1993 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMichael Bugar (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTiger 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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference in the Western Division. The team was led by Curley Hallman in his third season and finished with an overall record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SEC).[1]

LSU suffered its worst loss in program history, 58–3 to Florida at home October 9. Following a loss at Kentucky, the Tigers went on a three-game winning streak, including a 17–13 win over defending national champion Alabama at Tuscaloosa, that ended the Crimson Tide's 31-game unbeaten streak (the NCAA later shortened the streak to 23 when it forced Alabama to forfeit all of its 1993 victories (and a tie vs. Tennessee) due to violations involving All-America defensive back Antonio Langham).

With a bowl berth on the line in the season finale, Arkansas came to Baton Rouge and gouged the Tigers for 412 yards rushing in a 42–24 triumph, leaving LSU with its fifth consecutive losing campaign.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 42:30 p.m.at No. 5 Texas A&M*
ABCL 0–2461,307[2]
September 112:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
ABCW 18–1633,324[3]
September 187:00 p.m.Auburn
L 10–3471,936[4]
September 2511:30 a.m.at No. 13 Tennessee
JPSL 20–4295,931[5]
October 27:00 p.m.Utah State*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–1757,316[6]
October 96:30 p.m.No. 5 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 3–5860,060[7]
October 166:00 p.m.at Kentucky
PPVL 17–3554,750[8]
October 307:00 p.m.Ole Missdagger
W 19–1761,470[9]
November 611:30 a.m.at No. 5 Alabama
JPSW 17–1370,123[10]
November 207:00 p.m.Tulane*
W 24–1058,190[11]
November 273:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 24–4254,239[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
SE 2 Eddie Kennison Fr
QB 4 Jamie Howard So
QB 16 Chad Loup Sr
SE 17 Scott Ray Sr
TE 47 David LaFleur Fr
C 52 Kevin Mawae Sr
OT 79 Marcus Price Jr
TE 86 Harold Bishop Sr
WR 87 Brett Bech Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 3 Ivory Hilliard Jr
CB 8 Tory James So
FS 14 Anthony Marshall Sr
LB 88 Gabe Northern So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 23 Andre LaFleur So
LS 51 Chris Watermeier Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lynn Amedee (OC/QB)
  • Michael Bugar (DC/DT)
  • Phil Bennett (Asst. HC/DE)
  • Jerry Baldwin (ILB)
  • Steve Buckley (RB)
  • Steve Davis (DB)
  • Darrell Dickey (TE)
  • Larry Edmonson (WR)
  • Larry Zierlein (OL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1993 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M comes to life in second half to blitz LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hallman's decision pays off in LSU win". Enterprise-Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU whitewashed by Auburn, 34–10". The Daily Advertiser. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shuler's 3 TD passes spark Vols". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah State can't contain LSU's freshman receiver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators hand LSU worst loss in school history". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky adds to LSU's misery". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tiger fans celebrate after rare LSU victory". Daily World. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU shocks fifth-ranked Bama". Daily World. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LSU holds off Tulane". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arkansas spoils LSU's bowl plans with win". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 28, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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