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1993 Florida

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1993, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 44–6; won at Kentucky 24–20; won vs. No. 5 Tennessee 41–34; won vs. Mississippi State 38–24; won at LSU 58–3; lost at No. 19 Auburn 35–38; won vs. Georgia 33–26; won vs. Louisiana 61–14; won at South Carolina 37–26; won vs. Vanderbilt 52–0; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 21–33; won vs. No. 18 Alabama 28–13; won vs. No. 3 West Virginia 41–7+55−12Won 44–6 vs. Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateWon 24–20 at Kentucky+4KentuckyWon 41–34 vs. No. 5 Tennessee+7No. 5 TennesseeWon 38–24 vs. Mississippi State+14Mississippi Sta…Won 58–3 at LSU+55LSULost 35–38 at No. 19 Auburn-3No. 19 AuburnWon 33–26 vs. Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 61–14 vs. Louisiana+47LouisianaWon 37–26 at South Carolina+11South CarolinaWon 52–0 vs. Vanderbilt+52VanderbiltLost 21–33 vs. No. 1 Florida State-12No. 1 Florida StateWon 28–13 vs. No. 18 Alabama+15No. 18 AlabamaWon 41–7 vs. No. 3 West Virginia+34No. 3 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsArkansas StateW 44–⁠689%
Sep 11atKentuckyW 24–⁠2068%
Sep 18vs5TennesseeW 41–⁠3453%
Oct 2vsMississippi StateW 38–⁠2477%
Oct 9atLSUW 58–⁠375%
Oct 16at19AuburnL 35–⁠3856%
Oct 30vsGeorgiaW 33–⁠2660%
Nov 6vsLouisianaW 61–⁠1483%
Nov 13atSouth CarolinaW 37–⁠2671%
Nov 20vsVanderbiltW 52–⁠086%
Nov 27vs1Florida StateL 21–⁠3343%
Dec 4Bowls & playoffvs18AlabamaSEC Championship GameW 28–⁠1348%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3West VirginiaSugar BowlW 41–⁠754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 41–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Lou Groza AwardJudd Davis, K

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 4
Points
513–⁠244
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1768 +141 this season
SP+ rating
30.0 No. 2 of 105; offense No. 1, defense No. 21
SRS
22.6 No. 4 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Ron Zook
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Errict Rhett RBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Willie Jackson WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Harrison Houston WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5William Gaines DTMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠011–⁠04
Florida7–⁠111–⁠25
Tennessee6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠112
Alabama5–⁠2–⁠19–⁠3–⁠114
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠55–⁠6
LSU3–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠65–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠74–⁠7

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