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1991 Florida

10–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1991, game by game: won vs. San José State 59–21; won vs. No. 16 Alabama 35–0; lost at No. 18 Syracuse 21–38; won vs. No. 21 Mississippi State 29–7; won at LSU 16–0; won vs. No. 4 Tennessee 35–18; won vs. Northern Illinois 41–10; won at Auburn 31–10; won vs. No. 23 Georgia 45–13; won vs. Kentucky 35–26; won vs. No. 3 Florida State 14–9; lost vs. No. 18 Notre Dame 28–39+38−17Won 59–21 vs. San José State+38San José StateWon 35–0 vs. No. 16 Alabama+35No. 16 AlabamaLost 21–38 at No. 18 Syracuse-17No. 18 SyracuseWon 29–7 vs. No. 21 Mississippi State+22No. 21 Mississippi Sta…Won 16–0 at LSU+16LSUWon 35–18 vs. No. 4 Tennessee+17No. 4 TennesseeWon 41–10 vs. Northern Illinois+31Northern Illino…Won 31–10 at Auburn+21AuburnWon 45–13 vs. No. 23 Georgia+32No. 23 GeorgiaWon 35–26 vs. Kentucky+9KentuckyWon 14–9 vs. No. 3 Florida State+5No. 3 Florida StateLost 28–39 vs. No. 18 Notre Dame-11No. 18 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsSan José StateW 59–⁠2161%
Sep 14vs16AlabamaW 35–⁠063%
Sep 21at18SyracuseL 21–⁠3848%
Sep 28vs21Mississippi StateW 29–⁠765%
Oct 5atLSUW 16–⁠071%
Oct 12vs4TennesseeW 35–⁠1855%
Oct 19vsNorthern IllinoisW 41–⁠1090%
Nov 2atAuburnW 31–⁠1059%
Nov 9vs23GeorgiaW 45–⁠1371%
Nov 16vsKentuckyW 35–⁠2692%
Nov 30vs3Florida StateW 14–⁠951%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs18Notre DameSugar BowlL 28–⁠3957%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 39–⁠28 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1991.

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteShane Matthews, fifth

William V. Campbell TrophyBrad Culpepper, DT

Consensus All-AmericanBrad Culpepper, DT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 3
Points
389–⁠191
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1752 +129 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 4 of 104; offense No. 9, defense No. 6
SRS
22.0 No. 6 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ron Zook
Captains
Brad Culpepper, Cal Dixon and Tim Paulk
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠4–⁠3

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 4Tony McCoy DTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Dexter McNabb RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Cal Dixon CNew York Jets
Rd 6Tony Rowell CLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 7Tim Paulk LBAtlanta Falcons

All-SEC

11 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠010–⁠27
Alabama6–⁠111–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠29–⁠314
Georgia4–⁠39–⁠317
Mississippi State4–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU3–⁠45–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠65–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠8

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