1993 Auburn Tigers football team

1993 Auburn Tigers football
Co-national champion (NCF)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	11–0 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Bowden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall (9th season)
Home stadium	Jordan-Hare Stadium
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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under first-year head coach Terry Bowden, the team went undefeated with a record of 11–0 and finished #4 in the AP Poll. Due to NCAA probation, Auburn was banned from TV and post-season play, and suffered reduced scholarships. The post-season ban prevented Auburn from playing the SEC Championship and a bowl game. Nonetheless, Auburn was the only major college football team to finish the season undefeated. The National Championship Foundation recognized Auburn as one of its four co-national champions;^[1] however, Auburn University only formally recognizes championships for the 1957 and 2010 seasons,^[2][3] although the official website for Auburn athletics does highlight the 1993 team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Ole Miss		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 16–12	78,246	[5]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Samford*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–7	68,936	[6]
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	W 34–10	71,936	[7]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 25	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–24	83,476	[8]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 23	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 14–10	40,527	[9]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 22	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 31–17	84,222	[10]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Florida	No. 19	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 38–35	85,214	[11]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 9	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 31–21	50,100	[12]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 8	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 55–14	82,128	[13]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 42–28	85,434	[14]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Alabama	No. 6	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 22–14	85,214	[15][16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 18 Thomas Bailey Jr RB 33 James Bostic Jr RB 48 Stephen Davis So OT 74 Wayne Gandy Sr QB 9 Clay Helton Jr TB 12 Harold Morrow So QB 10 Patrick Nix So OT 65 Anthony Redmon Sr FB 40 Tony Richardson Sr WR 81 Frank Sanders Jr QB 11 Stan White Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 8 Calvin Jackson So S 4 Chris Shelling Jr DE 90 Willie Whitehead Jr FS 31 Anthony G. Perkins So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 43 Scott Etheridge Sr	Head coach Terry Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimbo Fisher – Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	25	23	22	19	10	8	7	6	5	3	4	5	4

Game summaries

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 0 0 12 12 • Auburn 3 10 3 0 16 Date: September 2 Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama Game attendance: 78,246

Scoring summary 1 AUB Etheridge 27-yard field goal AUB 3-0 2 AUB Bostic 3-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 10-0 2 AUB Etheridge 37-yard field goal AUB 13-0 3 AUB Etheridge 28-yard field goal AUB 16-0 4 MIS Thomas 47-yard pass from Adams (Adams pass failed) AUB 16-6 4 MIS Fisher 77-yard punt return (Adams pass failed) AUB 16-12

Samford

At LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 0 21 7 6 34 LSU 7 0 0 3 10 Date: September 18 Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game attendance: 71,936

Scoring summary 1 LSU Ray 10-yard pass from Howard (LaFleur kick) LSU 7-0 2 AUB White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick) Tied 7-7 2 AUB Bostic 13-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 14-7 2 AUB Bailey 53-yard pass from White (Etheridge kick) AUB 21-7 3 AUB White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 28-7 4 LSU LaFleur 22-yard field goal AUB 28-10 4 AUB Etheridge 24-yard field goal AUB 31-10 4 AUB Etheridge 36-yard field goal AUB 34-10

Southern Miss

At Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 0 0 7 14 Vanderbilt 0 10 0 0 10 Date: October 2 Location: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee Game attendance: 40,527

Scoring summary 1 AUB Robinson 45-yard interception return (Etheridge kick) AUB 7-0 2 VAN Love 1-yard run (Yenner kick) Tied 7-7 2 VAN Yenner 53-yard field goal VAN 10-7 4 AUB Bostic 2-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 14-10

Mississippi State

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 10 17 0 8 35 • Auburn 7 7 7 17 38 Date: October 16 Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama Game attendance: 85,214

Scoring summary 1 FLA Davis 49-yard field goal FLA 3-0 1 FLA Jackson 50-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick) FLA 10-0 1 AUB C. Jackson 96-yard interception return (Etheridge kick) FLA 10-7 2 AUB White 2-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 14-10 2 FLA Davis 36-yard field goal AUB 14-13 2 FLA Rhett 24-yard run (Davis kick) FLA 20-14 2 FLA Hill 23-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick) FLA 27-14 3 AUB Richardson 23-yard pass from White (Davis kick) FLA 27-21 4 AUB Bostic 4-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 28-27 4 AUB Sanders 9-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 35-27 4 FLA Jackson 13-yard pass from Wuerffel (Jackson pass from Wuerffel) Tied 35-35 4 AUB Etheridge 41-yard field goal AUB 38-35

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At Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 0 10 14 31 Arkansas 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 30 Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas Game attendance: 50,100

Scoring summary 1 ARK Malone 4-yard run (Boulware kick) ARK 7-0 1 AUB White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick) Tied 7-7 3 AUB Robinson 35-yard interception return (Etheridge kick) AUB 14-7 3 AUB Etheridge field goal AUB 17-7 3 ARK Meaders 50-yard pass from Lunney (Boulware kick) AUB 17-14 4 AUB Bostic 12-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 24-14 4 AUB McMilion 16-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 31-14

New Mexico State

At Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 14 14 7 42 Georgia 7 0 7 14 28 Date: November 13 Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Game attendance: 85,434

Scoring summary 1 AUB Richardson 28-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 7-0 1 UGA Davis 1-yard run (Parkman kick) Tied 7-7 2 AUB Bostic 41-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 14-7 2 AUB Bostic 3-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 21-7 3 AUB Shelling 73-yard interception return (Etheridge kick) AUB 28-7 3 UGA Graham 76-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick) AUB 28-14 3 AUB Sanders 10-yard pass from White (Etheridge kick) AUB 35-14 4 UGA Hunter 4-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick) AUB 35-21 4 UGA Bohannon 8-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick) AUB 35-28 4 AUB Bostic 26-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 42-28

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Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 14 0 0 14 • Auburn 3 2 7 10 22 Date: November 20 Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama Game attendance: 85,214

Scoring summary 1 AUB Etheridge 23-yard field goal AUB 3-0 2 ALA Lee 63-yard run (Proctor kick) ALA 7-3 2 AUB Barker sacked by Miska for safety ALA 7-5 2 ALA Anderson 19-yard run (Proctor kick) ALA 14-5 3 AUB Sanders 35-yard pass from Nix (Etheridge kick) ALA 14-12 4 AUB Etheridge 26-yard field goal AUB 15-14 4 AUB Bostic 70-yard run (Etheridge kick) AUB 22-14

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