1993 SEC Championship Game

The 1993 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 28-13 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 4, 1993, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

1993 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship.
1993 SEC Championship logo.
1234 Total
Florida 7777 28
Alabama 7330 13
DateDecember 4, 1993
Season1993
StadiumLegion Field
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPQB Terry Dean, Florida
FavoriteFlorida by 4[1]
RefereeMack Gentry
Attendance76,345
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson and Bob Griese
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 1 0  11 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 7 1 0  10 2 0
Kentucky 4 4 0  6 6 0
South Carolina 3 5 0  5 6 0
Georgia 2 6 0  5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0  5 6 0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn 8 0 0  11 0 0
Arkansas 4 3 1  6 4 1
Ole Miss 4 4 0  6 5 0
Mississippi State 3 4 1  4 5 2
LSU 3 5 0  5 6 0
No. 14 Alabama x 0* 8 0  1* 12 0
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Auburn had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation.
    *Alabama (9–3–1, 5–2–1) later forfeited all 1993 regular season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

In the 1993 SEC Championship game the Western Division was represented by the Alabama Crimson Tide even though they finished second in the division. The first place Auburn Tigers were on NCAA probation which prohibited them from participating in post season games. Alabama later had their 1993 season affected by the NCAA when 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 played.[2] Officially, Alabama finished the 1993 season with a 1–12 record, winning only their bowl game.[3]

References

  1. "SEC Championship History". Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  3. "1993 Schedule & Results". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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