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1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football
1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC West Division champion; Gator Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 13–28 vs. Florida
Gator Bowl, W 24–10 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
Record	1–12, 8 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited (0–8 SEC, 5 wins forfeited, 1 tie forfeited)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mal Moore
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver (1st season)
Captains	Chris Anderson; Lemanski Hall; Antonio Langham; Tobie Sheils;
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium; Legion Field
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

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 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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	4:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	L 31–17 (forfeit)	83,091	^[4]
September 11	11:30 a.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 2	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	JPS	L 17–6 (forfeit)	41,000	^[5]
September 18	11:30 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 43–3 (forfeit)	70,123	^[6]
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	L 56–3 (forfeit)	83,091	^[7]
October 2	6:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 2	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 17–6 (forfeit)	74,718	^[8]
October 16	2:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	L 17–17 (forfeit)	83,091	^[9]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 4	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ABC	L 19–14 (forfeit)	43,500	^[10]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	PPV	L 40–0 (forfeit)	70,123	^[11]
November 6	11:30 a.m.	LSU	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	JPS	L 13–17	70,123	^[12]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 12	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 36–25 (forfeit)	70,123	^[13]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Auburn	No. 11	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)		L 14–22	85,214	^[14]
December 4	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Florida	No. 16	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SEC Championship Game, rivalry)	ABC	L 13–28	76,345	^[15]
December 31, 1993	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 North Carolina*	No. 18	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	W 24–10	67,205	^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Jay Barker	Jr
RB	`2`	David Palmer	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`11`	Lemanski Hall	Sr
DB	`43`	Antonio Langham	Jr
DB		Mickey Conn	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gene Stallings

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ellis Johnson
Outside linebackers
Dabo Swinney
Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Regular season statistics

Team

Statistics	Alabama	Opponents
Scoring	316	158
Average	26.3	13.2
Total Offense	4,688	3,104
Passing	2,569	1,539
Rushing	2,119	1,565
Touchdowns	36	19
Passing	13	9
Rushing	20	10
Returns	3	0
Turnovers	42	39
Fumbles–Lost	26–10	17–7
Int–Yards	22–213	16–167

Quarter-by-quarter statistics

Scoring

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	67	125	55	69	316
Opponents	38	31	34	55	158

Time of possession

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	96:12	87:39	96:38	102:38	382:07
Opponents	83:48	92:21	83:22	77:22	337:53

Passing

Name	Games	Cmp–Att	Pct	Yards	TD	INT	Long
Jay Barker	9	98–171	.573	1,525	4	7	59
Brian Burgdorf	9	48–84	.571	533	4	3	60
David Palmer	12	15–30	.500	260	2	3	54
Freddie Kitchens	7	7–14	.500	188	2	3	77
Sherman Williams	11	1–1	1.000	63	1	0	63
Total	12	169–300	.563	2,569	13	16	77

References

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