# 1994 Florida Gators football team

The 1994 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A 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.

## Before the season

The Gators were eyeing a national championship.
Florida received verbal commitments the following recruits in 1994: Amp Campbell, Ed Chester, Jaquez Green, Isaac Hilliard, Michael Jackson, Nafis Kareem, Travis McGriff, Jamie Richardson, Dossy Robbins and Deak Story. Amp Campbell was considered to be the best signing of the year as he was a top cornerback prospect and part of USA Today's All-America team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | | New Mexico State* | No. 1 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | W 70–21 | 84,721 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 2 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ABC | W 73–7 | 85,238 |
| September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Tennessee | No. 1 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN | W 31–0 | 96,656 |
| October 1 | | at Ole Miss | No. 1 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | JPS | W 38–14 | 38,360 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | LSU | No. 1 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | JPS | W 42–18 | 85,385 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Auburn | No. 1 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 33–36 | 85,562 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia | No. 5 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 52–14 | 85,604 |
| November 5 | | Southern Miss* | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | | W 55–17 | 85,448 |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | JPS | W 48–17 | 85,028 |
| November 19 | | at Vanderbilt | No. 3 | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | PPV | W 24–7 | 33,508 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Florida State* | No. 4 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | T 31–31 | 80,210 |
| December 3 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Alabama | No. 6 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (SEC Championship, rivalry) | ABC | W 24–23 | 74,751 |
| January 2, 1995 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Florida State* | No. 5 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 17–23 | 76,244 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 1 (15) | 1 (14) | 2 (15) | 1 (27) | 1 (33) | 1 (31) | 1 (39) | 1 (44) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Coaches | 1 (17) | | 2 (23) | 2 (18) | 2 (20) | 2 (22) | 1 (34) | 1 (43) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 |