1991 Florida Gators football | |
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SEC champion
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Sugar Bowl, L 28–39 v. Notre Dame
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 7 |
1991 record | 10–2 (7–0 1st SEC) |
Head coach | Steve Spurrier (2nd year) |
Defensive coordinator | Ron Zook (1st year) |
Captain |
Brad Culpepper Cal Dixon Tim Paulk |
Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Florida $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Alabama | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 | TENN | C. Smith tackles Matthews for a safety | TENN 2-0 | |
1 | FLA | T. Jackson 2 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 7-2 | |
2 | FLA | Everett 29 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 14-2 | |
2 | TENN | Fleming 4 yard pass from Kelly (Becksvoort kick) | FLA 14-9 | |
2 | FLA | Rhett 4 yard run (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 21-9 | |
2 | TENN | Becksvoort 43 yard field goal | Florida 21-12 | |
3 | FLA | Rhett 3 yard run (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 28-12 | |
3 | TENN | Becksvoort 23 yard field goal | Florida 28-15 | |
4 | TENN | Becksvoort 23 yard field goal | Florida 28-18 | |
4 | FLA | Kennedy 44 yard interception return (Czyzewski kick) | Florida 35-18 |
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1 | FLA | W. Jackson 4 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 7-0 | |
1 | UGA | Parkman 41 yard field goal | FLA 7-3 | |
2 | FLA | Rhett 13 yard run (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 14-3 | |
2 | FLA | Houston 36 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 21-3 | |
2 | FLA | Sullivan 61 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 28-3 | |
2 | UGA | Parkman 25 yard field goal | FLA 28-6 | |
3 | FLA | Czyzewski 25 yard field goal | FLA 31-6 | |
3 | UGA | Hastings 5 yard pass from Zeier (Peterson kick) | FLA 31-13 | |
4 | FLA | W. Jackson 9 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 38-13 | |
4 | FLA | W. Jackson 24 yard pass from Fox (Czyzewski kick) | FLA 45-13 |
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2 | Florida St | Thomas 19 yard field goal | Florida St 3-0 | |
2 | Florida | Rhett 3 yard run (Czyzewski kick) | Florida 7-3 | |
3 | Florida | Houston 72 yard pass from Matthews (Czyzewski kick) | Florida 14-3 | |
4 | Florida St | Lee 25 yard pass from Weldon (pass failed) | Florida 14-9 |
The 1991 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1991 college football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by quarterback Shane Matthews and first-team All-American defensive tackle Brad Culpepper.
Spurrier's 1991 Florida Gators compiled the first-ever ten-win season in program history, an overall record of 10–2 and a perfect SEC record of 7–0.
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.
The season opened with a 59–21 victory over the San Jose State Spartans.
The Gators defeated Alabama, 35–0. Spurrier treasured the wins against the Crimson Tide: "Those victories early – '90, '91 – really got us started there at Florida ..."
The 1991 season also included a disappointing 38–21 road loss to the seventeenth-ranked Syracuse Orangemen in the Carrier Dome. As of 2015, that game is still the most recent non-conference road game for the Gators played outside the state of Florida.
The Gators had a dominating confidence win over the twenty-first-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs, 29–7.
Florida blanked the LSU Tigers 16–0.
The Gators defeated the fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers 35–18.
Florida beat Northern Illinois 41–10 .
The Auburn Tigers fell to Florida 31–10.
The Gators defeated rival and twenty-third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs 45–13.