From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
The Florida Gators football team represents the Univer- #13 6 – 1 – 0* 9 – 2 – 0
sity of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida
University of Florida fielded its first official varsity foot-
#21 Ole 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
ball team in the fall of 1906, and has fielded a team every Miss
season since then, with the exception of 1943. During
the 1990s, the Gators competed in Division I-A of the Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the #19 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Auburn
They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
(formerly known as Florida Field) on the university’s
Gainesville, Florida campus. LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
This article includes a game-by-game list of the Flori- Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
da Gators’ ten football seasons from 1990 to 1999. During
the 1990s, the Gators were coached by Stephen O. "Steve" Mississippi 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
State
Spurrier (1990–2001), who led the Gators to six SEC cham-
pionships, one consensus national championship and an Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
overall win-loss record of 122–27–1 (.817).
† – Conference champion
• ineligible due to probation
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 Season overview
1990 Florida Gators football The 1990 college football season marked the return of
Conference Southeastern Conference the Gators’ Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve
Spurrier to his alma mater as the new head coach of the
Ranking
Florida Gators football team.[1] Before Spurrier returned
AP #12 to Gainesville, the Gators had never won a Southeast-
ern Conference (SEC) or national football championship;
1990 record 9–2 (6–1 1st* SEC)
before Spurrier resigned to seek a coaching position in
Head coach Steve Spurrier the National Football League in January 2002, the Gators
Defensive coordinator Jim Bates
would win six SEC titles, play for two national champion-
ships, and win one in 1996.[1]
Captain Chris Bromley During Spurrier’s first season, he was able to build
Ernie Mills
on the strong talent recruited by departing Gators coach
Godfrey Myles
Glenn Neely Galen Hall, but the Gators also reaped the benefits of
Huey Richardson Spurrier’s "there are no excuses for losing" mantra.[2]
The 1990 season’s highlights included a confidence-
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
building 17–13 signature road win over the Alabama
Seasons Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, which set the tone
« 1989 1991 » for the remainder of the season,[2] followed by confer-
ence blowouts of the Mississippi State Bulldogs (34–21),
LSU Tigers (34–8), fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers (48–7),
1990 SEC football standings
Georgia Bulldogs (38–7) and Kentucky Wildcats (47–15).
Conf Overall The Gators also suffered two disappointing road losses
to the fifth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (3–45) in
Team W L T W L T
Knoxville, Tennessee, and the eighth-ranked Florida
#8 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 2 State Seminoles (30–45) in Tallahassee, Florida.
Tennessee Even as Spurrier’s new "fun ’n’ gun" offensive scheme
†
led by quarterback Shane Matthews, wide receiver Ernie
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–8–1990 Oklahoma State* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 50–7
9–15–1990 Alabama #24 Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama TBS W 17–13
9–22–1990 Furman* #19 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 27–3
9–29–1990 Mississippi State #17 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida TBS W 34–21
10–6–1990 Louisiana State #10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 34–8
10–13–1990 #5 Tennessee #9 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN L 3–45
10–20–1990 Akron* #17 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecoming) W 59–0
11–3–1990 #4 Auburn #15 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 48–7
11–10–1990 Georgia #10 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida TBS W 38–7
11–17–1990 Kentucky #6 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky TBS W 47–15
12–1–1990 #8 Florida State* #6 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN L 30–45
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Mills and tight end Kirk Kirkpatrick was breaking team Captain Brad Culpepper
scoring and yardage records, defensive coordinator Jim Cal Dixon
Bates coached one of the best defensive squads in team Tim Paulk
history, including two first-team All-Americans, defen- Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
sive end Huey Richardson and safety Will White.[2][3]
Matthews finished the season with 2,952 passing yards Seasons
and twenty-three touchdowns—then the most passing « 1990 1992 »
yards in Gators history.[2]
Spurrier’s 1990 Florida Gators, while ineligible to win
1991 SEC football standings
the SEC title or receive a bowl bid because of lingering
NCAA probation,[2] nevertheless posted a best-in-the-SEC Conf Overall
record of 6–1 and an overall record of 9–2,[3] and laid the Team W L T W L T
foundation for the Gators’ run of six SEC championships
and a national title during the next decade.[1] They fin- #7 Florida 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
†
ished twelfth in the last Associated Press Poll.
#5 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Alabama
#14 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
1991 Tennessee
#17 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
1991 Florida Gators football Georgia
SEC Champions Mississippi 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Sugar Bowl, L 28–39 v. Notre Dame
Bowl, State
Conference Southeastern Conference LSU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ranking Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Coaches #8 Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
AP #7 Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
1991 record 10–2 (7–0 1st SEC) Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Head coach Steve Spurrier † – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Defensive coordinator Ron Zook
2
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–7–1991 San Jose State* #6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 59–21
9–14–1991 #17 Alabama #6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 35–0
9–21–1991 #17 Syracuse* #5 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York ABC L 21–38
9–28–1991 #21 Mississippi State #14 Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida TBS W 29–7
10–5–1991 Louisiana State #13 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 16–0
10–12–1991 #4 Tennessee #10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 35–18
10–19–1991 Northern Illinois* #6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecoming) W 41–10
11–2–1991 Auburn #6 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ABC W 31–10
11–9–1991 #23 Georgia #6 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida ESPN W 45–13
11–16–1991 Kentucky #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 35–26
11–30–1991 #3 Florida State* #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 14–9
1–1–1992 #18 Notre Dame* #3 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 28–39
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Season overview out their season with their first New Year’s Day bowl ap-
pearance since 1974, a 28–39 defeat by the Notre Dame
The 1991 college football season was Steve Spurrier’s sec-
Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl, and were ranked sev-
ond as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team.
enth in the final Associated Press Poll.[3]
The Gators were led by quarterback Shane Matthews and
first-team All-American defensive tackle Brad Culpep-
per.[4] The highlights of the season included dominating
Schedule and results
Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories over the
seventeenth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (35–0), 1992
twenty-first-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (29–7),
LSU Tigers (16–0), fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers 1992 Florida Gators football
(35–18), Auburn Tigers (31–10) and twenty-third-ranked SEC Eastern Division Champions
Georgia Bulldogs (45–13), a hardfought win over the Ken-
Game,
SEC Championship Game , L 21–28 vs. Alabama
tucky Wildcats (35–26) to clinch the Gators’ first officially
recognized SEC championship, and an upset of the third- Bowl,
Gator Bowl, W 27–10 v. North Carolina State
ranked Florida State Seminoles (14–9).[3] The 1991 season
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
also included a disappointing 38–21 road loss to the Division
seventeenth-ranked Syracuse Orangemen in the Carrier
Dome.[3] Ranking
Among the Gators’ 1991 victories, the 14–9 defensive Coaches #11
upset of the Florida State Seminoles was a particularly
AP #10
memorable victory played in front of an overflow home
crowd at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Gators scored 1992 record 9–4 (6–2 1st East SEC)
touchdowns on a first-quarter run by tailback Errict
Head coach Steve Spurrier
Rhett, and a 72-yard bomb from Shane Matthews to wide
receiver Harrison Houston in the third quarter, and held Defensive Ron Zook
on to win. Gators defensive ends Darren Mickell and Har- coordinator
vey Thomas kept Seminoles quarterback Casey Weldon Captain Shane Matthews
off balance and on the run in the second half, and, in the Carlton Miles
fourth quarter, Gators safeties Will White and Del Speer
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
combined to break up a fourth-down pass to the end zone
by Weldon, thus saving the victory for Florida. Seasons
Spurrier’s 1991 Florida Gators compiled the first-ever « 1991 1993 »
ten-win season in program history, an overall record of
10–2 and a perfect SEC record of 7–0.[3] The Gators closed
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–12–1992 Kentucky #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 35–19
9–19–1992 #14 Tennessee #4 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ABC L 14–31
10–1–1992 #24 Mississippi State #13 Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN L 6–30
10–10–1992 Louisiana State #23 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 28–21
10–17–1992 Auburn #23 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 24–9
10–24–1992 Louisville* #20 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecom- W 31–17
ing)
10–31–1992 #7 Georgia #20 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida ABC W 26–24
11–7–1992 Southern Mississippi* #14 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 24–20
11–14–1992 South Carolina #11 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 14–9
11–21–1992 Vanderbilt #9 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee JP W 41–21
11–28–1992 #3 Florida State* #6 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 24–45
12–5–1992 #2 Alabama #12 Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. (SEC Championship) ABC L 21–28
12–31–1992 #12 North Carolina #14 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator TBS W 27–10
State* Bowl)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Season overview the Gator Bowl, and ranking tenth in the final Associated
Press Poll.[3]
The 1992 college football season was Steve Spurrier’s
third as the Florida Gators football team’s head coach,
and the wins were harder to come by as the star-studded
Schedule and results
senior classes from 1990 and 1991 had graduated. The Ga-
tors racked up six tough Southeastern Conference (SEC) 1993
wins over the Kentucky Wildcats (35–19), LSU Tigers
(28–21), Auburn Tigers (24–9), seventh-ranked Georgia 1993 Florida Gators football
Bulldogs (26–24), South Carolina Gamecocks (14–9), and SEC Champions
Vanderbilt Commodores (41–21). They also suffered two SEC Eastern Division Champions
crushing SEC losses to the fourteenth-ranked Tennessee
Game,
SEC Championship Game , W 28–13 vs. Alabama
Volunteers (14–31) in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the
twenty-fourth-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (6–30) Bowl,
Sugar Bowl, W 41–7 v. West Virginia
on a Thursday night in Starkville, Mississippi. Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
The Gators’ non-conference schedule included a Division
homecoming victory over the Louisville Cardinals
Ranking
(31–17), and another surprisingly difficult win over
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (24–20). They closed Coaches #4
their regular season with a road loss to the third-ranked
AP #5
Florida State Seminoles (24–45) in Tallahassee.
The Gators finished their SEC schedule with a 6–2 1993 record 11–2 (7–1 1st SEC)
conference record, placing first among the six teams of Head coach Steve Spurrier
the new SEC Eastern Division and earning a berth in the
first-ever SEC Championship Game in Birmingham, Defensive Ron Zook
coordinator
Alabama. Spurrier’s scrappy young Gators, however, fell
short against the SEC Western Division champion, the Captain William Gaines
second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (21–28). The Crim- Harrison Houston
son Tide would later defeat the Miami Hurricanes in the Errict Rhett
Ed Robinson
Sugar Bowl to win the 1992 national championship.
Spurrier’s 1992 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
record, concluding their season with a victory over the
Seasons
twelfth-ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack (27–10) in
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–4–1993 Arkansas State* #8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 44–6
9–11–1993 Kentucky #7 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 24–20
9–18–1993 #5 Tennessee #9 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 41–34
10–2–1993 Mississippi State #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 38–24
10–9–1993 Louisiana State #5 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN W 58–3
10–16–1993 #19 Auburn #4 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 35–38
10–30–1993 Georgia #10 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida ABC W 33–26
11–6–1993 Southwestern #9 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecom- W 61–14
Louisiana* ing)
11–13–1993 South Carolina #8 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JP W 37–26
11–20–1993 Vanderbilt #8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 52–0
11–27–1993 #1 Florida State* #7 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC L 21–33
12–4–1993 #17 Alabama #9 Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (SEC Champion- ABC W 28–13
ship)
1–1–1994 #3 West Virginia* #8 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 41–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
« 1992 1994 » 1994
1994 Florida Gators football
Season overview SEC Champions
The 1993 college football season was the fourth for Steve SEC Eastern Division Champions
Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football
Game,
SEC Championship Game , W 24–23 vs. Alabama
team. The players’ and fans’ preseason expectations for
the Gators’ fourth season under Spurrier were high, and Bowl,
Sugar Bowl, L 17–23 v. Florida State
some commentators began to speak openly about the
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
possibility of the Gators making a run for the national ti- Division
tle.
The Gators finished the regular season with a confer- Ranking
ence record of 7–1, and in first place among the six teams Coaches #7
of the SEC Eastern Division, thus earning a berth in the
AP #7
second SEC Championship Game in Birmingham, Alaba-
ma. The Gators were paired against the Alabama Crim- 1994 record 10–2–1 (7–1 1st SEC)
son Tide in the championship game—a rematch of the
Head coach Steve Spurrier
1992 SEC Championship Game. The Gators defeated the
Crimson Tide 28–13, winning their first SEC Champion- Defensive Bob Pruett
ship Game and their second SEC football championship in coordinator
three seasons. Captain Terry Dean
Spurrier’s 1993 Florida Gators compiled a 10–2 overall Aubrey Hill
record. Although the Gators fell short of their hopes for a Ellis Johnson
Larry Kennedy
national championship, the 1993 season marked the first
Henry McMillian
time that they were ranked in the top ten of the Asso-
ciated Press Poll during every week of the season, and Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
they were ranked fifth in the final AP Poll, following their Seasons
41–7 Sugar Bowl victory over the West Virginia Moun-
« 1993 1995 »
taineers.[3]
Schedule and results
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–3–1994 New Mexico State* #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 70–21
9–10–1994 Kentucky #2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 73–7
9–17–1994 #15 Tennessee #1 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN W 31–0
10–1–1994 Mississippi #1 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi JP W 38–14
10–8–1994 Louisiana State #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 42–18
10–15–1994 #6 Auburn #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC L 33–36
10–29–1994 Georgia #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 52–14
11–5–1994 Southern Mississippi* #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecoming) W 55–17
11–12–1994 South Carolina #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 48–17
11–19–1994 Vanderbilt #3 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 24–7
11–26–1994 #7 Florida State* #4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC T 31–31
12–3–1994 #3 Alabama #6 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC W 24–23
1–1–1995 #7 Florida State* #5 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 17–23
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Season overview Ben Hanks
Jason Odom
The 1994 college football season was Steve Spurrier’s
fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
team. Spurrier’s 1994 Florida Gators posted an overall
Seasons
record of 10–2–1 and a 6–2 record in the Southeastern
« 1994 1996 »
Conference (SEC), placing first among the six SEC Eastern
Division teams and winning the SEC championship.[3]
Season overview
Schedule and results The 1995 college football season was the Florida Gators
football team’s sixth year under head coach Steve Spurri-
1995 er. The Gators won their first twelve games of the season,
defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 34–3 in the 1995 SEC
1995 Florida Gators football Championship Game, and were ranked second in the na-
SEC Champions tion, before losing the Bowl Alliance national champi-
SEC Eastern Division Champions onship game 24–62 to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the
1996 Fiesta Bowl. Spurrier’s 1995 Florida Gators compiled
Game,
SEC Championship Game , W 34–3 vs. Arkansas
an overall record of 12–1 and a Southeastern Conference
Bowl,
Fiesta Bowl, L 24–62 vs. Nebraska (SEC) record of 8–0, placing first among the six SEC
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
Eastern Division teams and winning the SEC champion-
Division ship.[3]
Ranking
Schedule and results
Coaches #3
AP #2 1996
1995 record 12–1 (8–0 1st SEC) 1996 Florida Gators football
Head coach Steve Spurrier National Champions
SEC Champions
Defensive Bob Pruett
SEC Eastern Division Champions
coordinator
Game,
SEC Championship Game , W 45–30 vs. Alabama
Captain Mark Campbell
Chris Doering Bowl,
Sugar Bowl, W 52–20 v. Florida State
Reggie Green
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–2–1995 Houston* #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 45–21
9–9–1995 Kentucky #5 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 42–7
9–16–1995 #8 Tennessee #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 62–37
9–30–1995 Mississippi #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 28–10
10–7–1995 #21 Louisiana State #3 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana JP W 28–10
10–14–1995 #7 Auburn #3 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ABC W 49–38
10–28–1995 Georgia #3 Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ABC W 52–17
11–4–1995 Northern Illinois* #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecoming) W 58–20
11–11–1995 South Carolina #3 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN W 63–7
11–18–1995 Vanderbilt #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JP W 38–7
11–25–1995 #6 Florida State* #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ABC W 35–24
12–2–1995 #24 Arkansas #2 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC W 34–3
1–2–1996 #1 Nebraska* #2 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) CBS L 24–62
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Schedule and results
Division
Ranking 1997
Coaches #1
1997 Florida Gators football
AP #1
Bowl,
Florida Citrus Bowl , W 21–6 v. Penn State
1996 record 12–1 (8–0 1st SEC)
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
Head coach Steve Spurrier Division
Defensive Bob Stoops Ranking
coordinator
Coaches #6
Captain James Bates
AP #4
Anthone Lott
Jeff Mitchell 1997 record 10–2 (6–2 T-2nd East SEC)
Lawrence Wright
Danny Wuerffel Head coach Steve Spurrier
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Offensive Steve Spurrier
coordinator
Seasons
« 1995 1997 » Defensive Bob Stoops
coordinator
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Season overview
Seasons
See also: 1996 Florida Gators football team
The 1996 college football season was Steve Spurrier’s sev- « 1996 1998 »
enth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football
team. Spurrier’s 1996 Florida Gators posted a 12–1 overall Season overview
record an 8–0 record in the Southeastern Conference
The 1997 college football season was the eighth for Steve
(SEC), placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division
Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football
teams and winning the SEC championship.[3] The Gators
team. Spurrier’s 1997 Florida Gators finished with a 10–2
capped their season by defeating the top-ranked Florida
overall record and a 6–2 record in the Southeastern Con-
State Seminoles 52–20 in a rematch in the Sugar Bowl and
ference (SEC), tying for second place among the six SEC
winning the national championship.
Eastern Division teams.[3]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
8–31–1996 Southwestern #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 55–21
Louisiana*
9–7–1996 Georgia Southern* #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SS W 62–14
9–21–1996 #2 Tennessee #4 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS W 35–29
9–28–1996 Kentucky #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 65–0
10–5–1996 Arkansas #1 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas JP W 42–7
10–12–1996 #12 Louisiana State #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecom- CBS W 56–13
ing)
10–19–1996 #16 Auburn #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 51–10
11–2–1996 Georgia* #1 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS W 47–7
11–9–1996 Vanderbilt #1 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee JP W 28–21
11–16–1996 South Carolina #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 52–25
11–30–1996 #2 Florida State* #1 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 21–24
12–7–1996 #11 Alabama #4 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC W 45–30
1–2–1997 #1 Florida State* #3 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ABC W 52–20
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
8–30–1997 Southern Mississip- #2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN2 W 21–6
pi*
9–6–1997 Central Michigan* #2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 82–6
9–20–1997 #4 Tennessee #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 33–20
9–27–1997 Kentucky #1 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CBS W 55–28
10–4–1997 Arkansas #1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN2 W 56–7
10–11–1997 #14 Louisiana State #1 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN L 21–28
10–18–1997 #6 Auburn #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS W 24–10
11–1–1997 #14 Georgia #6 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS L 17–37
11–8–1997 Vanderbilt #13 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecom- JP W 20–7
ing)
11–15–1997 South Carolina #12 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JP W 48–21
11–22–1997 #2 Florida State* #10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 32–29
1–1–1998 #11 Penn State* #6 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC W 21–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Schedule and results Coaches #6
AP #5
1998 1998 record 10–2 (7–1 2nd East SEC)
1998 Florida Gators football Head coach Steve Spurrier
Bowl,
Orange Bowl, W 31–10 v. Syracuse Offensive Steve Spurrier
coordinator
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
Division Defensive Bob Stoops
coordinator
Ranking
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Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–5–1998 The Citadel* #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 49–10
9–12–1998 Northeast #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 42–10
Louisiana*
9–19–1998 #6 Tennessee #2 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS L 17–20 OT
9–26–1998 #25 Kentucky #8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 51–35
10–3–1998 Alabama #8 Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama JP W 16–10
10–10–1998 #11 Louisiana State #6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 22–10
10–17–1998 Auburn #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 24–3
10–31–1998 #11 Georgia #5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS W 38–7
11–7–1998 Vanderbilt #5 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 45–13
11–14–1998 South Carolina #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecom- JP W 33–14
ing)
11–21–1998 #5 Florida State* #4 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 12–23
1–2–1999 #18 Syracuse* #7 Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl) ABC W 31–10
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Offensive Steve Spurrier
coordinator
Seasons
« 1997 1999 » Defensive Jon Hoke
coordinator
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Season overview
Seasons
The 1998 college football season was the Florida Gators
football team’s ninth under head coach Steve Spurrier. « 1998 2000 »
Spurrier’s 1998 Florida Gators compiled an overall record
of 10–2 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of Season overview
7–1, placing second among the six teams of the SEC
The 1999 college football season was Steve Spurrier’s
Eastern Division.[3]
tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football
team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship
Schedule and results
Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home
another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC
1999 Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide,
the Gators ended their season with a last-second 37–34
1999 Florida Gators football
loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the Citrus Bowl.
SEC Eastern Division Champions Spurrier’s 1999 Florida Gators posted a 9–4 overall record
and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing
Game,
SEC Championship Game , L 7–34 vs. Alabama
first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.[3]
Bowl,
Citrus Bowl, L 37–34 v. Michigan State
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
Schedule and results
Division
Ranking See also
Coaches #14 • Auburn–Florida football rivalry
• Florida–Florida State football rivalry
AP #12
• Florida Gators
1999 record 9–4 (7–1 1st East SEC) • Florida–LSU football rivalry
• Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
Head coach Steve Spurrier
• Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic
• History of the University of Florida
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
9–4–1999 Western Michigan* #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 55–26
9–11–1999 Central Florida* #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida W 58–27
9–18–1999 #2 Tennessee #4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 23–21
9–25–1999 Kentucky #3 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN W 38–10
10–2–1999 #21 Alabama #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 39–40 OT
10–9–1999 Louisiana State #8 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS W 31–10
10–16–1999 Auburn #7 Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 W 32–14
10–30–1999 #10 Georgia #5 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS W 30–14
11–6–1999 Vanderbilt #5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Fla. (Homecoming) CBS W 13–6
11–13–1999 South Carolina #4 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JP W 20–3
11–18–1999 #1 Florida State* #3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 23–30
12–4–1999 #7 Alabama #5 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship) ABC L 7–34
1–1–2000 #9 Michigan State* #10 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 34–37
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
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Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 116–125
(2011).
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Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
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Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
Categories:
• 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
• Florida Gators football seasons
• Southeastern Conference football champion seasons
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