1994 Sugar Bowl

The 1994 Sugar Bowl took place on January 1, 1994, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana between the Florida Gators, the champions of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and West Virginia Mountaineers, winners of the Big East Conference. The Mountaineers came into the game undefeated, with a shot at a share of the national title, while Florida came in 10–2 and ranked #8.

1994 USF&G Sugar Bowl
Florida Gators West Virginia Mountaineers
(10–2) (11–0)
41 7
Head coach: 
Steve Spurrier		 Head coach: 
Don Nehlen
APCoaches
88
APCoaches
32
1234 Total
Florida 714146 41
West Virginia 7000 7
DateJanuary 1, 1994
Season1993
StadiumLouisiana Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPFlorida RB Errict Rhett
FavoriteWest Virginia by 9
RefereeJim Kemerling (Big Ten)
Attendance75,437
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC Sports
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Dick Vermeil

Game summary

After a quick touchdown from Jake Kelchner to Jay Kearney to put West Virginia up 7–0 early, the Gators came right back and answered with a touchdown by Errict Rhett to tie the score at 7. Just before halftime, Gator defensive back Lawrence Wright picked off an errant pass from West Virginia quarterback Darren Studstill right on the midfield logo. He first made his way to his right side, but when he ran out of blocking help just inside the West Virginia 40, he turned around and backtracked, circling back to the 45 before finding some running room, and he sprinted into the end zone from there to cap a 51-yard interception return touchdown. That put Florida up 14–7, and crushed the Mountaineers' competitive spirit, as Florida's defense proceeded to force a quick three and out, which gave Terry Dean time to connect with Willie Jackson for a 39-yard touchdown to make it 21–7 at halftime.

From there, the Gators cruised in the second half. Rhett ran in two more touchdowns and Judd Davis added two insurance field goals in the fourth quarter to make the final score a convincing 41–7.

Scoring summary
Qtr Team Scoring Information[1] Score
FLAWV
1 WV Jake Kelchner 32-yard touchdown pass to Jay Kearney, Tom Mazzone kick good 07
FLA Errict Rhett 3-yard touchdown run, Judd Davis kick good 77
2 FLA Lawrence Wright 51-yard return of an interception for a touchdown, Judd Davis kick good 147
FLA Terry Dean 39-yard touchdown pass to Willie Jackson, Judd Davis kick good 217
3 FLA Errict Rhett 2-yard touchdown run, Judd Davis kick good 287
FLA Errict Rhett 1-yard touchdown run, Judd Davis kick good 357
4 FLA 43-yard field goal by Judd Davis 387
FLA 26-yard field goal by Judd Davis 417
Final score 417
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References
  1. "1993 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl". Retrieved April 7, 2012.
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