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| 1990 Florida Gators football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Fun and gun |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Bates (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain | Chris Bromley Ernie Mills Godfrey Myles Glenn Neely Huey Richardson |
| Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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| No. 13 Florida * | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season marked the return of the Gators' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier to his alma mater as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team.[1]
Spurrier's 1990 Florida Gators, while ineligible to win the SEC title or receive a bowl bid because of lingering NCAA probation,[2] nevertheless posted a best-in-the-SEC record of 6–1 and an overall record of 9–2,[3] and laid the foundation for the Gators' run of six SEC championships and a national title during the next decade.[1] They finished thirteenth in the season's final AP Poll.
Before the season
Just before Spurrier's Gator coaching debut, the Gainesville campus was rocked by the murders committed by Danny Rolling.[4]
During Spurrier's first season, he was able to build on the strong talent recruited by departing Gators coach Galen Hall, but the Gators also reaped the benefits of Spurrier's "there are no excuses for losing" mantra.[2] Even as Spurrier's new "fun 'n' gun" offensive scheme led by quarterback Shane Matthews, wide receiver Ernie Mills and tight end Kirk Kirkpatrick was breaking team scoring and yardage records, defensive coordinator Jim Bates coached one of the best defensive squads in team history, including two first-team All-Americans, defensive end Huey Richardson and safety Will White.[2][3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Oklahoma State* | W 50–7 | 75,428 | [5] | |||
| September 15 | at Alabama | No. 24 | TBS | W 17–13 | 70,123 | [6] | |
| September 22 | No. 1 (I-AA) Furman* | No. 19 |
| W 27–3 | 71,868 | [7] | |
| September 29 | Mississippi State | No. 17 |
| TBS | W 34–21 | 72,943 | [8] |
| October 6 | LSU | No. 10 |
| ESPN | W 34–8 | 75,039 | [9] |
| October 13 | at No. 5 Tennessee | No. 9 | ESPN | L 3–45 | 96,874 | [10] | |
| October 20 | Akron* | No. 17 |
| W 59–0 | 74,558 | [11] | |
| November 3 | No. 4 Auburn | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 48–7 | 75,459 | [12] |
| November 10 | vs. Georgia | No. 10 | TBS | W 38–7 | 81,529 | [13] | |
| November 17 | at Kentucky | No. 6 | TBS | W 47–15 | 55,140 | [14] | |
| December 1 | at No. 8 Florida State* | No. 6 | ESPN | L 30–45 | 63,190 | [15] | |
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Personnel
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