1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1993 Tennessee Volunteers football
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 13–31 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	10–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach	Phillip Fulmer (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	David Cutcliffe (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Larry Marmie (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Craig Faulkner Cory Fleming Horace Morris James Wilson
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee* x	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina*	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt*	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn†	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 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
$ – 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 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 484 points while the defense allowed 175 points. Phillip Fulmer was the head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech *	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 50–0	95,106	[1]
September 11	7:30 p.m.	No. 22 Georgia	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–6	96,228	[2]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Florida	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 34–41	85,247	[3]
September 25	12:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	JPS	W 42–20	95,931	[4]
October 2	4:00 p.m.	Duke *	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 52–19	96,173	[5]
October 9	12:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 11	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	JPS	W 28–14	54,150	[6]
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 10	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	W 17–17 (Alabama forfeit)	83,091	[7] [8]
October 30	12:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 8	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 55–3	94,791	[9]
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Louisville *	No. 7	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ABC	W 45–10	94,826	[10]
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN	W 48–0	57,878	[11]
November 27	12:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 6	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	W 62–14	94,225	[12]
January 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Penn State *	No. 6	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 13–31	72,456	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1993 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 12 Cory Fleming Sr RB 33 James Stewart Jr QB 21 Heath Shuler Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 99 Paul Yatkowski Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Phillip Fulmer Coordinators/assistant coaches David Cutcliffe –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Randy Sanders –Running backs Kippy Brown –Wide receivers/assistant head coach Mark Bradley –Tight ends Steve Marshall –Offensive line Larry Marmie –Defensive coordinator Jacob Burney –Defensive line John Chavis –Linebackers Lovie Smith –Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Heath Shuler	Quarterback	1	3	Washington Redskins
Charlie Garner	Running back	2	42	Philadelphia Eagles
Cory Fleming	Wide receiver	3	87	San Francisco 49ers
Shane Bonham	Defensive tackle	3	93	Detroit Lions
Horace Morris	Linebacker	5	152	New York Jets

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Awards and honors

Heath Shuler won the 1993 SEC Player of the Year and was Heisman Runner Up to Florida State's Charlie Ward.

References

1. "Vols find comfortable point". The Tennessean. September 5, 1993. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vols dominate Georgia 38–6". Bristol Herald Courier. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gators outlast Vols". News-Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Shuler's 3 TD passes spark Vols". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke didn't volunteer for this". The News and Observer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Shuler boosts Vols past Hogs". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "It's hard '2' believe". The Tennessean. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Fast starting Vols romp USC". The Daily News-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee waltzes on Cardinals' toes, 45–10". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tennessee smashes the Wildcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Beast to the East". The Tennessean. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Efficient Penn State buries sloppy Tennessee, 31–13". The Pensacola News-Journal. January 2, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1993 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
15. "The Missing Man At Draft Is Manning. Well, Good for Him". The New York Times. April 20, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
16. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

• Season summary at Sports Reference