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1990 Florida

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1990, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma State 50–7; won at Alabama 17–13; won vs. Furman 27–3; won vs. Mississippi State 34–21; won vs. LSU 34–8; lost at No. 5 Tennessee 3–45; won vs. Akron 59–0; won vs. No. 4 Auburn 48–7; won vs. Georgia 38–7; won at Kentucky 47–15; lost at No. 8 Florida State 30–45+59−42Won 50–7 vs. Oklahoma State+43Oklahoma StateWon 17–13 at Alabama+4AlabamaWon 27–3 vs. Furman+24FurmanWon 34–21 vs. Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 34–8 vs. LSU+26LSULost 3–45 at No. 5 Tennessee-42No. 5 TennesseeWon 59–0 vs. Akron+59AkronWon 48–7 vs. No. 4 Auburn+41No. 4 AuburnWon 38–7 vs. Georgia+31GeorgiaWon 47–15 at Kentucky+32KentuckyLost 30–45 at No. 8 Florida State-15No. 8 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsOklahoma StateW 50–⁠761%
Sep 15atAlabamaW 17–⁠1334%
Sep 22vsFurmanW 27–⁠387%
Sep 29vsMississippi StateW 34–⁠2173%
Oct 6vsLSUW 34–⁠863%
Oct 13at5TennesseeL 3–⁠4536%
Oct 20vsAkronW 59–⁠076%
Nov 3vs4AuburnW 48–⁠743%
Nov 10vsGeorgiaW 38–⁠771%
Nov 17atKentuckyW 47–⁠1574%
Dec 1at8Florida StateL 30–⁠4534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 45–⁠30; No. 13 in the final AP poll; first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 19
  3. Wk 5: 17
  4. Wk 6: 10
  5. Wk 7: 9
  6. Wk 8: 17
  7. Wk 9: 14
  8. Wk 10: 15
  9. Wk 11: 10
  10. Wk 12: 6
  11. Wk 13: 5
  12. Wk 14: 6
  13. Wk 15: 11
  14. Final: 13

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 1990.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 5
Points
387–⁠171
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1684 +148 this season
SP+ rating
23.6 No. 8 of 104; offense No. 8, defense No. 23
SRS
18.3 No. 12 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jim Bates
Captains
Chris Bromley, Ernie Mills, Godfrey Myles, Glenn Neely and Huey Richardson
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 1Huey Richardson LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Godfrey Myles LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Ernie Mills WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Richard Fain DBCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

9 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1990 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida6–⁠19–⁠213
Tennessee5–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠28
Ole Miss5–⁠29–⁠321
Alabama5–⁠27–⁠5
Auburn4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠119
Kentucky3–⁠44–⁠7
LSU2–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠54–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠61–⁠10

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