1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Hoosiers lost to Virginia Tech, 45–20. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1993 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (10th season)
MVPThomas Lewis
CaptainCharles Beauchamp, Hurvin McCormack
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 1 1 10 1 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 1 1 10 1 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 2 0 10 2 0
Indiana 5 3 0 8 4 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Illinois 5 3 0 5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0 6 6 0
Iowa 3 5 0 6 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 0 8 0 2 9 0
Purdue 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmToledo*W 27–030,327
September 111:00 pmNorthern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 28–1030,920
September 181:00 pmKentucky*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 24–843,545[1]
September 2512:30 pmNo. 23 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 15–2734,306
October 28:00 pmat MinnesotaW 23–1933,315
October 91:00 pmIowa 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 16–1040,066
October 232:00 pmat NorthwesternW 24–039,251
October 302:00 pmat No. 22 Michigan StateNo. 23
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 10–040,110
November 61:00 pmat No. 19 Penn StateNo. 17L 31–3891,000
November 133:30 pmat No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 19ABCL 17–2393,741
November 201:00 pmPurdueNo. 21
W 24–1748,429
December 3112:30 pmvs. No. 22 Virginia TechNo. 21ESPNL 20–4533,819[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 55 Rob Carey Sr
RB 2 Jermaine Chaney Jr
G 72 Andrew Greene Jr
RB 22 Brent Law Jr
WR 8 Thomas Lewis Jr
OT 61 Tom McKinnon Jr
QB 11 John Paci Jr
TE 89 Dan Thompson Sr
G 56 Todd Smith Sr
OT 78 Clay Williams So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 95 Charles Beauchamp Sr
SS 25 Lance Brown Jr
DE 98 Nathan Davis Fr
DT 66 Troy Drake Jr
FS 16 Chris Dyer Sr
DT 93 Hurvin McCormack Jr
DE 92 Lamar Mills Sr
LB 53 Tim O’Connell Jr
CB 10 Mose Richardson Sr
CB 18 Eric Smedley So
FS 5 Damon Watts Sr
DE 86 Bernard Whittington Sr
LB 96 Trevor Wilmot Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 24 Jim DiGuilie Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

1994 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Thomas Lewis 1 24 Wide receiver New York Giants

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References

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  1. ^ "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech claims Independence Bowl". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1993 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1993 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "1994 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2015.