1993 Auburn Tigers football team

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]

1993 Auburn Tigers football
Co-national champion (NCF)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record11–0 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Bowden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall (9th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26:30 p.m.Ole MissW 16–1278,246[5]
September 116:00 p.m.Samford*
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 35–768,936[6]
September 187:00 p.m.at LSUW 34–1071,936[7]
September 251:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 25
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 35–2483,476[8]
October 27:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 23W 14–1040,527[9]
October 91:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 22
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–1784,222[10]
October 161:00 p.m.No. 4 FloridaNo. 19
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 38–3585,214[11]
October 302:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 9W 31–2150,100[12]
November 61:00 p.m.New Mexico State* No. 8
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 55–1482,128[13]
November 1312:00 p.m.at GeorgiaNo. 7W 42–2885,434[14]
November 201:00 p.m.No. 11 AlabamaNo. 6
W 22–1485,214[15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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

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Ole Miss

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1 234Total
Ole Miss 0 0012 12
Auburn 3 1030 16
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 78,246

Samford

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At LSU

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1 234Total
Auburn 0 2176 34
LSU 7 003 10

Southern Miss

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At Vanderbilt

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1 234Total
Auburn 7 007 14
Vanderbilt 0 1000 10

Mississippi State

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Florida

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1 234Total
Florida 10 1708 35
Auburn 7 7717 38
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 85,214

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At Arkansas

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1 234Total
Auburn 7 01014 31
Arkansas 7 070 14

New Mexico State

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At Georgia

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1 234Total
Auburn 7 14147 42
Georgia 7 0714 28
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
  • Game attendance: 85,434

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Alabama

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1 234Total
Alabama 0 1400 14
Auburn 3 2710 22
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 85,214

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References

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  1. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 114. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The Auburn Plainsman - Auburn recognizes but does not claim three more national championships". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Auburn Football - Auburn University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bowden era opens with win over Ole Miss". The Dothan Eagle. September 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davis, White spark Auburn past Samford". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU whitewashed by Auburn, 34–10". The Daily Advertiser. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn survives scare". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn holds off Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn remains unbeaten". The Jackson Sun. October 10, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Etheridge's field goal sinks No. 4 Florida". The Greenville News. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "8–0 Tigers take care of business". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Auburn storms past NMSU 55–14". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Auburn knocks Bulldogs out of a bowl berth". The Macon Telegraph. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Tigers 'Nix' Bama". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Auburn's defense stops Florida when it counts". The New York Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. ^ "Auburn 42, Georgia 28". UPI. November 13, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  19. ^ "Auburn 42 Georgia 28, Reeling it in after they beat the Bulldogs, even Terry Bowden admitted the Tigers were tops in the SEC". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  20. ^ "Auburn finishes 11–0 and season is finished". The New York Times. November 21, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  21. ^ "Auburn 22 Alabama 14, Perfect to the end the Tigers rallied to roll back the Tide and complete an unbeaten, and unlikely season". Sports Illustrated. December 17, 1993. Retrieved September 22, 2019.