1993 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1993 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record6–4–1 (4–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Kines (3rd season)
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas as a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Danny Ford in his first season and finished compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, and finished in third place in the SEC Western Division. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.at SMU *
W 10–626,163 [2]
September 112:00 p.m.No. 19 South Carolina
PPV W 18–1747,321 [3]
September 1811:30 a.m.at No. 2 Alabama
JPS W 3–43 (Alabama forfeit)70,123 [4] [5]
September 253:00 p.m. Memphis State *
L 0–651,733 [6]
October 212:00 p.m.No. 24 Georgia
W 20–1073,825 [7]
October 911:30 a.m.No. 11 Tennessee
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
JPSL 14–2854,150 [8]
October 1611:30 a.m.at Ole Miss
JPSL 0–1937,000 [9]
October 302:00 p.m.No. 9 Auburn
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 21–3150,100 [10]
November 63:00 p.m.No. 21 Mississippi State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
T 13–1350,075 [11]
November 132:00 p.m. Tulsa *
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 24–1128,525 [12]
November 272:00 p.m.at LSU
ESPN W 42–2454,239 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Barry LunneySo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  3. ↑ "This time, USC loses at the wire". The Greenville News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  12. ↑ "Rainy-day blues...Arkansas tops Tulsa in driving rainstorm". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Arkansas spoils LSU's bowl plans with win". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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