1993 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONFlorida State12–1 overall
HEISMANCharlie WardFlorida State · QB
BEST QBCharlie WardFlorida State · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKDan WilkinsonOhio State · Cincinnati Bengals, 1994 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1994Rose BowlWisconsin 21, UCLA 16
Jan 1, 1994Sugar BowlFlorida 41, West Virginia 7
Jan 1, 1994Fiesta BowlArizona 29, Miami 0
Jan 1, 1994Orange BowlFlorida State 18, Nebraska 16
Jan 1, 1994Cotton BowlNotre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21
Dec 31, 1993Peach BowlClemson 14, Kentucky 13

1993 STANDINGS

15 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Florida State finished atop the 1993 ACC standings at 8–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida State8–012–1FSU 18–16 NEB
North Carolina6–210–3ALA 24–10 UNC
Clemson5–39–3CLEM 14–13 UK
Virginia5–37–5BC 31–13 UVA
NC State4–47–5MICH 42–7 NCSU
Georgia Tech3–55–6–
Duke2–63–8–
Maryland2–62–9–
Wake Forest1–72–9–

BIG 8

Nebraska finished atop the 1993 Big 8 standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska7–011–1FSU 18–16 NEB
Colorado5–1–18–3–1COLO 41–30 FRES
Kansas State4–2–19–2–1KSU 52–17 WYO
Oklahoma4–39–3OU 41–10 TTU
Kansas3–45–7–
Iowa State2–53–8–
Missouri2–53–7–1–
Oklahoma State0–73–8–

BIG EAST

West Virginia finished atop the 1993 Big East standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
West Virginia7–011–1FLA 41–7 WVU
Miami6–19–3ARIZ 29–0 MIA
Boston College5–29–3BC 31–13 UVA
Virginia Tech4–39–3VT 45–20 IU
Syracuse3–46–4–1–
Pittsburgh2–53–8–
Rutgers1–64–7–
Temple0–71–10–

BIG SKY

Boise State finished atop the 1993 Big Sky standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Boise State0–00–1

BIG TEN

Wisconsin and Ohio State finished atop the 1993 Big Ten standings at 6–1–1 in conference play (10–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wisconsin6–1–110–1–1WIS 21–16 UCLA
Penn State6–210–2PSU 31–13 TENN
Ohio State6–1–110–1–1OSU 28–21 BYU
Indiana5–38–4VT 45–20 IU
Michigan5–38–4MICH 42–7 NCSU
Illinois5–35–6–
Michigan State4–46–6LOU 18–7 MSU
Iowa3–56–6CAL 37–3 IOWA
Minnesota3–54–7–
Northwestern0–82–9–
Purdue0–81–10–

BIG WEST

Louisiana finished atop the 1993 Big West standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Louisiana5–18–3–
Utah State5–16–5USU 42–33 BALL
Nevada5–26–4–
New Mexico State4–34–6–
Northern Illinois3–33–7–
UNLV2–43–7–
Louisiana Tech2–42–9–
San José State2–42–8–
Arkansas State1–52–7–1–

MAC

Ball State finished atop the 1993 MAC standings at 7–0–1 in conference play (8–3–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ball State7–0–18–3–1USU 42–33 BALL
Western Michigan6–1–17–3–1–
Bowling Green5–1–26–3–2–
Central Michigan5–45–6–
Akron4–45–6–
Ohio4–54–7–
Toledo3–54–7–
Eastern Michigan3–54–7–
Miami (OH)3–64–7–
Kent State0–90–11–

MVFC

Missouri State finished atop the 1993 MVFC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State0–00–1

OVC

Middle Tennessee finished atop the 1993 OVC standings at 0–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Middle Tennessee0–00–2

PACIFIC 10

Arizona finished atop the 1993 Pacific 10 standings at 6–2 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arizona6–29–2ARIZ 29–0 MIA
UCLA6–28–4WIS 21–16 UCLA
USC6–28–5USC 28–21 UTAH
Washington5–37–4–
California4–49–4CAL 37–3 IOWA
Arizona State4–46–5–
Washington State3–54–6–
Oregon2–65–6–
Stanford2–64–7–
Oregon State2–63–7–

SEC

Florida finished atop the 1993 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida8–111–2FLA 41–7 WVU
Auburn8–011–0–
Tennessee6–1–19–2–1PSU 31–13 TENN
Alabama5–3–19–3–1ALA 24–10 UNC
Kentucky4–46–6CLEM 14–13 UK
Ole Miss3–55–6–
Arkansas3–4–15–5–1–
LSU3–55–6–
Georgia2–65–6–
South Carolina2–64–7–
Mississippi State2–5–13–6–2–
Vanderbilt1–74–7–

SOCON

Marshall, Georgia Southern and App State finished atop the 1993 SoCon standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Marshall0–00–1
Georgia Southern0–00–1
App State0–00–1

SOUTHLAND

UL Monroe finished atop the 1993 Southland standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
UL Monroe0–01–1
North Texas0–00–1
Sam Houston0–00–1

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1993 Southwest standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M7–010–2ND 24–21 TA&M
Texas Tech5–25–6OU 41–10 TTU
Texas5–25–5–1–
Rice3–46–5–
Baylor3–45–6–
TCU2–54–7–
SMU1–5–12–7–2–
Houston1–5–11–9–1–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Fresno State and Wyoming finished atop the 1993 Western Athletic standings at 6–2 in conference play (8–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Fresno State6–28–4COLO 41–30 FRES
Wyoming6–28–4KSU 52–17 WYO
BYU6–26–6OSU 28–21 BYU
Utah5–37–6USC 28–21 UTAH
Colorado State5–35–6–
New Mexico4–46–5–
San Diego State4–45–6–
Hawai'i3–56–6–
Air Force1–74–8–
UTEP0–81–11–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1993 independents at 11–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame11–1ND 24–21 TA&M
Louisville9–3LOU 18–7 MSU
Cincinnati8–3–
Army6–5–
Memphis6–5–
Navy4–7–
Tulsa4–6–1–
Tulane3–9–
Southern Miss2–8–1–
East Carolina2–9–
UCF1–1–
Western Kentucky0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

14 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1994Postseason gameBoston College 31, Virginia 13
Jan 1, 1994Postseason gameMichigan 42, NC State 7
Jan 1, 1994Postseason gamePenn State 31, Tennessee 13
Dec 31, 1993Postseason gameCalifornia 37, Iowa 3
Dec 31, 1993Postseason gameAlabama 24, North Carolina 10
Dec 31, 1993Postseason gameVirginia Tech 45, Indiana 20
Dec 30, 1993Postseason gameOhio State 28, BYU 21
Dec 30, 1993Postseason gameUSC 28, Utah 21
Dec 29, 1993Postseason gameKansas State 52, Wyoming 17
Dec 28, 1993Postseason gameLouisville 18, Michigan State 7
Dec 25, 1993Postseason gameColorado 41, Fresno State 30
Dec 24, 1993Postseason gameOklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10
Dec 17, 1993Postseason gameUtah State 42, Ball State 33
Dec 4, 1993Postseason gameFlorida 28, Alabama 13