1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Carl Reese (3rd season)
Home stadium Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his third season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

Contents

The 500 win milestone mark was finally made by the 1993 Vanderbilt football team. The 500th win was on October 9, 1993 against Cincinnati with a 17–7 win.

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. [1] Vanderbilt does not count the forfeit as a win. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Wake Forest *
W 27–1216,053 [3]
September 11No. 2 Alabama
W 6–17 (Alabama forfeit)41,000 [4] [5]
September 18at Ole Miss
L 7–4932,500 [6]
October 2No. 23 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 10–1440,527 [7]
October 9 Cincinnati *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 17–731,176 [8]
October 16 Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–4128,554 [9]
October 23at South Carolina
L 0–2258,128 [10]
November 6 Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–735,000 [11]
November 13 Navy *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–721,708 [12]
November 20at No. 8 Florida
L 0–5283,818 [13]
November 27at No. 6 Tennessee
L 14–6294,225 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Statistics

PassingRushing
GCmpAttPctYdsTDAttYdsAvgTD
Offense115.014.335.049.60.051.4195.43.81.3
Defense1115.828.954.7220.31.536.1132.13.71.4
Difference-10.8-14.6-19.7-170.7-1.5+15.3+63.3+0.1-0.1

Passing

Passing
RkPlayerCmpAttPctYdsY/AAY/ATDIntRate
1Ronnie Gordon409840.84004.12.20466.9
2Cedric Douglas73221.9882.8-0.10232.5
3Kenny Simon82729.6582.1-9.507-4.2

Rushing and receiving

RkPlayerAttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDPlaysYdsAvgTD
1Tony Jackson1206075.139707.801296775.23
2Ronnie Gordon911391.540000911391.54
3Cliff Deese783154.02461.50823213.92
4Kenny Simon742923.911516611.10894585.11
5Cedric Douglas621051.700000621051.70
6Jermaine Johnson522074.020000522074.02
7Royce Love28853.01144.0029893.11
8Sam Chalmers231004.30294.50251094.40
9Eric Lewis221747.916538.80282278.11
10Derek Wilham10878.7011919.00111069.60
11Jeff Brothers2157.5000002157.50
12Gabe Banks200.0012222.003227.30
13Bill Marinangel12323.00000012323.00
14Sanford Ware000079713.9079713.90
15Jason Tomichek000077110.1077110.10
16Brandon Culpepper000011616.0011616.00
17Bobby Jackson0000011313.0011313.0

Defense

RkPlayerIntYdsAvgTD
1Byron King4215.30
2Shelton Quarles2168.00
3Jeff Brothers11616.00
4Robert Davis14545.01
5DeReal Finklin111.00
6Rico Francis100.00
7Chris Ryals199.00
8Aaron Smith133.00
9Eric Vance155.00

Kick and punt returns

RkPlayerRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
1Tony Jackson3175324.302115.50
2Gabe Banks56513.000000
3Derek Wilham5418.200000
4Jermaine Johnson48120.300000
5Kenny Simon36521.700000
6Jeff Brothers000013685.20
7Robert Davis000012525.00

Kicking and punting

RkPlayerXPMXPAXP%FGMFGAFG%PtsPuntsYdsAvg
1Steve Yenner151693.881361.539000
2Bill Marinangel000000068248236.5

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The 1976 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Commodores were led by head coach Fred Pancoast in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses.

The 1979 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his first season and finished the season with a record of one win and ten losses.

The 1980 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his second season and finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses.

The 1981 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his third season and finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses.

The 1985 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Commodores were led by head coach George MacIntyre in his seventh season and finished the season with a record of three wins, seven losses and one tie.

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The 1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his third season and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses.

The 1989 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his fourth season and finished with a record of one win and ten losses.

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References

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  4. ↑ "Crimson Tide keeps rollin'". The Tennessean. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Small has field day against Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Auburn holds off Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bearcat offense stalls as Vandy wins, 17–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "'Dogs finally have their day". The Orlando Sentinel. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gamecocks outwit option in 22–0 victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vanderbilt defenders smother Jones, 'Cats". The Paducah Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Navy turns over game to Vanderbilt, 41–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "No party for victorious UF". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Beast to the East". The Tennessean. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1993 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.


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