American college football season
1993 Kentucky Wildcats football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Eastern Division |
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Record | 6–6 (4–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Daryl Dickey (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Archer (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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Seasons |
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
Eastern Division |
No. 5 Florida x$ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 12 Tennessee* x | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Georgia | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
South Carolina* | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Vanderbilt* | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Western Division |
No. 4 Auburn† | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
No. 14 Alabama* x | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Arkansas* | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
LSU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Ole Miss* | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Mississippi State* | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 |
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13 |
- $ – Conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
* – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points.[1] Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.
Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State.[2][3] Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20.[4][5][6] A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed.[7][8] Kentucky then won a nationally televised ESPN Thursday night matchup at South Carolina, 21–17, followed by a 21–0 shutout of #25 Ole Miss.[9][10]
A 35–17 victory over LSU followed.[11][12] Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game.[13][14] Kentucky then won 26–17 at Mississippi State, lost 12–7 at Vanderbilt, and clinched bowl eligibility with a 6–3 win against East Carolina. A 48–0 loss to Tennessee closed the regular season.[15][16]
Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson.[17] Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13.[18][19]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State* | | | W 35–0 | 55,800 | [20] |
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Florida | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY (rivalry)
| PPV | L 20–24 | 58,175 | [21] |
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | | | L 8–24 | 43,545 | [22] |
September 23 | 7:45 p.m. | at South Carolina | | ESPN | W 21–17 | 65,326 | [23] |
October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Ole Miss | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| ESPN | W 21–0 | 57,075 | [24] |
October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | LSU | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| | W 35–17 | 54,750 | [25] |
October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgia | | JPS | L 28–33 | 81,307 | [26] |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State | | | W 26–17 | 28,607 | [27] |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | | L 7–12 | 35,000 | [28] |
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| | W 6–3 | 34,500 | [29] |
November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 Tennessee | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| ESPN | L 0–48 | 57,878 | [30] |
December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Clemson* | | ESPN | L 13–14 | 63,416 | [31] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 76 | Mark Askin | Jr | WR | 86 | Alfonzo Browning | Sr | WR | 95 | Tim Calvert | Sr | WR | 81 | Mark Chatmon | Sr | RB | | Donnell Gordon | WR | 22 | Troy Hobbs | Sr | FB | 31 | Damon Hood | Jr | C | 52 | Wes Jackson | Sr | QB | | Pookie Jones | RB | | Ray McLaurin | QB | | Antonio O'Ferral | OL | | Chris Page | G | 64 | David Parks | Sr | OL | | Aaron Purdie | RB | | Donnie Redd | TE | | Corey Reeves | RB | | Matt Riazzi | G | 55 | Barry Rich | Jr | RB | | Clyde Rudolph | TE | 44 | Terry Samuels | Sr | WR | | Jaysuma Simms | WR | | Leon Smith | QB | 11 | Jeff Speedy | Fr | RB | | Moe Williams | RB | | Michael Woodfork | RB | | Randy Wyatt | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DE | 59 | Zane Beehn | Sr | CB | 33 | Willie Cannon | Jr | DL | | Howard Carter | DT | 92 | Jon Collins | Sr | LB | | Darryl Conn | CB | 14 | Steven Hall | So | S | | Marcus Jenkins | Sr | FS | 25 | Melvin Johnson | Jr | DL | | Billy Lofton | LB | 45 | Marty Moore | Sr | DB | | Don Robinson | DB | | Adrian Sherwood | LB | | David Snardon | DL | | Robert Stinson | LB | 2 | Duce Williams | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 18 | Dan Ariza | Jr | K | 96 | Juha Leonoff | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the 1994 NFL Draft
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References
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- ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
- ^ "Florida, 1993 AP polls". AP Poll Archive. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
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- ^ "December 7, 1993 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.172, 209
- ^ "Same old story, Kentucky hands Kent State 35–0 loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky runs past S.C. 21–17". The Palm Beach Post. September 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats shut out, shut down and upset Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky adds to LSU's misery". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zeier, Dogs put bite on Kentucky 33–28". The Kentucky Advocate. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats clear Mississippi State hump, 26–17". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt defenders smother Jones, 'Cats". The Paducah Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mud-Cats bowl material after Nickels FG, 6–3". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee smashes the Wildcats". Messenger-Inquirer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A peachy debut, Clemson rally gives West 14–13 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1994. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
- ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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