1993 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1993 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under first-year head coach Terry Bowden, the team went undefeated with a record of 11–0 and finished No. 4 in the AP poll. Due to NCAA probation, Auburn was banned from TV and post-season play, and suffered reduced scholarships. The post-season ban prevented Auburn from playing the SEC Championship and a bowl game. Nonetheless, Auburn was the only major college football team to finish the season undefeated. The National Championship Foundation "recognized" Auburn as one of its four co-national champions.^[1] Auburn did not claim this title until 2025.^[2]

1993 Auburn Tigers football
Co-national champion (NCF)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 4
Record	11–0 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Bowden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall (8th season)
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Ole Miss		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 16–12	78,246	[3]
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Samford*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–7	68,936	[4]
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 34–10	71,936	[5]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 25	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–24	83,476	[6]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 23	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 14–10	40,527	[7]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 22	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 31–17	84,222	[8]
October 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Florida	No. 19	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 38–35	85,214	[9]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 9	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 31–21	50,100	[10]
November 6	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 8	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 55–14	82,128	[11]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 42–28	85,434	[12]
November 20	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Alabama	No. 6	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 22–14	85,214	[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	25	23	22	19	10	8	7	6	5	3	4	5	4

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	0	0	0	12	12
• Auburn	3	10	3	0	16

• Date: September 2
• Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
• Game attendance: 78,246

Scoring summary

1		AUB	Etheridge 27-yard field goal	AUB 3-0
2		AUB	Bostic 3-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 10-0
2		AUB	Etheridge 37-yard field goal	AUB 13-0
3		AUB	Etheridge 28-yard field goal	AUB 16-0
4		MIS	Thomas 47-yard pass from Adams (Adams pass failed)	AUB 16-6
4		MIS	Fisher 77-yard punt return (Adams pass failed)	AUB 16-12

See also: 1993 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Auburn–Ole Miss football rivalry

Samford

See also: Samford Bulldogs football

At LSU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Auburn	0	21	7	6	34
LSU	7	0	0	3	10

• Date: September 18
• Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Game attendance: 71,936

Scoring summary

1		LSU	Ray 10-yard pass from Howard (LaFleur kick)	LSU 7-0
2		AUB	White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick)	Tied 7-7
2		AUB	Bostic 13-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 14-7
2		AUB	Bailey 53-yard pass from White (Etheridge kick)	AUB 21-7
3		AUB	White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 28-7
4		LSU	LaFleur 22-yard field goal	AUB 28-10
4		AUB	Etheridge 24-yard field goal	AUB 31-10
4		AUB	Etheridge 36-yard field goal	AUB 34-10

See also: 1993 LSU Tigers football team and Tiger Bowl

Southern Miss

See also: 1993 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At Vanderbilt

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Auburn	7	0	0	7	14
Vanderbilt	0	10	0	0	10

• Date: October 2
• Location: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
• Game attendance: 40,527

Scoring summary

1		AUB	Robinson 45-yard interception return (Etheridge kick)	AUB 7-0
2		VAN	Love 1-yard run (Yenner kick)	Tied 7-7
2		VAN	Yenner 53-yard field goal	VAN 10-7
4		AUB	Bostic 2-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 14-10

See also: 1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Mississippi State

See also: 1993 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Florida

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	10	17	0	8	35
• Auburn	7	7	7	17	38

• Date: October 16
• Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
• Game attendance: 85,214

Scoring summary

1		FLA	Davis 49-yard field goal	FLA 3-0
1		FLA	Jackson 50-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)	FLA 10-0
1		AUB	C. Jackson 96-yard interception return (Etheridge kick)	FLA 10-7
2		AUB	White 2-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 14-10
2		FLA	Davis 36-yard field goal	AUB 14-13
2		FLA	Rhett 24-yard run (Davis kick)	FLA 20-14
2		FLA	Hill 23-yard pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick)	FLA 27-14
3		AUB	Richardson 23-yard pass from White (Davis kick)	FLA 27-21
4		AUB	Bostic 4-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 28-27
4		AUB	Sanders 9-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 35-27
4		FLA	Jackson 13-yard pass from Wuerffel (Jackson pass from Wuerffel)	Tied 35-35
4		AUB	Etheridge 41-yard field goal	AUB 38-35

See also: 1993 Florida Gators football team and Auburn–Florida football rivalry

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At Arkansas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Auburn	7	0	10	14	31
Arkansas	7	0	7	0	14

• Date: October 30
• Location: Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Game attendance: 50,100

Scoring summary

1		ARK	Malone 4-yard run (Boulware kick)	ARK 7-0
1		AUB	White 1-yard run (Etheridge kick)	Tied 7-7
3		AUB	Robinson 35-yard interception return (Etheridge kick)	AUB 14-7
3		AUB	Etheridge field goal	AUB 17-7
3		ARK	Meaders 50-yard pass from Lunney (Boulware kick)	AUB 17-14
4		AUB	Bostic 12-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 24-14
4		AUB	McMilion 16-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 31-14

See also: 1993 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

New Mexico State

See also: 1993 New Mexico State Aggies football team

At Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Auburn	7	14	14	7	42
Georgia	7	0	7	14	28

• Date: November 13
• Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
• Game attendance: 85,434

Scoring summary

1		AUB	Richardson 28-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 7-0
1		UGA	Davis 1-yard run (Parkman kick)	Tied 7-7
2		AUB	Bostic 41-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 14-7
2		AUB	Bostic 3-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 21-7
3		AUB	Shelling 73-yard interception return (Etheridge kick)	AUB 28-7
3		UGA	Graham 76-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick)	AUB 28-14
3		AUB	Sanders 10-yard pass from White (Etheridge kick)	AUB 35-14
4		UGA	Hunter 4-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick)	AUB 35-21
4		UGA	Bohannon 8-yard pass from Zeier (Parkman kick)	AUB 35-28
4		AUB	Bostic 26-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 42-28

See also: 1993 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

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Alabama

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	0	14	0	0	14
• Auburn	3	2	7	10	22

• Date: November 20
• Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
• Game attendance: 85,214

Scoring summary

1		AUB	Etheridge 23-yard field goal	AUB 3-0
2		ALA	Lee 63-yard run (Proctor kick)	ALA 7-3
2		AUB	Barker sacked by Miska for safety	ALA 7-5
2		ALA	Anderson 19-yard run (Proctor kick)	ALA 14-5
3		AUB	Sanders 35-yard pass from Nix (Etheridge kick)	ALA 14-12
4		AUB	Etheridge 26-yard field goal	AUB 15-14
4		AUB	Bostic 70-yard run (Etheridge kick)	AUB 22-14

See also: 1993 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Iron Bowl

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Roster

1993 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 18 Thomas Bailey Jr RB 33 James Bostic Jr RB 48 Stephen Davis So OT 74 Wayne Gandy Sr QB 9 Clay Helton Jr TB 12 Harold Morrow So QB 10 Patrick Nix So OT 65 Anthony Redmon Sr FB 40 Tony Richardson Sr WR 81 Frank Sanders Jr QB 11 Stan White Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 8 Calvin Jackson So S 4 Chris Shelling Jr DE 90 Willie Whitehead Jr FS 31 Anthony G. Perkins So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 62 Brian Brinsfield Jr K 43 Scott Etheridge Sr	Head coach Terry Bowden Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimbo Fisher – Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster