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1993 Florida State

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1993, game by game: won vs. Kansas 42–0; won at Duke 45–7; won vs. No. 21 Clemson 57–0; won at No. 13 North Carolina 33–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 51–0; won vs. No. 3 Miami 28–10; won vs. No. 15 Virginia 40–14; won vs. Wake Forest 54–0; won at Maryland 49–20; lost at No. 2 Notre Dame 24–31; won vs. NC State 62–3; won at No. 7 Florida 33–21; won vs. No. 2 Nebraska 18–16+59−7Won 42–0 vs. Kansas+42KansasWon 45–7 at Duke+38DukeWon 57–0 vs. No. 21 Clemson+57No. 21 ClemsonWon 33–7 at No. 13 North Carolina+26No. 13 North CarolinaWon 51–0 vs. Georgia Tech+51Georgia TechWon 28–10 vs. No. 3 Miami+18No. 3 MiamiWon 40–14 vs. No. 15 Virginia+26No. 15 VirginiaWon 54–0 vs. Wake Forest+54Wake ForestWon 49–20 at Maryland+29MarylandLost 24–31 at No. 2 Notre Dame-7No. 2 Notre DameWon 62–3 vs. NC State+59NC StateWon 33–21 at No. 7 Florida+12No. 7 FloridaWon 18–16 vs. No. 2 Nebraska+2No. 2 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsKansasW 42–⁠072%
Sep 4atDukeW 45–⁠782%
Sep 11vs21ClemsonW 57–⁠083%
Sep 18at13North CarolinaW 33–⁠763%
Oct 2vsGeorgia TechW 51–⁠089%
Oct 9vs3MiamiW 28–⁠1064%
Oct 16vs15VirginiaW 40–⁠1479%
Oct 30vsWake ForestW 54–⁠093%
Nov 6atMarylandW 49–⁠2091%
Nov 13at2Notre DameL 24–⁠3147%
Nov 20vsNC StateW 62–⁠381%
Nov 27at7FloridaW 33–⁠2157%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2NebraskaOrange BowlW 18–⁠1664%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 18–⁠16 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Wk 16: 1
  17. Final: 1

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman TrophyCharlie Ward, QB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien and Unitas Golden Arm

3 consensus All-AmericansCharlie Ward, QB; Derrick Brooks, LB; Corey Sawyer, DB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
536–⁠129
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1862 +141 this season
SP+ rating
36.8 No. 1 of 105; offense No. 2, defense No. 1
SRS
30.3 No. 1 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Scott
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Ken Alexander, Matt Frier, Lonnie Johnson and Charlie Ward
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1William Floyd RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Lonnie Johnson TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Corey Sawyer DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Sean Jackson RBHouston Oilers
Rd 6Kevin Knox WRBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Toddrick McIntosh DTDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠012–⁠11
North Carolina6–⁠210–⁠319
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠323
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠55–⁠6
Duke2–⁠63–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠62–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.