1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Frease (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his third season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).

The 500 win milestone mark was finally made by the 1993 Vanderbilt football team. The 500th win was on October 9, 1993 against Cincinnati with a 17–7 win.

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.[1] Vanderbilt does not count the forfeit as a win.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Wake Forest*
W 27–1216,053[3]
September 11No. 2 Alabama
W 6–17 (Alabama forfeit)41,000[4][5]
September 18at Ole Miss
L 7–4932,500[6]
October 2No. 23 Auburn
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 10–1440,527[7]
October 9Cincinnati*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 17–731,176[8]
October 16Georgia
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 3–4128,554[9]
October 23at South Carolina
L 0–2258,128[10]
November 6Kentucky
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 12–735,000[11]
November 13Navy*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–721,708[12]
November 20at No. 8 Florida
L 0–5283,818[13]
November 27at No. 6 Tennessee
L 14–6294,225[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Statistics[edit]

Passing Rushing
G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD
Offense 11 5.0 14.3 35.0 49.6 0.0 51.4 195.4 3.8 1.3
Defense 11 15.8 28.9 54.7 220.3 1.5 36.1 132.1 3.7 1.4
Difference -10.8 -14.6 -19.7 -170.7 -1.5 +15.3 +63.3 +0.1 -0.1

Passing

Passing
Rk Player Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1 Ronnie Gordon 40 98 40.8 400 4.1 2.2 0 4 66.9
2 Cedric Douglas 7 32 21.9 88 2.8 -0.1 0 2 32.5
3 Kenny Simon 8 27 29.6 58 2.1 -9.5 0 7 -4.2

Rushing and receiving

Rk Player Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Tony Jackson 120 607 5.1 3 9 70 7.8 0 129 677 5.2 3
2 Ronnie Gordon 91 139 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 91 139 1.5 4
3 Cliff Deese 78 315 4.0 2 4 6 1.5 0 82 321 3.9 2
4 Kenny Simon 74 292 3.9 1 15 166 11.1 0 89 458 5.1 1
5 Cedric Douglas 62 105 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 62 105 1.7 0
6 Jermaine Johnson 52 207 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 52 207 4.0 2
7 Royce Love 28 85 3.0 1 1 4 4.0 0 29 89 3.1 1
8 Sam Chalmers 23 100 4.3 0 2 9 4.5 0 25 109 4.4 0
9 Eric Lewis 22 174 7.9 1 6 53 8.8 0 28 227 8.1 1
10 Derek Wilham 10 87 8.7 0 1 19 19.0 0 11 106 9.6 0
11 Jeff Brothers 2 15 7.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 7.5 0
12 Gabe Banks 2 0 0.0 0 1 22 22.0 0 3 22 7.3 0
13 Bill Marinangel 1 23 23.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0
14 Sanford Ware 0 0 0 0 7 97 13.9 0 7 97 13.9 0
15 Jason Tomichek 0 0 0 0 7 71 10.1 0 7 71 10.1 0
16 Brandon Culpepper 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 0 1 16 16.0 0
17 Bobby Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 1 13 13.0

Defense

Rk Player Int Yds Avg TD
1 Byron King 4 21 5.3 0
2 Shelton Quarles 2 16 8.0 0
3 Jeff Brothers 1 16 16.0 0
4 Robert Davis 1 45 45.0 1
5 DeReal Finklin 1 1 1.0 0
6 Rico Francis 1 0 0.0 0
7 Chris Ryals 1 9 9.0 0
8 Aaron Smith 1 3 3.0 0
9 Eric Vance 1 5 5.0 0

Kick and punt returns

Rk Player Ret Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD
1 Tony Jackson 31 753 24.3 0 2 11 5.5 0
2 Gabe Banks 5 65 13.0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Derek Wilham 5 41 8.2 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jermaine Johnson 4 81 20.3 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kenny Simon 3 65 21.7 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jeff Brothers 0 0 0 0 13 68 5.2 0
7 Robert Davis 0 0 0 0 1 25 25.0 0

Kicking and punting

Rk Player XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts Punts Yds Avg
1 Steve Yenner 15 16 93.8 8 13 61.5 39 0 0 0
2 Bill Marinangel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 2482 36.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. November 26, 2001. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  2. ^ "Football".
  3. ^ "Commodores floor Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crimson Tide keeps rollin'". The Tennessean. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NCAA busts Bama". The Anniston Star. August 3, 1995. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Small has field day against Vandy". Enterprise-Journal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn holds off Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bearcat offense stalls as Vandy wins, 17–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Dogs finally have their day". The Orlando Sentinel. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks outwit option in 22–0 victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vanderbilt defenders smother Jones, 'Cats". The Paducah Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Navy turns over game to Vanderbilt, 41–7". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "No party for victorious UF". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Beast to the East". The Tennessean. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1993 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
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