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1993 Vanderbilt

4–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gerry DiNardo. Officially 5–⁠6. Alabama forfeited to Vanderbilt. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, the results on the field.

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

Vanderbilt in 1993, game by game: won at Wake Forest 27–12; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 6–17; lost at Ole Miss 7–49; lost vs. No. 23 Auburn 10–14; won vs. Cincinnati 17–7; lost vs. Georgia 3–41; lost at South Carolina 0–22; won vs. Kentucky 12–7; won vs. Navy 41–7; lost at No. 8 Florida 0–52; lost at No. 6 Tennessee 14–62+34−52Won 27–12 at Wake Forest+15Wake ForestLost 6–17 vs. No. 2 Alabama-11No. 2 AlabamaLost 7–49 at Ole Miss-42Ole MissLost 10–14 vs. No. 23 Auburn-4No. 23 AuburnWon 17–7 vs. Cincinnati+10CincinnatiLost 3–41 vs. Georgia-38GeorgiaLost 0–22 at South Carolina-22South CarolinaWon 12–7 vs. Kentucky+5KentuckyWon 41–7 vs. Navy+34NavyLost 0–52 at No. 8 Florida-52No. 8 FloridaLost 14–62 at No. 6 Tennessee-48No. 6 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atWake ForestW 27–⁠1231%
Sep 11vs2AlabamaL 6–⁠17won by forfeit26%
Sep 18atOle MissL 7–⁠4930%
Oct 2vs23AuburnL 10–⁠1442%
Oct 9vsCincinnatiW 17–⁠756%
Oct 16vsGeorgiaL 3–⁠4144%
Oct 23atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2235%
Nov 6vsKentuckyW 12–⁠742%
Nov 13vsNavyW 41–⁠765%
Nov 20at8FloridaL 0–⁠5214%
Nov 27at6TennesseeL 14–⁠6211%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 62–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠290
Coach
Gerry DiNardo
Elo
1440 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 60 of 105; offense No. 88, defense No. 37
SRS
−4.8 No. 69 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Don Frease
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • Ryan BellOGAP-2; Coaches-2
  • Alan YoungDEAP-2; Coaches-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
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.