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1993 Florida Gators football
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division co-champion
Sugar Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorRon Zook (3rd season)
Base defense4–4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the fourth for Steve Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators compiled a 10–2 overall record.

The Gators used coach Spurrier's pass-heavy "fun 'n gun" offense".[1] Although the Gators fell short of their hopes for a national championship, the 1993 season marked the first time that they were ranked in the top ten of the Associated Press Poll during every week of the season, and they were ranked fifth in the final AP Poll, following their 41–7 Sugar Bowl victory over the 11-0, 3rd ranked West Virginia Mountaineers.[2]

Before the season

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The players' and fans' preseason expectations for the Gators' fourth season under Spurrier were high, and some commentators began to speak openly about the possibility of the Gators making a run for the national title.[citation needed]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 8
W 44–684,051[3]
September 117:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 7
PPVW 24–2058,175[4]
September 183:30 p.m.No. 5 TennesseeNo. 9
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 41–3485,247[5]
October 212:30 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 5
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSW 38–2484,738[6]
October 97:30 p.m.at LSUNo. 5
ESPNW 58–360,060[7]
October 162:00 p.m.at No. 19 AuburnNo. 4
L 35–3885,284[8]
October 3012:00 p.m.vs. GeorgiaNo. 10
ABCW 33–2680,392[9]
November 61:00 p.m.Southwestern Louisiana*daggerNo. 9
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
W 61–1483,711[10]
November 1312:30 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 8
JPSW 37–2670,188[11]
November 201:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 8
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSW 52–083,818[12]
November 2712:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida State*No. 7
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 21–3385,507[13]
December 43:30 p.m.vs. No. 17 AlabamaNo. 9
ABCW 28–1376,345[14]
January 1, 19948:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 West Virginia*No. 8
ABCW 41–775,437[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1993 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Chris Bilkie
WR Paul Bowen
TE Chris Braun
OL Gantt Crouch
RB Tony Davis
TE Charlie Dean
QB 12 Terry Dean Jr
WR 28 Chris Doering (W) So
RB Jerome Evans
RB Terrence Foy
WR Daryl Frazier
OL Dean Golden
OT Reggie Green
WR Aubrey Hill
WR Harrison Houston (C)
WR 1 Jack Jackson So
WR 22 Willie Jackson Sr
TE Greg Keller
WR Larry Kennedy
QB 15 Eric Kresser Fr
G 71 Jeff Mitchell Fr
RB Dwayne Mobley
WR David Nabavi
TE Shawn Nunn
OT 74 Jason Odom So
WR Sorola Palmer
RB Kelvin Randolph
RB 33 Errict Rhett (C) Sr
OL David Swain
OL Jim Watson
QB Adam Whitehurst
QB 17 Danny Wuerffel Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT David Barnard So
DT 67 Mark Campbell So
LB James Bates
DL Mark Campbell
DE 57 Kevin Carter Jr
LB Dexter Daniels
DT 94 William Gaines (C) Sr
DB Michael Gilmore
DB Monty Grow
LB Ben Hanks
DT 61 Ellis Johnson Jr
CB Larry Kennedy
CB 9 Anthone Lott
DL Henry McMillian
LB Ed Robinson (C)
DB Shea Showers
S Lawrence Wright  Fr
DB 20 Sammy McCorkle  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Judd Davis
P Shayne Edge
K Bart Edmiston
K Ryan Ruland
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Arkansas State

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1 234Total
Arkansas St. 6 000 6
• Florida 3 21137 44
  • Date: September 4
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 84,051
Scoring summary
1ASM. Williams 6-yard run (kick failed)AS 6-0
1FLADavis 27-yard field goalAS 6-3
2FLAJ. Jackson 35-yard pass from Dean (Edmiston kick)FLA 10-6
2FLARhett 1-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 17-6
2FLAW. Jackson 40-yard pass from Dean (Edmiston kick)FLA 24-6
3FLAFrazier 29-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 31-6
3FLAHouston 20-yard pass from Wuerffel (kick failed)FLA 37-6
4FLARandolph 6-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 44-6

The season opened in the Swamp with a 44–6 defeat of Arkansas State.[16]

Arkansas State scored first, but Florida responded with 44 unanswered, including a 35-yard touchdown pass from Terry Dean to Jack Jackson.[16]

At Kentucky

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See also: 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Florida Gators (1–0) at Kentucky Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 3 6 8724
Kentucky 7 0 10320

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 11
  • Game weather: Clear, mid-60s
  • Game attendance: 58,175
  • [17]
Game information

In the second week of play, Florida managed a close 24–20 win over Kentucky. Quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Terry Dean combined to throw a total of seven interceptions.[18]

With eight seconds left, Wuerffel threw a pass down the middle to walk-on receiver Chris Doering for the game-winning touchdown;[19] Gator play-by-play announcer Mick Hubert shouted, "Doering's got a touchdown!"[20][21]

Tennessee

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1 234Total
Tennessee 0 14614 34
• Florida 7 141010 41
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 85,247
Scoring summary
1FLAHill 8-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 7-0
2FLADoering 17-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 14-0
2FLARhett 1-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 21-0
2TENNFleming 54-yard pass from Shuler (Becksvoort kick)FLA 21-7
2TENNB. Williams 41-yard pass from Shuler (Becksvoort kick)FLA 21-14
3FLAHouston 30-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 28-14
3FLADavis 37-yard field goalFLA 31-14
3TENNB. Williams 70-yard pass from Shuler (run failed)FLA 31-20
4FLARhett 1-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 38-20
4TENNB. Williams 13-yard pass from Shuler (pass failed)FLA 38-26
4FLADavis 42-yard field goalFLA 41-26
4TENNKent 5-yard pass from Shuler (Garner run)FLA 41-34

In a "shootout"[22] the Gators defeated the Vols by a single touchdown, 41 to 34.

Heath Shuler completed 25 of 41 passes for 355 yards and five touchdowns; and Danny Wuerffel completed 19 of 38 for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Errict Rhett rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns.[22][23]

A group of Tennessee fans, including coach Phillip Fulmer's wife, complained to the SEC about the behavior of Gators fans. They claim cups of urine were thrown on them during the game.[24]

Mississippi State

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1 234Total
Miss. St. 14 073 24
• Florida 7 7177 38
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 84,738
Scoring summary
1MISSSTC. Jones 52-yard pass from Jordan (Burke kick)MISSST 7-0
1FLADoering 11-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)Tied 7-7
1MISSSTBouie 54-yard run (Burke kick)MISSST 14-7
2FLADoering 13-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)Tied 14-14
3FLADavis 46-yard field goalFLA 17-14
3MISSSTMoulds 63-yard pass from Jordan (Burke kick)MISSST 21-17
3FLAJ. Jackson 100-yard kickoff return (Davis kick)FLA 24-21
3FLARhett 5-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 31-21
4MISSSTBurke 31-yard field goalFLA 31-24
4FLADoering 11-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 38-24

The next week saw a 38–24 win over Mississippi State.[25] Wuerffel and Doering teamed up for three touchdown passes.[25]

Down 21–17, Jack Jackson had a 100-yard kickoff return to put the Gators up 24–21.[25]

LSU

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1 234Total
• Florida 10 132114 58
LSU 3 000 3
Scoring summary
Q1LSULaFleur 29 yard field goalLSU 3-0
Q1FLADavis 19 yard field goalTied 3-3
Q1FLAJ. Jackson 39 yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 10-3
Q2FLAHouston 16 yard pass from Wuerffel (kick failed)FLA 16-3
Q2FLAW. Jackson 10 yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 23-3
Q3FLAHouston 35 yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 30-3
Q3FLARhett 15 yard run (Davis kick)FLA 37-3
Q3FLAPalmer 34 yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 44-3
Q4FLAMobley 7 yard run (Davis kick)FLA 51-3
Q4FLAFoy 6 yard run (Davis kick)FLA 58-3

In Baton Rouge, Florida scored 58 unanswered to beat the LSU Tigers 58–3. Wuerffel completed 14 passes for 221 yards and four touchdowns.[26]

It was the largest margin of victory over a road opponent under Spurrier[26] and the worst loss in LSU football history.[27]

At Auburn

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1 234Total
Florida 10 1708 35
• Auburn 7 7717 38
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
  • Game attendance: 85,214
Scoring summary
1FLADavis 49-yard field goalFLA 3-0
1FLAJackson 50-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 10-0
1AUBC. Jackson 96-yard interception return (Etheridge kick)FLA 10-7
2AUBWhite 2-yard run (Etheridge kick)AUB 14-10
2FLADavis 36-yard field goalAUB 14-13
2FLARhett 24-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 20-14
2FLAHill 23-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 27-14
3AUBRichardson 23-yard pass from White (Davis kick)FLA 27-21
4AUBBostic 4-yard run (Etheridge kick)AUB 28-27
4AUBSanders 9-yard run (Etheridge kick)AUB 35-27
4FLAJackson 13-yard pass from Wuerffel (Jackson pass from Wuerffel)Tied 35-35
4AUBEtheridge 41-yard field goalAUB 38-35
See also: 1993 Auburn Tigers football team and Auburn–Florida football rivalry

Coach Terry Bowden's undefeated Auburn Tigers upset the Gators 38–35.[28] On a cold, drizzling, dreary day in Auburn, the fourth-ranked Gators amassed 560 yards of total offense, including 386 yards passing by quarterback Danny Wuerffel and 196 yards rushing by tailback Errict Rhett.[28]

But the Gators' offensive fireworks were not enough for the win, as Auburn's defense sacked Wuerffel four times and made two key interceptions.[28] The two teams were tied at 35 with 1:21 left in the game, when Tigers placekicker Scott Etheridge booted a 41-yard field to beat the Gators, 38–35.[28][29] Auburn dropped the Gators to their lowest ranking (10th) of the season.

Vs. Georgia

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Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida 13 10 7333
Georgia 3 17 0626

at Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 30
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 80,392
Game information
First quarter
  • UF – Davis 29-yard field goal. Florida 3–0.
  • UGA – Parkman 22-yard field goal. Tie 3–3.
  • UF – Rhett 9-yard run (Davis kick). Florida 10–3.
  • UF – Davis 27-yard field goal. Florida 13–3.

Second quarter

  • UGA – Hunter 2-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick). Florida 13–10.
  • UGA – Mitchell 6-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick). Georgia 17–13.
  • UGA – Parkman 27-yard field goal. Georgia 20–13.
  • UF – Davis 36-yard field goal. Georgia 20–16.
  • UF – Houston 35-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick). Florida 23–20.

Third quarter

  • UF – Rhett 1-yard run (Davis kick). Florida 30–20.

Fourth quarter

  • UGA – Parkman 21-yard field goal. Florida 30–23.
  • UF – Davis 31-yard field goal. Florida 33–23.
  • UGA – Parkman 25-yard field goal. Florida 33–26.

Florida beat rival Georgia 33–26.[30] In constant rain, the usually prolific passing game of coach Steve Spurrier's Gators was stymied.[31] Instead, the Gators relied on tailback Errict Rhett to amass 183 yards and two touchdowns to build a 33–26 fourth-quarter lead.[31]

Led by quarterback Eric Zeier, the Georgia Bulldogs mounted a drive into Florida territory in the final minute and a half.[31] Zeier completed what appeared to be the game-tying touchdown to Jerry Jerman with five seconds remaining in the game.[32]

However, Gators cornerback Anthone Lott had called a timeout just before the ball was snapped, forcing the Bulldogs to play the down again.[32] Lott was called for pass interference on the ensuing play, giving Georgia one last untimed chance to score.[32] Zeier's final pass fell incomplete, and the Gators won a hard-fought, but controversial 33–26 victory.[32][33]

Southwestern Louisiana

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1 234Total
SW Louisiana 0 707 14
• Florida 14 26714 61
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 83,711
Scoring summary
1FLADoering 6-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 7-0
1FLAJ. Jackson 19-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 14-0
2FLADavis 29-yard field goalFLA 17-0
2FLASafety (Richard downed in endzone)FLA 19-0
2FLAW. Jackson 35-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 26-0
2FLAJ. Jackson 49-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 33-0
2FLAW. Jackson 16-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 40-0
2SWLSensley 57-yard run (Shafer kick)FLA 40-7
3FLAJ. Jackson 21-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 47-7
4FLAFoy 14-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 54-7
4FLAT. Davis 11-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 61-7
4SWLGasaway 14-yard interception return (Shafer kick)FLA 61-14

Florida piled up a 61–14 score on the Ragin' Cajuns. Terry Dean burned the Cajun defense for 6 touchdown passes, "one of the most productive halves by a quarterback in UF history."[34]

South Carolina

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1 234Total
• Florida 0 20107 37
South Carolina 10 1330 26

In Columbia, the Gators beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 37–26. The Gamecocks jumped out to a 17–0 lead, but the Gators cut the lead to 23–20 by halftime.[35]

Down 26–23, Jack Jackson avoided a safety and ran free for 76 yards. After a roughing the passer penalty, Errict Rhett scored and the Gators never relinquished the lead.[35]

Vanderbilt

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1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 000 0
• Florida 21 10147 52
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 83,818
Scoring summary
1FLADean 35-yard pass from Doering (Davis kick)FLA 7-0
1FLAHill 18-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 14-0
1FLAHill 4-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 21-0
2FLADavis 45-yard field goalFLA 24-0
2FLAJ. Jackson 19-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FLA 31-0
3FLARobinson 48-yard fumble return (Davis kick)FLA 38-0
3FLAC. Dean 12-yard pass from T. Dean (Davis kick)FLA 45-0
4FLAFrazier 67-yard pass from Kresser (Davis kick)FLA 52-0

Florida clinched another SEC east title, shutting out the Vanderbilt Commodores 52–0. The offense sputtered despite the score, but Ron Zook's defense provided the shutout.[36]

Florida State

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1 234Total
• FSU 7 6146 33
Florida 0 7014 21
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
  • Game attendance: 85,507
Scoring summary
1FSUVanover 5-yard pass from Ward (Bentley kick)FSU 7-0
2FSUBentley 23-yard field goalFSU 10-0
2FSUBentley 22-yard field goalFSU 13-0
2FLAJackson 11-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)FSU 13-7
3FSUMcCorvey 7-yard pass (Bentley kick)FSU 20-7
3FSUMcCorvey 16-yard pass (Bentley kick)FSU 27-7
4FLAW. Jackson 13-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FSU 27-14
4FLAJ. Jackson 31-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FSU 27-21
4FSUDunn 79-yard pass from Ward (pass failed)FSU 33-21

Florida also lost to the national champion and rival Florida State Seminoles 33–21. The Florida offense was stymied early, and Dean subbed for Wuerffel by the second half.[37] The Gators never led, although they had cut the score to 27–21 late.

With just under six minutes left and the crowd roaring, the Seminoles faced third down at its 21-yard-line.[37] Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward hit freshman running back Warrick Dunn on a drag route,[38] who turned up the sideline for a 79-yard touchdown and a 33–21 FSU win.[39][40]

Postseason

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SEC Championship Game: Alabama

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1 234Total
• Florida 7 777 28
Alabama 7 330 13
Scoring summary
1ALALynch 1-yard run (Proctor kick)ALA 7-0
1FLAHouston 13-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)Tied 7-7
2ALAProctor 45-yard field goalALA 10-7
2FLADean 2-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 14-10
3ALAProctor 25-yard field goalFLA 14-13
3FLAJ. Jackson 43-yard pass from Dean (Davis kick)FLA 21-13
4FLARhett 3-yard run (Davis kick)FLA 28-13

The Gators finished the regular season with a conference record of 7–1, and in first place among the six teams of the SEC Eastern Division, thus earning a berth in the second SEC Championship Game in Birmingham, Alabama. The Gators were paired against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the championship game—a rematch of the 1992 SEC Championship Game.[41]

The Gators defeated the Crimson Tide 28–13, winning their first SEC Championship Game and their second SEC football championship in three seasons.[41]

Sugar Bowl: West Virginia

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1 234Total
• Florida 7 14146 41
West Virginia 7 000 7
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
  • Game attendance: 75,437

The Gators then defeated third-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers 41–7 in the Sugar Bowl, finishing fifth in the AP Poll.[42] After a quick touchdown from Jake Kelchner to Jay Kearney to put West Virginia up 7–0 early, the Gators came right back and answered with a touchdown by Errict Rhett to tie the score at 7.[43]

External videos
video icon 1994 Sugar Bowl, YouTube video.

It seemed the half would end that way, but just before halftime, Gator defensive back Lawrence Wright picked off an errant pass from West Virginia QB Darren Studstill right on the midfield logo. He first made his way to his right side, but when he ran out of blocking help just inside the WVU 40, he turned around and backtracked, circling back to the 45 before finding some running room, and he sprinted into the end zone from there to cap a 51-yard interception return touchdown. That put Florida up 14–7, and crushed the Mountaineers' competitive spirit, as Florida's defense proceeded to force a quick three and out, which gave Terry Dean time to connect with Jack Jackson for a 39-yard touchdown to make it 21–7 at halftime.[43]

From there, the Gators cruised in the second half. Errict Rhett ran in two more touchdowns and Judd Davis added two insurance field goals in the fourth quarter to make the final score a convincing 41–7.[43]

Postseason

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The 1993 team set a then-record for wins in a season.[44] Halfback Errict Rhett, offensive tackle Reggie Green, and defensive tackle William Gaines were first-team All-SEC. Placekicker Judd Davis won the Lou Groza Award.[45]

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