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1993 Tennessee

9–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Phillip Fulmer, finished No. 12 in the AP poll. Officially 10–⁠2. Alabama forfeited to Tennessee.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1993, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 50–0; won vs. No. 22 Georgia 38–6; lost at No. 9 Florida 34–41; won vs. LSU 42–20; won vs. Duke 52–19; won at Arkansas 28–14; tied at No. 2 Alabama 17–17; won vs. South Carolina 55–3; won vs. No. 13 Louisville 45–10; won at Kentucky 48–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 62–14; lost vs. No. 13 Penn State 13–31+52−18Won 50–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+50Louisiana TechWon 38–6 vs. No. 22 Georgia+32No. 22 GeorgiaLost 34–41 at No. 9 Florida-7No. 9 FloridaWon 42–20 vs. LSU+22LSUWon 52–19 vs. Duke+33DukeWon 28–14 at Arkansas+14ArkansasTied 17–17 at No. 2 Alabama0No. 2 AlabamaWon 55–3 vs. South Carolina+52South CarolinaWon 45–10 vs. No. 13 Louisville+35No. 13 LouisvilleWon 48–0 at Kentucky+48KentuckyWon 62–14 vs. Vanderbilt+48VanderbiltLost 13–31 vs. No. 13 Penn State-18No. 13 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsLouisiana TechW 50–⁠074%
Sep 11vs22GeorgiaW 38–⁠662%
Sep 18at9FloridaL 34–⁠4147%
Sep 25vsLSUW 42–⁠2085%
Oct 2vsDukeW 52–⁠1985%
Oct 9atArkansasW 28–⁠1469%
Oct 16at2AlabamaT 17–⁠17won by forfeit32%
Oct 30vsSouth CarolinaW 55–⁠380%
Nov 6vs13LouisvilleW 45–⁠1070%
Nov 20atKentuckyW 48–⁠072%
Nov 27vsVanderbiltW 62–⁠1489%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13Penn StateCitrus BowlL 13–⁠3161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 31–⁠13 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Heisman voteHeath Shuler, second

Led the nationCharlie Garner: yards per carry (7.3)

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 5
Points
484–⁠175
Coach
Phillip Fulmer
Elo
1719 +86 this season
SP+ rating
28.5 No. 4 of 105; offense No. 3, defense No. 18
SRS
24.4 No. 3 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
David Cutcliffe
Defensive coordinator
Larry Marmie
Captains
Craig Faulkner, Cory Fleming, Horace Morris and James Wilson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Heath Shuler QBWashington Redskins
Rd 2Charlie Garner RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Cory Fleming WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Shane Bonham DTDetroit Lions
Rd 5Horace Morris LBNew York Jets

All-SEC

4 first team, 4 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.