1993 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1993 Georgia Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Goff (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

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 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ray Goff, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fourth in the SEC Eastern Division.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 14	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 21–23	84,912	[2]
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee	No. 21	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–38	96,228	[3]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 52–37	74,511	[4]
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 14–31	38,000	[5]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 10–20	73,825	[6]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 54–24	63,458	[7]
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 41–3	28,554	[8]
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	W 33–28	81,307	[9]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Florida		Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 26–33	80,392	[10]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Auburn		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		L 28–42	85,434	[11]
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at Georgia Tech*		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ABC	W 43–10	46,018	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1993 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Derrington Abnar WR Brian Bohannon Sr RB Sterling Boyd OL Scott Brownholtz OL Chad Chosewood RB Terrell Davis OL Mike Fellows RB Earl Fouch RB Larry Fouch WR Mason Graham WR Robert Greene TE Maurice Harrell RB 7 Frank Harvey Sr WR Brice Hunter WR Jerry Jerman OL Adam Meadows TE Shannon Mitchell RB Bill Montgomery QB Neil Patel Jr OL Steve Roberts QB Brian Smith OL Troy Stark OL Paul Taylor WR Jeff Thomas RB Mike Thornton TE James Warner OL David Weeks OL Bernard Williams QB 10 Eric Zeier	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Herman Bell LB Carlo Butler LB Charlie Clemons DL Phillip Daniels LB Mitch Davis LB Randall Godfrey LB Bryan Jones DB Will Muschamp DB Buster Owens DB Charles Pledger DL Bill Rosenberg DL Walter Rouse DL Derrick Smith DL Matt Storm DB Ralph Thompson DB Greg Tremble DB Chris Wilson DB Carlos Yancy DB Walter Jones	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Scot Armstrong K Kanon Parkman P Brett Pellock	Head coach Ray Goff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1993 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
2. "South Carolina beats clock, Georgia 23–21". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vols dominate Georgia 38–6". Bristol Herald Courier. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia outlasts Tech rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rebels shackle Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Another Georgia loss, Dawg-gone it". The Tennessean. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Zeier on fire as Dogs roll to 54–24 win". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "'Dogs finally have their day". The Orlando Sentinel. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Zeier, Dogs put bite on Kentucky 33–28". The Kentucky Advocate. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "The mudder of all finishes". St. Petersburg Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Auburn knocks Bulldogs out of a bowl berth". The Macon Telegraph. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Win meaningless, Tech trouncing can't erase losing season". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 26, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.