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1994 Florida State

10–⁠1–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1994, game by game: won vs. Virginia 41–17; won at Maryland 52–20; won at Wake Forest 56–14; won vs. No. 13 North Carolina 31–18; lost at No. 13 Miami 20–34; won vs. Clemson 17–0; won vs. No. 16 Duke 59–20; won at Georgia Tech 41–10; won vs. Notre Dame 23–16; won at No. 25 NC State 34–3; tied vs. No. 4 Florida 31–31; won vs. No. 5 Florida 23–17+42−14Won 41–17 vs. Virginia+24VirginiaWon 52–20 at Maryland+32MarylandWon 56–14 at Wake Forest+42Wake ForestWon 31–18 vs. No. 13 North Carolina+13No. 13 North CarolinaLost 20–34 at No. 13 Miami-14No. 13 MiamiWon 17–0 vs. Clemson+17ClemsonWon 59–20 vs. No. 16 Duke+39No. 16 DukeWon 41–10 at Georgia Tech+31Georgia TechWon 23–16 vs. Notre Dame+7Notre DameWon 34–3 at No. 25 NC State+31No. 25 NC StateTied 31–31 vs. No. 4 Florida0No. 4 FloridaWon 23–17 vs. No. 5 Florida+6No. 5 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsVirginiaW 41–⁠1781%
Sep 10atMarylandW 52–⁠2086%
Sep 17atWake ForestW 56–⁠1484%
Sep 24vs13North CarolinaW 31–⁠1876%
Oct 8at13MiamiL 20–⁠3460%
Oct 22vsClemsonW 17–⁠085%
Oct 29vs16DukeW 59–⁠2080%
Nov 5atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠1086%
Nov 12vsNotre DameW 23–⁠1666%
Nov 19at25NC StateW 34–⁠370%
Nov 26vs4FloridaT 31–⁠3162%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs5FloridaSugar BowlW 23–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 23–⁠17 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

2 consensus All-AmericansDerrick Brooks, LB; Clifton Abraham, DB

Record
10–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
428–⁠200
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1828 +87 this season
SP+ rating
28.6 No. 3 of 106; offense No. 4, defense No. 10
SRS
22.6 No. 4 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Derrick Brooks, Zack Crockett and Kendrick Scott
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Derrick Alexander DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Devin Bush DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Derrick Brooks LBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 2Corey Fuller DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Zack Crockett RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Tamarick Vanover WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Chris Cowart LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Clifton Abraham DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Kez McCorvey WRDetroit Lions
Rd 5‘OMar Ellison WRSan Diego Chargers

All-ACC

10 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

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

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠010–⁠1–⁠14
NC State6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠39–⁠315
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Duke5–⁠38–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Georgia Tech0–⁠81–⁠10

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