1994 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
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The 1994 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 10–1–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated Florida. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida
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ACC champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–1–1 (8–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (11th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 4 | ABC | W 41–17 | 74,551 | [1] | |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 4 | JPS | W 52–20 | 38,014 | [2] | |
| September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 3 | W 56–14 | 20,317 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13 North Carolina | No. 3 |
| ESPN | W 31–18 | 78,111 | [4] |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | ESPN | L 20–34 | 77,010 | [5] | |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 10 |
| JPS | W 17–0 | 75,902 | [6] |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Duke | No. 9 |
| JPS | W 59–20 | 73,899 | [7] |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 8 | JPS | W 41–10 | 45,206 | [8] | |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Notre Dame* | No. 8 | ABC | W 23–16 | 72,868 | [9] | |
| November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25 NC State | No. 8 | ESPN | W 34–3 | 52,400 | [10] | |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Florida* | No. 7 |
| ABC | T 31–31 | 80,210 | [11] |
| January 2 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Florida* | No. 7 | ABC | W 23–17 | 76,224 | [12] | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
At Miami (FL)
Florida
No. 4 Florida at No. 7 Florida State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Gators | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Seminoles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 |
- Date: November 26
- Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
- Game attendance: 80,210
- Television network: ABC
Florida—Sugar Bowl
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 5 Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Seminoles | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Gators | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Date: January 2
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
Roster
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