Coaches No. 8 1991 record 10–2 (7–0 1st SEC) | AP No. 7 Defensive coordinator Ron Zook (1st year) | |
Conference Southeastern Conference Head coach Steve Spurrier (2nd year) | ||
The 1991 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1991 college football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by quarterback Shane Matthews and first-team All-American defensive tackle Brad Culpepper.
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Spurrier's 1991 Florida Gators compiled the first-ever ten-win season in program history, an overall record of 10–2 and a perfect SEC record of 7–0.
Schedule and results
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.
Postseason
The Gators closed out their season with their first New Year's Day bowl appearance since 1974, a 28–39 defeat by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl, and were ranked seventh in the final Associated Press Poll. Florida won the team's first official SEC championship, 59 seasons after joining the conference as a charter member. Quarterback Shane Matthews repeated as SEC Player of the Year in 1991.