1993 Gator Bowl

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1993 Outback Gator Bowl
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Alabama0107724
North Carolina0100010
DateDecember 31, 1993
Season 1993
Stadium Gator Bowl Stadium
Location Jacksonville, Florida
MVPAlabama QB - Brian Burgdorf
North Carolina WR - Corey Holliday
Referee Doyle Jackson (SWC)
Attendance67,205
United States TV coverage
Network TBS
Announcers Gary Bender, Pat Haden and Craig Sager
Gator Bowl
 < 1992   1994 > 

The 1993 Gator Bowl, a bowl game during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season, took place on December 31, 1993, at the Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the North Carolina Tar Heels, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Alabama won the game 24–10. With sponsorship by Outback Steakhouse, the game was officially known as the Outback Gator Bowl.

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This was the last football game contested at the original Gator Bowl Stadium. The structure was demolished shortly after the bowl to build a new facility on the same site for the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars, who played their first season in 1995.

Teams

Alabama

The 1993 Alabama squad opened the season ranked No. 2 only to tie with Tennessee in week six. The Crimson Tide went on to lose to both LSU and Auburn to finish the regular season with a record of 8–2–1. Although finishing second behind Auburn in the Western Division, as the Tigers were ineligible to play in the SEC Championship Game due to NCAA violations, Alabama played in the game for the second consecutive year. [1] After losing to Florida for the SEC Championship, Alabama announced it accepted a bit to play in the Gator Bowl against North Carolina. [2] The appearance marked the second for Alabama in the Gator Bowl.

In the week following the Iron Bowl, cornerback Antonio Langham was declared ineligible for both the SEC Championship Game and the Gator Bowl. [3] In August 1995, the NCAA ruled that Langham was ineligible to participate with the Alabama squad retroactive to him signing with a sports agent following the 1992 season. [4] As part of the NCAA sanctioned penalty, all games that Langham played in were officially forfeited changing their season record from 9–3–1 to 1–12 with the lone victory being over North Carolina in the Gator Bowl. [4]

North Carolina

The 1993 North Carolina squad lost to both Florida State and Virginia to finish the regular season with a record of 10–2.

Game summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP AlabamaNorth Carolina
211:0110 plays, 64 yardsAlabama22-yard field goal by Michael Proctor30
29:257 plays, 80 yardsNorth Carolina William Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Tripp Pignetti kick good37
26:497 plays, 75 yardsAlabamaBrian Burgdorf 33-yard touchdown run, Michael Proctor kick good107
200:027 plays, 44 yardsNorth Carolina23-yard field goal by Tripp Pignetti1010
39:0512 plays, 65 yardsAlabamaTarrant Lynch 8-yard touchdown reception from Brian Burgdorf, Michael Proctor kick good1710
46:3412 plays, 66 yardsAlabamaChad Key 10-yard touchdown reception from Brian Burgdorf, Michael Proctor kick good2410
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2410

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