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1992 Florida

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1992, game by game: won vs. Kentucky 35–19; lost at No. 14 Tennessee 14–31; lost at No. 24 Mississippi State 6–30; won vs. LSU 28–21; won vs. Auburn 24–9; won vs. Louisville 31–17; won vs. No. 7 Georgia 26–24; won vs. Southern Miss 24–20; won vs. South Carolina 14–9; won at Vanderbilt 41–21; lost at No. 3 Florida State 24–45; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 21–28; won vs. No. 12 NC State 27–10+20−24Won 35–19 vs. Kentucky+16KentuckyLost 14–31 at No. 14 Tennessee-17No. 14 TennesseeLost 6–30 at No. 24 Mississippi State-24No. 24 Mississippi Sta…Won 28–21 vs. LSU+7LSUWon 24–9 vs. Auburn+15AuburnWon 31–17 vs. Louisville+14LouisvilleWon 26–24 vs. No. 7 Georgia+2No. 7 GeorgiaWon 24–20 vs. Southern Miss+4Southern MissWon 14–9 vs. South Carolina+5South CarolinaWon 41–21 at Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltLost 24–45 at No. 3 Florida State-21No. 3 Florida StateLost 21–28 vs. No. 2 Alabama-7No. 2 AlabamaWon 27–10 vs. No. 12 NC State+17No. 12 NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsKentuckyW 35–⁠1983%
Sep 19at14TennesseeL 14–⁠3146%
Oct 1at24Mississippi StateL 6–⁠3057%
Oct 10vsLSUW 28–⁠2177%
Oct 17vsAuburnW 24–⁠969%
Oct 24vsLouisvilleW 31–⁠1783%
Oct 31vs7GeorgiaW 26–⁠2446%
Nov 7vsSouthern MissW 24–⁠2074%
Nov 14vsSouth CarolinaW 14–⁠981%
Nov 21atVanderbiltW 41–⁠2173%
Nov 28at3Florida StateL 24–⁠4528%
Dec 5Bowls & playoffvs2AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 21–⁠2835%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs12NC StateGator BowlW 27–⁠1044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 27–⁠10 in the Gator Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 23
  8. Wk 8: 23
  9. Wk 9: 20
  10. Wk 10: 20
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 12
  16. Wk 16: 14
  17. Final: 10

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 1992.

SEC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Georgia

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
315–⁠284
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1690 +22 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 20 of 105; offense No. 24, defense No. 30
SRS
8.5 No. 24 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ron Zook
Captains
Shane Matthews and Carlton Miles
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 6Lawrence Hatch DBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Will White DBPhoenix Cardinals

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

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