1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC West Division champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 24–10 vs. North Carolina
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record1–12, 8 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (0–8 SEC, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mal Moore
Defensive coordinator Bill Oliver (1st season)
Captains
  • Chris Anderson
  • Lemanski Hall
  • Antonio Langham
  • Tobie Sheils
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee* x 6 –1 –19 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
South Carolina* 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt* 1 –7 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn† 8 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 14 Alabama* x 5 –2 –19 –3 –1
Arkansas* 3 –4 –15 –5 –1
LSU 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss* 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State* 2 –5 –13 –6 –2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
    * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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 the 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 p.m. Tulane *No. 2
 PPV L 31–17 (forfeit)83,091 [4]
September 1111:30 a.m.at Vanderbilt No. 2
 JPS L 17–6 (forfeit)41,000 [5]
September 1811:30 a.m. Arkansas No. 2
JPSL 43–3 (forfeit)70,123 [6]
September 252:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech *No. 2
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
PPVL 56–3 (forfeit)83,091 [7]
October 26:30 p.m.at South Carolina No. 2
 ESPN L 17–6 (forfeit)74,718 [8]
October 162:30 p.m.No. 10 Tennessee No. 2
 ABC L 17–17 (forfeit)83,091 [9]
October 232:30 p.m.at Ole Miss No. 4
ABCL 19–14 (forfeit)43,500 [10]
October 302:30 p.m. Southern Miss *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 5
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
PPVL 40–0 (forfeit)70,123 [11]
November 611:30 a.m. LSU No. 5
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
JPSL 13–1770,123 [12]
November 132:30 p.m. Mississippi State No. 12
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ABCL 36–25 (forfeit)70,123 [13]
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 6 Auburn No. 11
L 14–2285,214 [14]
December 42:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Florida No. 16
ABCL 13–2876,345 [15]
December 31, 19936:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 North Carolina *No. 18
 TBS W 24–1067,205 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Jay Barker Jr
RB 2 David Palmer Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 Lemanski Hall Sr
DB 43 Antonio Langham Jr
DB Mickey Conn Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Regular season statistics

Team

StatisticsAlabamaOpponents
Scoring316158
Average26.313.2
Total Offense4,6883,104
Passing2,5691,539
Rushing2,1191,565
Touchdowns3619
Passing139
Rushing2010
Returns30
Turnovers4239
Fumbles–Lost26–1017–7
Int–Yards22–21316–167

Quarter-by-quarter statistics

Scoring

1234Total
Alabama671255569316
Opponents38313455158

Time of possession

1234Total
Alabama96:1287:3996:38102:38382:07
Opponents83:4892:2183:2277:22337:53

Passing

NameGamesCmp–AttPctYardsTDINTLong
Jay Barker 998–171.5731,5254759
Brian Burgdorf948–84.5715334360
David Palmer 1215–30.5002602354
Freddie Kitchens 77–14.5001882377
Sherman Williams 111–11.000631063
Total12169–300.5632,569131677

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