1994 Florida Gators football team

1994 Florida Gators football
SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 24–23 vs. Alabama
Sugar Bowl, L 17–23 v. Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
1994 record	10–2–1 (7–1 1st SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett
Captain	Terry Dean Aubrey Hill Ellis Johnson Larry Kennedy Henry McMillian
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

1994 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
#7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
#22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
#5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1994 college football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Spurrier's 1994 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 10–2–1 and a 6–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams and winning the SEC championship.^[1]

Before the season

The Gators were eyeing a national title^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9–3–1994	New Mexico State*	No. 1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida		W 70–21	84,721
9–10–1994	Kentucky	No. 2	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ABC	W 73–7	85,238
9–17–1994	No. 15 Tennessee	No. 1	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	W 31–0	96,656
10–1–1994	Mississippi	No. 1	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	JPS	W 38–14	38,360
10–8–1994	Louisiana State	No. 1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	JPS	W 42–18	85,385
10–15–1994	No. 6 Auburn	No. 1	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ABC	L 33–36	85,562
10–29–1994	Georgia	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	W 52–14	85,604
11–5–1994	Southern Mississippi*	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (HC)		W 55–17	85,448
11–12–1994	South Carolina	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	JPS	W 48–17	85,028
11–19–1994	Vanderbilt	No. 3	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	PPV	W 24–7	33,508
11–26–1994	No. 7 Florida State*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ABC	T 31–31	80,210
12–3–1994	No. 3 Alabama	No. 6	Georgia Dome • Atlanta (SEC Championship)	ABC	W 24–23	74,751
1–1–1995	No. 7 Florida State*	No. 5	Superdome • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 17–23	76,244
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.^[1]

Postseason

The Seminoles then won a rematch in the Sugar Bowl 23–17, referred to as "The Fifth Quarter in the French Quarter."

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
2. "National title Gators' goal". Rome News-Tribune. August 17, 1994. p. 4-B.