1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach	Gerry DiNardo (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Frease (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (3rd season)
Home stadium	Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his third season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

The 500 win milestone mark was finally made by the 1993 Vanderbilt football team. The 500th win was on October 9, 1993 against Cincinnati with a 17–7 win.

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.^[1] Vanderbilt does not count the forfeit as a win.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 27–12	16,053	[3]
September 11	No. 2 Alabama	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 6–17 (Alabama forfeit)	41,000	[4][5]
September 18	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	L 7–49	32,500	[6]
October 2	No. 23 Auburn	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 10–14	40,527	[7]
October 9	Cincinnati*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 17–7	31,176	[8]
October 16	Georgia	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 3–41	28,554	[9]
October 23	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–22	58,128	[10]
November 6	Kentucky	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 12–7	35,000	[11]
November 13	Navy*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 41–7	21,708	[12]
November 20	at No. 8 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 0–52	83,818	[13]
November 27	at No. 6 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–62	94,225	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Statistics

			Passing				Rushing
	G	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Offense	11	5.0	14.3	35.0	49.6	0.0	51.4	195.4	3.8	1.3
Defense	11	15.8	28.9	54.7	220.3	1.5	36.1	132.1	3.7	1.4
Difference		-10.8	-14.6	-19.7	-170.7	-1.5	+15.3	+63.3	+0.1	-0.1

Passing

	Passing
Rk	Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rate
1	Ronnie Gordon	40	98	40.8	400	4.1	2.2	0	4	66.9
2	Cedric Douglas	7	32	21.9	88	2.8	-0.1	0	2	32.5
3	Kenny Simon	8	27	29.6	58	2.1	-9.5	0	7	-4.2

Rushing and receiving

Rk	Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Tony Jackson	120	607	5.1	3	9	70	7.8	0	129	677	5.2	3
2	Ronnie Gordon	91	139	1.5	4	0	0	0	0	91	139	1.5	4
3	Cliff Deese	78	315	4.0	2	4	6	1.5	0	82	321	3.9	2
4	Kenny Simon	74	292	3.9	1	15	166	11.1	0	89	458	5.1	1
5	Cedric Douglas	62	105	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	62	105	1.7	0
6	Jermaine Johnson	52	207	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	52	207	4.0	2
7	Royce Love	28	85	3.0	1	1	4	4.0	0	29	89	3.1	1
8	Sam Chalmers	23	100	4.3	0	2	9	4.5	0	25	109	4.4	0
9	Eric Lewis	22	174	7.9	1	6	53	8.8	0	28	227	8.1	1
10	Derek Wilham	10	87	8.7	0	1	19	19.0	0	11	106	9.6	0
11	Jeff Brothers	2	15	7.5	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	7.5	0
12	Gabe Banks	2	0	0.0	0	1	22	22.0	0	3	22	7.3	0
13	Bill Marinangel	1	23	23.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	23.0	0
14	Sanford Ware	0	0	0	0	7	97	13.9	0	7	97	13.9	0
15	Jason Tomichek	0	0	0	0	7	71	10.1	0	7	71	10.1	0
16	Brandon Culpepper	0	0	0	0	1	16	16.0	0	1	16	16.0	0
17	Bobby Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	13.0	0	1	13	13.0

Defense

Rk	Player	Int	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Byron King	4	21	5.3	0
2	Shelton Quarles	2	16	8.0	0
3	Jeff Brothers	1	16	16.0	0
4	Robert Davis	1	45	45.0	1
5	DeReal Finklin	1	1	1.0	0
6	Rico Francis	1	0	0.0	0
7	Chris Ryals	1	9	9.0	0
8	Aaron Smith	1	3	3.0	0
9	Eric Vance	1	5	5.0	0

Kick and punt returns

Rk	Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Tony Jackson	31	753	24.3	0	2	11	5.5	0
2	Gabe Banks	5	65	13.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Derek Wilham	5	41	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jermaine Johnson	4	81	20.3	0	0	0	0	0
5	Kenny Simon	3	65	21.7	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jeff Brothers	0	0	0	0	13	68	5.2	0
7	Robert Davis	0	0	0	0	1	25	25.0	0

Kicking and punting

Rk	Player	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg
1	Steve Yenner	15	16	93.8	8	13	61.5	39	0	0	0
2	Bill Marinangel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	2482	36.5

References

1. "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. November 26, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
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3. "Commodores floor Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Crimson Tide keeps rollin'". The Tennessean. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Small has field day against Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn holds off Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bearcat offense stalls as Vandy wins, 17–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Dogs finally have their day". The Orlando Sentinel. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gamecocks outwit option in 22–0 victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vanderbilt defenders smother Jones, 'Cats". The Paducah Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Navy turns over game to Vanderbilt, 41–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "No party for victorious UF". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Beast to the East". The Tennessean. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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