1993 Alabama
9–3–1 (5–2–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Stallings, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Officially 1–12. Alabama forfeited nine games. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “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.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 North Carolina 24–10Dec 31
North Carolina was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Tulane | W 31–17forfeited | 92% |
| Sep 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 17–6forfeited | 74% |
| Sep 18 | vs Arkansas | W 43–3forfeited | 86% |
| Sep 25 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 56–3forfeited | 87% |
| Oct 2 | at South Carolina | W 17–6forfeited | 74% |
| Oct 16 | vs 10Tennessee | T 17–17forfeited | 68% |
| Oct 23 | at Ole Miss | W 19–14forfeited | 66% |
| Oct 30 | vs Southern Miss | W 40–0forfeited | 90% |
| Nov 6 | vs LSU | L 13–17 | 92% |
| Nov 13 | vs Mississippi State | W 36–25forfeited | 87% |
| Nov 20 | at 6Auburn | L 14–22 | 53% |
| Dec 4Bowls & playoff | vs 8FloridaSEC Championship Game | L 13–28 | 52% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs 12North CarolinaGator Bowl | W 24–10 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Carolina 24–10 in the Gator Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 2
- Wk 2: 2
- Wk 3: 2
- Wk 4: 2
- Wk 5: 2
- Wk 6: 2
- Wk 7: 2
- Wk 8: 2
- Wk 9: 4
- Wk 10: 5
- Wk 11: 5
- Wk 12: 12
- Wk 13: 11
- Wk 14: 17
- Wk 15: 16
- Wk 16: 18
- Final: 14
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.
SEC West champions5–2–1 in the conference, shared with Auburn
Heisman voteDavid Palmer, third
Jim Thorpe AwardAntonio Langham, CB
2 consensus All-AmericansAntonio Langham, CB; David Palmer, APB
- Record
- 9–3–1
- Conference
- 5–2–1 4th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 2
- Points
- 340–168
- Coach
- Gene Stallings
- Elo
- 1720 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 18.6 No. 18 of 105; offense No. 45, defense No. 4
- SRS
- 14.0 No. 19 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mal Moore
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Oliver
- Captains
- Chris Anderson, Lemanski Hall, Antonio Langham and Tobie Sheils
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–4 or 4–3
Drafted in 1994
The 1994 draft| Rd 1 | Antonio Langham DB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 2 | Kevin Lee WR | New England Patriots |
| Rd 2 | David Palmer WR | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 2 | Jeremy Nunley DE | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 5 | Roosevelt Patterson OT | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Rd 7 | Lemanski Hall LB | Houston Oilers |
All-SEC
6 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
David PalmerWRAP-1; Coaches-1- Tobie SheilsCAP-1; Coaches-1
- Jeremy NunleyDEAP-1; Coaches-1
Lemanski HallLBAP-2; Coaches-1- Antonio LanghamCBAP-1; Coaches-1
- Michael ProctorKAP-2; Coaches-1
Second team
- James GregoryDTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1993 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 8–0 | 11–0 | 4 |
| Florida | 7–1 | 11–2 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 6–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 12 |
| Alabama | 5–2–1 | 9–3–1 | 14 |
 Kentucky | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| LSU | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–5–1 | 3–6–2 | |
 Georgia | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| South Carolina | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–7 | 4–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.