1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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.

1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC West Division champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 24–10 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
1993 record1–12, 8 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (0–8 SEC, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMal Moore
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Captains
  • Chris Anderson
  • Lemanski Hall
  • Antonio Langham
  • Tobie Sheils
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 1 0  11 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 7 1 0  10 2 0
Kentucky 4 4 0  6 6 0
South Carolina 3 5 0  5 6 0
Georgia 2 6 0  5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0  5 6 0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn 8 0 0  11 0 0
Arkansas 4 3 1  6 4 1
Ole Miss 4 4 0  6 5 0
Mississippi State 3 4 1  4 5 2
LSU 3 5 0  5 6 0
No. 14 Alabama x 0* 8 0  1* 12 0
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Auburn had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation.
    *Alabama (9–3–1, 5–2–1) later forfeited all 1993 regular season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 44:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 2PPVW 31–17 (Forfeit)83,091
September 1111:30 a.m.at VanderbiltNo. 2JPSW 17–6 (Forfeit)41,000
September 1811:30 a.m.ArkansasNo. 2JPSW 43–3 (Forfeit)70,123
September 252:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 2PPVW 56–3 (Forfeit)83,091
October 26:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 2ESPNW 17–6 (Forfeit)74,718
October 162:30 p.m.No. 10 TennesseeNo. 2ABCT 17–17 (Forfeit)83,091
October 232:30 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 4ABCW 19–14 (Forfeit)43,500
October 302:30 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 5PPVW 40–0 (Forfeit)70,123
November 611:30 a.m.LSUNo. 5JPSL 13–1770,123
November 132:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 12ABCW 36–25 (Forfeit)70,123
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 6 AuburnNo. 11L 14–2285,214
December 42:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 FloridaNo. 16ABCL 13–2876,345
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 North Carolina*No. 18TBSW 24–1067,205
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
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
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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

Scoring

1234Total
Alabama671255569 316
Opponents38313455 158

Time of possession

1234Total
Alabama96:1287:3996:38102:38 382:07
Opponents83:4892:2183:2277:22 337:53

Passing

NameGamesCmp–AttPctYardsTDINTLong
Jay Barker 998–171.5731,5254759
Brian Burgdorf 948–84.5715334360
David Palmer 1215–30.5002602354
Freddie Kitchens 77–14.5001882377
Sherman Williams 111–11.000631063
Total12169–300.5632,569131677

References

  1. "Alabama 1993 AP Football Rankings". appollarchive.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  2. "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. November 26, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  3. "1993 Schedule & Results". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
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