1995 Florida Gators football team

1995 Florida Gators football
SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 34–3 vs. Arkansas
Fiesta Bowl, L 24–62 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
1995 record	12–1 (8–0 1st SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (6th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (2nd year)
Captain	5 Mark Campbell Chris Doering Reggie Green Ben Hanks Jason Odom
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
#2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
#3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
#21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Houston vs #5 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	14	0	7	0	21
• Florida	14	21	7	3	45

Date: September 2
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
Game attendance: 84,672

Scoring summary

1	?	HOU	A. Smith 6 yard run (Villareal kick)	HOU 7-0

1	?	FLA	Elijah Williams 1 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	7-7

1	?	HOU	L. James 77 yard pass from Clements (Villareal kick)	HOU 14-7

1	?	FLA	Sorola Palmer 22 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	14-14

2	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 12 yard pass from Eric Kresser (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 21-14

2	?	FLA	Chris Doering 40 yard pass from Eric Kresser (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 28-14

2	?	FLA	Jackson 2 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 31-14

3	?	HOU	McGuire 12 yard run (Villareal kick)	FLA 31-21

3	?	FLA	Elijah Williams 4 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 38-21

4	?	FLA	Bart Edmiston 22 yard field goal	FLA 38-21

Scoring summary

1	?	HOU	A. Smith 6 yard run (Villareal kick)	HOU 7-0

1	?	FLA	Elijah Williams 1 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	7-7

1	?	HOU	L. James 77 yard pass from Clements (Villareal kick)	HOU 14-7

1	?	FLA	Sorola Palmer 22 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	14-14

2	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 12 yard pass from Eric Kresser (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 21-14

2	?	FLA	Chris Doering 40 yard pass from Eric Kresser (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 28-14

2	?	FLA	Jackson 2 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 31-14

3	?	HOU	McGuire 12 yard run (Villareal kick)	FLA 31-21

3	?	FLA	Elijah Williams 4 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 38-21

4	?	FLA	Bart Edmiston 22 yard field goal	FLA 38-21

#5 Florida at Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida	14	14	14	0	42
Kentucky	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 9
Location: Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY
Game attendance: 53,524

Scoring summary

1	?	FLA	Chris Doering 9 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 7-0

1	?	FLA	Fred Taylor 1 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 14-0

2	?	FLA	Jackson 4 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 21-0

2	?	FLA	Chris Doering 13 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 28-0

3	?	FLA	Jackson 8 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 35-0

3	?	FLA	Jackson 6 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 42-0

4	?	UK	Yeast 30 yard pass from Haskins (Sivinski kick)	FLA 42-7

Scoring summary

1	?	FLA	Chris Doering 9 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 7-0

1	?	FLA	Fred Taylor 1 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 14-0

2	?	FLA	Jackson 4 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 21-0

2	?	FLA	Chris Doering 13 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 28-0

3	?	FLA	Jackson 8 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 35-0

3	?	FLA	Jackson 6 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 42-0

4	?	UK	Yeast 30 yard pass from Haskins (Sivinski kick)	FLA 42-7

#8 Tennessee at #4 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	23	7	0	7	37
• Florida	7	14	20	21	62

Date: September 16
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
Game attendance: 85,105

Scoring summary

1	?	TENN	Marcus Nash 9 yard pass from Peyton Manning	TENN 7-0

1	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 14 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	7-7

1	?	TENN	Chester Ford 1 yard run	TENN 13-7

2	?	TENN	? 31 yard field goal	TENN 16-7

2	?	TENN	Marcus Nash 20 yard pass from Peyton Manning	TENN 23-7

2	?	FLA	Fred Taylor 1 yard run	TENN 23-14

2	?	TENN	Ramon Austin 48 yard fumble return	TENN 30-14

2	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 11 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	TENN 30-21

3	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 6 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	TENN 30-28

3	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 15 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 34-30

3	?	FLA	Reidel Anthony 9 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 41-30

4	?	FLA	Reidel Anthony 20 yard run	FLA 48-30

4	?	FLA	Danny Wuerffel 1 yard run	FLA 55-30

4	?	FLA	Chris Doering 20 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 62-30

4	?	TENN	?	FLA 62-37

Scoring summary

1	?	TENN	Marcus Nash 9 yard pass from Peyton Manning	TENN 7-0

1	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 14 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	7-7

1	?	TENN	Chester Ford 1 yard run	TENN 13-7

2	?	TENN	? 31 yard field goal	TENN 16-7

2	?	TENN	Marcus Nash 20 yard pass from Peyton Manning	TENN 23-7

2	?	FLA	Fred Taylor 1 yard run	TENN 23-14

2	?	TENN	Ramon Austin 48 yard fumble return	TENN 30-14

2	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 11 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	TENN 30-21

3	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 6 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	TENN 30-28

3	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 15 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 34-30

3	?	FLA	Reidel Anthony 9 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 41-30

4	?	FLA	Reidel Anthony 20 yard run	FLA 48-30

4	?	FLA	Danny Wuerffel 1 yard run	FLA 55-30

4	?	FLA	Chris Doering 20 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel	FLA 62-30

4	?	TENN	?	FLA 62-37

External video
Tennessee game, YouTube video.

Ole Miss at #3 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	3	0	7	0	10
• Florida	14	7	7	0	28

Date: September 30
Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
Game attendance: 85,174

Scoring summary

1	?	FLA	Jacquez Green 42 yard run (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 7-0

1	?	FLA	Ike Hilliard 13 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 14-0

2	?	MISS	Montz 26 yard field goal	FLA 14-3

2	?	FLA	Chris Doering 8 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 21-3

3	?	MISS	Thomas 25 yard pass from Nelson (Montz kick)	FLA 21-10

3	?	FLA	Jacquez Green 33 yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Bart Edmiston kick)	FLA 28-10

The 1995 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1995 college football season. The 1995 season was the Florida Gators' sixth year under head coach Steve Spurrier and was one of the most successful in school history, as the Gators finished the regular season unbeaten and untied for the first time (the 1911 team went 5–0–1).

The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense". Led by Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the offense set many school and conference offensive records, including passing touchdowns, passing yards per game, total yards per game, and points per game, among others.

After finishing the regular season 12–0 (8–0 in the SEC), Florida defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 34–3 in the 1995 SEC Championship Game. As the No. 2 ranked team, the Gators were invited to play in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, which was the Bowl Alliance national championship game. In Tempe, Florida lost 24–62 to the No. 1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers but remained No. 2 in the final AP poll.

Prior to the season, the old grass was replaced with turf.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.

In the opener, Florida was off to a shaky start, but was able to defeat the 45-point underdog Houston Cougars 45–21. The defense was suspect, surrendering 421 total yards to a Cougar team which won a single game the year before.

"We managed to get away with a victory but Houston was probably better prepared than we were," said coach Spurrier.

In the second week of play, the Gators easily beat the Kentucky Wildcats 42–7. Third-team tailback Terry Jackson picked up the load when Elijah Williams and Fred Taylor were injured, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns.

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