Terry Dean tied an NCAA record by throwing for seven touchdowns in the first half.^[5]

Kentucky[]

Kentucky at #2 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
• Gators	14	17	21	21	73

Date: September 10
Location: Ben Hill Griffith Stadium
Game attendance: 85,238

E. Williams 13 Rush, 115 Yds

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Tennessee[]

Ole Miss[]

LSU[]

Auburn[]

Georgia[]

Southern Mississippi[]

South Carolina[]

Vanderbilt[]

Florida State[]

#4 Florida at #7 Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators	7	17	7	0	31
Seminoles	3	0	0	28	31

Date: November 26
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Game attendance: 80,210
Television network: ABC

SEC Championship[]

Florida State (Sugar Bowl)[]

#7 Florida State vs. #5 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	3	17	3	0	23
Gators	3	7	0	7	17

Date: January 2
Location: Louisiana Superdome
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil

Postseason[]

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

References[]

^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1994 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.
^ "National title Gators' goal". Rome News-Tribune. August 17, 1994. p. 4-B.
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
^ Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1994 Sep 11. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.

[1] University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1994 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[ufmediaguide-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.

[4] Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.

[5] Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.

[6] Gainesville Sun. 1994 Sep 11. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.

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1994 Florida Gators football
SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 24–23 vs. Alabama
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]
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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