1993 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University and were the national champions of the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.
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Consensus national champion ACC champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 18–16 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| 1993 record | 12–1 (8–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brad Scott (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 72,589) |
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| No. 1 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 North Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The season gave the Seminoles their first national title as well as their first Heisman winner in quarterback Charlie Ward.
Season
FSU beat its first five opponents by an average score of 46–3, during which linebacker Derrick Brooks outscored all five opponents combined. The Seminoles' first real contest didn't come until October 9, when the third ranked Miami Hurricanes came to Tallahassee with a 31-game regular season win streak. That game was sealed when FSU safety Devin Bush picked off a Frank Costa pass and ran it back 40 yards for a Florida State touchdown, making the score 28–10 with 4:59 to play.
On November 13, 1993, Florida State played Notre Dame in a matchup of unbeaten teams. FSU was ranked #1 and Notre Dame was ranked #2. In a matchup hailed as the "Game of the Century", the Seminoles bid for a perfect season fell short as Notre Dame prevailed, 31–24. The Irish had leads of 24–7 and 31–17 before the Seminoles scored late (on a pass tipped in the end zone) to cut the final margin to seven points.[1] After that game, Notre Dame was voted #1 and FSU was voted #2.[2]
However, #1 Notre Dame lost at home the following week to #17 Boston College 41–39 on a 41-yard field goal as time expired. The voters returned the Seminoles to the #1 spot, and they were matched against Nebraska (now #2) in the Orange Bowl. Florida State rallied late to eke out an 18–16 win, as Nebraska missed a potential game-winning 45-yard field goal on the game's final play.[3] After the bowl games, 12–1 Florida State was voted #1 and 11–1 Notre Dame was voted #2 in both polls.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Kansas* | No. 1 | ABC | W 42–0 | 51,734 | |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 1 | PPV | W 45–7 | 26,800 | |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Clemson | No. 1 | JPS | W 57–0 | 74,991 | |
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 13 North Carolina | No. 1 | ESPN | W 33–7 | 54,100 | |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 51–0 | 74,611 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Miami (FL)* | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 28–10 | 77,813 |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Virginia | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 40–14 | 76,607 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 1 |
| W 54–0 | 66,666 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 1 | JPS | W 49–20 | 36,255 | |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 1 | NBC | L 24–31 | 59,075 | |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 62–3 | 73,123 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Florida* | No. 1 | ABC | W 33–21 | 85,507 | |
| January 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 1 | NBC | W 18–16 | 81,536 | |
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Roster
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Starting lineup
Offense
| Pos | Number | Name | Class |
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| QB | 17 | Charlie Ward | SR |
| RB | 35 | Sean Jackson | SR |
| FB | 44 | William Floyd | SR |
| WR | 80 | Tamarick Vanover | SO |
| WR | 88 | Kez McCorvey | JR |
| WR | 12 | Matt Frier | SR |
| LT | 67 | Juan Laureano | SO |
| LG | 66 | Lewis Tyre | SO |
| C | 53 | Clay Shiver | SO |
| RG | 69 | Patrick McNeil | JR |
| RT | 60 | Marvin Ferrell | SR |
Defense
| Pos | Number | Name | Class |
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| LB | 10 | Derrick Brooks | JR |
| LB | 37 | Todd Rebol | |
| LB | 36 | Ken Alexander | SR |
| DE | 94 | Toddrick McIntosh | SR |
| DE | 90 | Derrick Alexander | SO |
| NG | 57 | John Nance | SR |
| CB | 2 | Clifton Abraham | JR |
| CB | 8 | Corey Sawyer | JR |
| FS | 16 | Richard Coes | SR |
| SS | 11 | Devin Bush | SO |
Special teams
| Pos | Number | Name | Class |
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| K | 3 | Scott Bentley | FR |
| P | 29 | Sean Liss | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||
| AP | 1 (42) | 1 (47) | 1 (50) | 1 (59) | 1 (57) | 1 (58) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (62) | 1 (62) | 1 (62) | 1 (62) | 2 | 1 (33) | 1 (42) | 1 (42) | 1 (46) | ||||
| Coaches | 1 (47) | 1 (54) | 1 (56) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (58) | 1 (57) | 1 (58) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (60) | 3 | 2 (11) | 3 (10) | 3 (13) | 1 (36) | ||||
Season summary
Kansas
at Duke
Clemson
at North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Miami (FL)
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Virginia
Wake Forest
at Maryland
at Notre Dame
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NC State
at Florida
vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl)
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Awards and honors
- Charlie Ward, Heisman Trophy[6]
- Charlie Ward, Johnny Unitas Award
- Charlie Ward, James E. Sullivan Award[7]
- Charlie Ward, Walter Camp Award
- Charlie Ward, Maxwell Award
- Charlie Ward, Davey O'Brien Award
1993 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| William Floyd | Running back | 1 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Lonnie Johnson | Tight end | 2 | 61 | Buffalo Bills |
| Corey Sawyer | Defensive back | 4 | 104 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Sean Jackson | Running back | 4 | 129 | Houston Oilers |
| Kevin Knox | Wide receiver | 6 | 192 | Buffalo Bills |
| Toddrick McIntosh | Defensive tackle | 7 | 216 | Dallas Cowboys |
The following would play in the NFL in later years.
References
- 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season#Final rankings
- "November 16, 1993 Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings".
- "Nebraska vs Florida State 1994 Orange Bowl -- HuskerMax™".
- http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=2669.0
- Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 10. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-04-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "AAU Sullivan Award".
- "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".