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1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1993
teamKentucky Wildcats
sportfootball
imageKentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
image_size100
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
divisionEastern Division
short_confSEC
record6–6
conf_record4–4
head_coachBill Curry
hc_year4th
off_coachDaryl Dickey
oc_year1st
off_schemeMultiple
def_coachMike Archer
dc_year1st
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
bowl[Peach Bowl](1993-peach-bowl-december)
bowl_resultL 13–14 vs. [Clemson](1993-clemson-tigers-football-team)

The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points. Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State. Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20. A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed. Kentucky then won a nationally televised ESPN Thursday night matchup at South Carolina, 21–17, followed by a 21–0 shutout of #25 Ole Miss.

A 35–17 victory over LSU followed. Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game. Kentucky then won 26–17 at Mississippi State, lost 12–7 at Vanderbilt, and clinched bowl eligibility with a 6–3 win against East Carolina. A 48–0 loss to Tennessee closed the regular season.

Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson. Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13.

Schedule

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Personnel

  • Bill Curry

Game summaries

Florida

First quarter

  • FLA – Judd Davis 31-yard field goal. ''Florida 3–0. '''Drive:'''''
  • KY – Alfonzo Browning 3-yard pass from Pookie Jones (Juha Leonoff kick). ''Kentucky 7–3. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
  • FLA – Terry Dean 1-yard run (kick failed). ''Florida 9–7. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
  • KY – Moe Williams 79-yard run (Leonoff kick). ''Kentucky 14–9. '''Drive:'''''
  • KY – Juha Leonoff 22-yard field goal. ''Kentucky 17–9. '''Drive:'''''
  • FLA – Chris Doering 19-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (pass good). ''Tie 17–17. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
  • KY – Juha Leonoff 25-yard field goal, 1:23. ''Kentucky 20–17. '''Drive:'''''
  • FLA – Chris Doering 28-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Judd Davis kick), 0:08. ''Florida 24–20. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
  • FLA – Terry Dean – 18/30, 150 yards, 4 INT
  • KY – Pookie Jones – 5/13, 40 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers
  • FLA – Errict Rhett – 21 rushes, 136 yards
  • KY – Moe Williams – 9 rushes, 110 yards, TD ;Top receivers
  • FLA – Chris Doering – 6 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD
  • KY – Troy Hobbs – 1 reception, 16 yards --

Team players in the 1994 NFL draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

References

References

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  2. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  3. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  4. "Florida, 1993 AP polls". AP Poll Archive.
  5. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  6. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
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  10. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209, 211
  11. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  12. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  13. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  14. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209, 211
  15. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  16. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  17. "December 7, 1993 AP poll at AP Poll Archive".
  18. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  19. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.172, 209
  20. (September 5, 1993). "Same old story, Kentucky hands Kent State 35–0 loss". The Akron Beacon Journal.
  21. (September 12, 1993). "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today.
  22. (September 12, 1993). "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today.
  23. (1998). "1998 University of Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky Athletics Association.
  24. (September 24, 1993). "Kentucky runs past S.C. 21–17". The Palm Beach Post.
  25. (October 3, 1993). "Wildcats shut out, shut down and upset Rebels". The Clarion-Ledger.
  26. (October 17, 1993). "Kentucky adds to LSU's misery". Alexandria Daily Town Talk.
  27. (October 24, 1993). "Zeier, Dogs put bite on Kentucky 33–28". The Kentucky Advocate.
  28. (October 31, 1993). "Cats clear Mississippi State hump, 26–17". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  29. (November 7, 1993). "Vanderbilt defenders smother Jones, 'Cats". The Paducah Sun.
  30. (November 14, 1993). "Mud-Cats bowl material after Nickels FG, 6–3". The Courier-Journal.
  31. (November 21, 1993). "Tennessee smashes the Wildcats". Messenger-Inquirer.
  32. (January 1, 1994). "A peachy debut, Clemson rally gives West 14–13 win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
  33. "College Football Reference".
  34. (1997). "1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky Athletics Association.
  35. "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
  36. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Sep 12. Retrieved 2019-Dec-07.
  37. "1994 NFL Draft Listing".
  38. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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