1994 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record10–1–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Florida State $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 17 NC State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Virginia 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Duke 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maryland 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 33:30 p.m.VirginiaNo. 4
ABCW 41–1774,551[2]
September 1012:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 4
JPSW 52–2038,014[3]
September 176:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 3
W 56–1420,317[4]
September 247:30 p.m.No. 13 North CarolinaNo. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNW 31–1878,111[5]
October 87:30 p.m.at No. 13 Miami (FL)*No. 3
ESPNL 20–3477,010[6]
October 2212:00 p.m.ClemsondaggerNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
JPSW 17–075,902[7]
October 2912:00 p.m.No. 16 DukeNo. 9
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
JPSW 59–2073,899[8]
November 512:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 8
JPSW 41–1045,206[9]
November 1212:00 p.m.vs. Notre Dame*No. 8
ABCW 23–1672,868[10]
November 197:30 p.m.at No. 25 NC StateNo. 8
ESPNW 34–352,400[11]
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida*No. 7
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCT 31–3180,210[12]
January 28:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 Florida*No. 7
ABCW 23–1776,224[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP3 (10)4 (8)4 (8)3 (5)3 (3)3 (4)3 (4)111098887774
Coaches2 (13)3 (6)4 (1)33 (2)3 (1)8776666775

Roster

1994 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Danny Kanell Jr
WR 15 Phillip Riley Jr
C 53 Clay Shiver Jr
WR 80 Tamarick Vanover Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Clifton Abraham Sr
DB 11 Devin Bush Sr. Jr
LB 10 Derrick Brooks Sr
CB 20 James Colzie So
CB 4 Corey Fuller Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 114–115. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "FSU, Kanell pass first test 41–17". Fort Myers News-Press. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU gets early scare, rolls by Terps 52–20". The Palm Beach Post. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida State crushes Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Seminoles shine in prime time, 31–18". The Tampa Tribune. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hurricanes storm past Florida State by 34–20". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers show fight in loss to FSU". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles burst Duke's bubble 59–20". Fort Myers News-Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Methodical FSU keeps Tech in check, 41–10". The Orlando Sentinel. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "History doesn't repeat; Seminoles dump Notre Dame, 23–16". The Miami Herald. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "FSU wraps up third ACC title". The News and Observer. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Seminoles' rally a Gators letdown". The Fresno Bee. November 27, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Noles east by Gators". The Commercial Appeal. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1994 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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