1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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Gator Bowl champion SEC West Division champion | |
SEC Championship Game, L 13–28 vs. Florida | |
Gator Bowl, W 24–10 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Western Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 14 |
1993 record | 1–12*, 9 wins forfeited (0–8 SEC, 5 wins forfeited) |
Head coach | Gene Stallings (4th year) |
Offensive coordinator | Mal Moore |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Oliver |
Captain | Chris Anderson |
Captain | Lemanski Hall |
Captain | Antonio Langham |
Captain | Tobie Sheils |
Home stadium |
Bryant-Denny Stadium Legion Field |
1993 SEC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Florida x$ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Tennessee | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 Auburn | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Alabama x | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season, competing in the Southeastern Conference Western Division. The team was led by head coach Gene Stallings, who was in his fourth season at the position.
Alabama entered the season as the defending national champion, following their victory in the 1993 Sugar Bowl, and ranked #2 in the AP Poll, behind Florida State.[1]
Alabama won the first five games of he season, extending their winning streak to 28 games, matching the longest win streak in school history. The streak ended with a 17–17 tie against Tennessee. The unbeaten streak continued to 31 games before Alabama fell to LSU, 17–13.
Alabama finished second in the SEC West in 1993, but played in the SEC Championship Game as Auburn was prohibited from post-season play because of NCAA violations. In the SEC Championship Game, Alabama lost 28–13 to the Florida Gators at Legion Field. Alabama received an invitation to the Gator Bowl versus North Carolina, winning 24–10 and finishing with a 9–3–1 record.
In 1995, the NCAA found Antonio Langham guilty of receiving improper benefits after signing with an agent following the 1992 season, forcing Alabama to forfeit all games in which Langham competed.[2] Officially, Alabama finished the season with a 1–12 record, only winning their bowl game.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 2 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | PPV | L 31–17 (Forfeit) | 83,091 | ||
September 11 | 11:30 a.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 2 | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | JPS | L 17–6 (Forfeit) | 41,000 | ||
September 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Arkansas | No. 2 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | JPS | L 43–3 (Forfeit) | 70,123 | ||
September 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | No. 2 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | PPV | L 56–3 (Forfeit) | 83,091 | ||
October 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 2 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN | L 17–6 (Forfeit) | 74,718 | ||
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 2 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | ABC | L 17–17 (Forfeit) | 83,091 | ||
October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 4 | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry) | ABC | L 19–14 (Forfeit) | 43,500 | ||
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 5 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | PPV | L 40–0 (Forfeit) | 70,123 | ||
November 6 | 11:30 a.m. | LSU | No. 5 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) | JPS | L 13–17 | 70,123 | ||
November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 12 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) | ABC | L 36–25 (Forfeit) | 70,123 | ||
November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Auburn | No. 11 | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl) | L 14–22 | 85,214 | |||
December 4 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Florida | No. 16 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (SEC Championship Game) | ABC | L 13–28 | 76,345 | ||
December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 North Carolina* | No. 18 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | TBS | W 24–10 | 67,205 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time Zone. |
Regular season statistics
Team
Statistics | Alabama | Opponents |
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Scoring | 316 | 158 |
Average | 26.3 | 13.2 |
Total Offense | 4,688 | 3,104 |
Passing | 2,569 | 1,539 |
Rushing | 2,119 | 1,565 |
Touchdowns | 36 | 19 |
Passing | 13 | 9 |
Rushing | 20 | 10 |
Returns | 3 | 0 |
Turnovers | 42 | 39 |
Fumbles–Lost | 26–10 | 17–7 |
Int–Yards | 22–213 | 16–167 |
Quarter-by-quarter statistics
Scoring
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 67 | 125 | 55 | 69 | 316 |
Opponents | 38 | 31 | 34 | 55 | 158 |
Time of possession
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 96:12 | 87:39 | 96:38 | 102:38 | 382:07 |
Opponents | 83:48 | 92:21 | 83:22 | 77:22 | 337:53 |
Passing
Name | Games | Cmp–Att | Pct | Yards | TD | INT | Long |
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Jay Barker | 9 | 98–171 | .573 | 1,525 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
Brian Burgdorf | 9 | 48–84 | .571 | 533 | 4 | 3 | 60 |
David Palmer | 12 | 15–30 | .500 | 260 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
Freddie Kitchens | 7 | 7–14 | .500 | 188 | 2 | 3 | 77 |
Sherman Williams | 11 | 1–1 | 1.000 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
Total | 12 | 169–300 | .563 | 2,569 | 13 | 16 | 77 |
References
- ↑ "Alabama 1993 AP Football Rankings". appollarchive.com. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. November 26, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ↑ "1993 Schedule & Results". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2008.