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
Record1–3, 8 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (0–2 SEC, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMal Moore
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver (1st season)
Captains
  • Chris Anderson
  • Lemanski Hall
  • Antonio Langham
  • Tobie Sheils
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
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

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 44:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 2
PPVW 31–17 (forfeit)83,091[4]
September 1111:30 a.m.at VanderbiltNo. 2
JPSW 17–6 (forfeit)41,000[5]
September 1811:30 a.m.ArkansasNo. 2
JPSW 43–3 (forfeit)70,123[6]
September 252:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 2
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
PPVW 56–3 (forfeit)83,091[7]
October 26:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 2
ESPNW 17–6 (forfeit)74,718[8]
October 162:30 p.m.No. 10 TennesseeNo. 2
ABCT 17–17 (forfeit)83,091[9]
October 232:30 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 4
ABCW 19–14 (forfeit)43,500[10]
October 302:30 p.m.Southern Miss*daggerNo. 5
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
PPVW 40–0 (forfeit)70,123[11]
November 611:30 a.m.LSUNo. 5
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
JPSL 13–1770,123[12]
November 132:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 12
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ABCW 36–25 (forfeit)70,123[13]
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 6 AuburnNo. 11
L 14–2285,214[14]
December 42:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 FloridaNo. 16
ABCL 13–2876,345[15]
December 31, 19936:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 North Carolina*No. 18
TBSW 24–1067,205[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[17]

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
DB Mickey Conn Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.
  4. "Stallings: 'We won'". The Anniston Star. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Crimson Tide keeps rollin'". The Tennessean. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bama butchers Hogs, 43–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs are blasted by Alabama". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "USC falls". The Greenville News. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "It's hard '2' believe". The Tennessean. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bama plays Palm(er) ball". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tide drown USM, 40–0". Hattiesburg American. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "LSU shocks fifth-ranked Bama". Daily World. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tide controls MSU in 36–25 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Tigers 'Nix' Bama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Florida beats Alabama to win SEC". The Tampa Tribune. December 5, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Crimson Tide gets second win". The News and Observer. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "1993 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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