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1994 Auburn

9–⁠1–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Terry Bowden, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1994, game by game: won at Ole Miss 22–17; won vs. UL Monroe 44–12; won vs. LSU 30–26; won vs. East Tennessee State 38–0; won vs. Kentucky 41–14; won at Mississippi State 42–18; won at No. 1 Florida 36–33; won vs. Arkansas 31–14; won vs. East Carolina 38–21; tied vs. Georgia 23–23; lost at No. 4 Alabama 14–21+38−7Won 22–17 at Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 44–12 vs. UL Monroe+32UL MonroeWon 30–26 vs. LSU+4LSUWon 38–0 vs. East Tennessee State+38East Tennessee …Won 41–14 vs. Kentucky+27KentuckyWon 42–18 at Mississippi State+24Mississippi Sta…Won 36–33 at No. 1 Florida+3No. 1 FloridaWon 31–14 vs. Arkansas+17ArkansasWon 38–21 vs. East Carolina+17East CarolinaTied 23–23 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaLost 14–21 at No. 4 Alabama-7No. 4 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atOle MissW 22–⁠1758%
Sep 10vsUL MonroeW 44–⁠1290%
Sep 17vsLSUW 30–⁠2679%
Sep 24vsEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠092%
Sep 29vsKentuckyW 41–⁠1483%
Oct 8atMississippi StateW 42–⁠1863%
Oct 15at1FloridaW 36–⁠3333%
Oct 29vsArkansasW 31–⁠1481%
Nov 5vsEast CarolinaW 38–⁠2183%
Nov 12vsGeorgiaT 23–⁠2380%
Nov 19at4AlabamaL 14–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 21–⁠14; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 9
  15. Wk 15: 9
  16. Wk 16: 9
  17. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Consensus All-AmericanBrian Robinson, DB

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 3
Points
359–⁠199
Coach
Terry Bowden
Elo
1708 +80 this season
SP+ rating
19.5 No. 12 of 106; offense No. 10, defense No. 25
SRS
16.2 No. 11 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Bowden
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Hall

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Frank Sanders WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Mike Pelton DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Gary Walker DEHouston Oilers

All-SEC

7 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Andy FullerTEAP-2
  • Gary WalkerDTAP-2
  • Anthony HarrisLBAP-2
  • Chris ShellingSAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠15
Florida7–⁠110–⁠2–⁠17
Auburn6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠19
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State5–⁠38–⁠424
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
LSU3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.