1994 Florida State Seminoles football team

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]

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
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Florida State $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –1
No. 17 NC State 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Virginia 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
Duke 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
North Carolina 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Maryland 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.ClemsonNo. 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[14]

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.#NameClass
QB 13 Danny Kanell Jr
WR 15 Phillip Riley Jr
C 53 Clay Shiver Jr
WR 80 Tamarick Vanover Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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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