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1994 Florida

10–⁠2–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1994, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 70–21; won vs. Kentucky 73–7; won at No. 15 Tennessee 31–0; won at Ole Miss 38–14; won vs. LSU 42–18; lost vs. No. 6 Auburn 33–36; won vs. Georgia 52–14; won vs. Southern Miss 55–17; won vs. South Carolina 48–17; won at Vanderbilt 24–7; tied at No. 7 Florida State 31–31; won vs. No. 6 Alabama 24–23; lost vs. No. 7 Florida State 17–23+66−6Won 70–21 vs. New Mexico State+49New Mexico StateWon 73–7 vs. Kentucky+66KentuckyWon 31–0 at No. 15 Tennessee+31No. 15 TennesseeWon 38–14 at Ole Miss+24Ole MissWon 42–18 vs. LSU+24LSULost 33–36 vs. No. 6 Auburn-3No. 6 AuburnWon 52–14 vs. Georgia+38GeorgiaWon 55–17 vs. Southern Miss+38Southern MissWon 48–17 vs. South Carolina+31South CarolinaWon 24–7 at Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltTied 31–31 at No. 7 Florida State0No. 7 Florida StateWon 24–23 vs. No. 6 Alabama+1No. 6 AlabamaLost 17–23 vs. No. 7 Florida State-6No. 7 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNew Mexico StateW 70–⁠2187%
Sep 10vsKentuckyW 73–⁠779%
Sep 17at15TennesseeW 31–⁠048%
Oct 1atOle MissW 38–⁠1472%
Oct 8vsLSUW 42–⁠1888%
Oct 15vs6AuburnL 33–⁠3667%
Oct 29vsGeorgiaW 52–⁠1480%
Nov 5vsSouthern MissW 55–⁠1787%
Nov 12vsSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠1788%
Nov 19atVanderbiltW 24–⁠777%
Nov 26at7Florida StateT 31–⁠3138%
Dec 3Bowls & playoffvs6AlabamaSEC Championship GameW 24–⁠2355%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs7Florida StateSugar BowlL 17–⁠2348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 23–⁠17 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Wk 16: 5
  17. 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 1994.

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Led the nationJack Jackson: receiving touchdowns (15 TD)

2 consensus All-AmericansJack Jackson, WR; Kevin Carter, DE

Record
10–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 1
Points
538–⁠228
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1775 +97 this season
SP+ rating
29.1 No. 2 of 106; offense No. 2, defense No. 21
SRS
23.9 No. 3 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Pruett
Captains
Terry Dean, Aubrey Hill, Ellis Johnson, Larry Kennedy and Henry McMillian
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Kevin Carter DESt. Louis Rams
Rd 1Ellis Johnson DTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Jack Jackson WRChicago Bears
Rd 6Henry McMillian DTSeattle Seahawks

All-SEC

7 first team, 2 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 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.