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1995 Florida

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1995, game by game: won vs. Houston 45–21; won at Kentucky 42–7; won vs. No. 8 Tennessee 62–37; won vs. Ole Miss 28–10; won at No. 21 LSU 28–10; won at No. 7 Auburn 49–38; won at Georgia 52–17; won vs. Northern Illinois 58–20; won at South Carolina 63–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–7; won vs. No. 6 Florida State 35–24; won vs. No. 24 Arkansas 34–3; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 24–62+56−38Won 45–21 vs. Houston+24HoustonWon 42–7 at Kentucky+35KentuckyWon 62–37 vs. No. 8 Tennessee+25No. 8 TennesseeWon 28–10 vs. Ole Miss+18Ole MissWon 28–10 at No. 21 LSU+18No. 21 LSUWon 49–38 at No. 7 Auburn+11No. 7 AuburnWon 52–17 at Georgia+35GeorgiaWon 58–20 vs. Northern Illinois+38Northern Illino…Won 63–7 at South Carolina+56South CarolinaWon 38–7 vs. Vanderbilt+31VanderbiltWon 35–24 vs. No. 6 Florida State+11No. 6 Florida StateWon 34–3 vs. No. 24 Arkansas+31No. 24 ArkansasLost 24–62 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-38No. 1 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsHoustonW 45–⁠2191%
Sep 9atKentuckyW 42–⁠782%
Sep 16vs8TennesseeW 62–⁠3763%
Sep 30vsOle MissW 28–⁠1082%
Oct 7at21LSUW 28–⁠1065%
Oct 14at7AuburnW 49–⁠3854%
Oct 28atGeorgiaW 52–⁠1771%
Nov 4vsNorthern IllinoisW 58–⁠2095%
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaW 63–⁠777%
Nov 18vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠794%
Nov 25vs6Florida StateW 35–⁠2461%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvs24ArkansasSEC Championship GameW 34–⁠384%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs1NebraskaFiesta BowlL 24–⁠6248%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 62–⁠24 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-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: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 3
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Final: 2

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 1995.

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Heisman voteDanny Wuerffel, third

Led the nationDanny Wuerffel: passing touchdowns (35 TD), passer rating (178.4); Terry Glenn: receiving touchdowns (17 TD)

Davey O’Brien AwardDanny Wuerffel, QB

Consensus All-AmericanJason Odom, OL

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
558–⁠263
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1810 +127 this season
SP+ rating
30.5 No. 3 of 107; offense No. 3, defense No. 27
SRS
26.1 No. 4 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Carl Franks
Defensive coordinator
Bob Pruett
Captains
Mark Campbell, Chris Doering, Reggie Green, Ben Hanks and Jason Odom
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Mark Campbell DTDenver Broncos
Rd 4Jason Odom OTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Dexter Daniels LBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Reggie Green OGSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Chris Doering WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Johnie Church DESeattle Seahawks

All-SEC

9 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠12
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠13
Arkansas6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama5–⁠38–⁠321
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠422
LSU4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9

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