1993 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1993 Florida State Seminoles football Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 1 12–1 8–0 Bobby Bowden 18th Brad Scott 4th No-huddle spread Mickey Andrews 10th 4–3 Ken Alexander Matt Frier Lonnie Johnson Charlie Ward Doak Campbell Stadium Consensus national championACC championOrange Bowl champion Orange Bowl (BC NCG) W Won 18–16 vs. Nebraska The 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the second consecutive season. Florida State was invited to the Orange Bowl, the Bowl Coalition's national championship game, where the Seminoles defeated Nebraska to capture the program’s first consensus College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida Quarterback Charlie Ward became the first Florida State player to win the Heisman Trophy, as college football's most outstanding player. Ward, who threw for 3,032 yards and completed 70 percent of his passes, became the first player to win the Heisman Trophy and the national championship in the same season since Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett in 1976. The Seminoles topped college football in both scoring defense and scoring offense, with its offense scoring an average of 43.2 points a game and the defense giving up an average of 9.4 points per game.1993 Team ncaa.org Schedule 1993 AP Eastern August 28 12:00 p.m. w y y 1 Kansas Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Kickoff Classic ABC 42–0 51,734 Kerkhoff Blair August 29, 1993 Jayhawks crash and burn in 42–0 thrashing https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-jayhawks-crash-and/140277844/ February 4, 2024 The Kansas City Star Newspapers.com September 4 7:00 p.m. w y 1 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC PPV 45–7 26,800 Harig Bob September 5, 1993 FSU rises above the muck https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-fsu-rises-above-the-muck/140277996/ February 4, 2024 St. Petersburg Times Newspapers.com September 11 12:00 p.m. w 1 Clemson 21 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry JPS 57–0 74,991 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-no-1-florida-state-la/140278109/ The Baltimore Sun No. 1 Florida State layes waste to Clemson, 57–0 September 12, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com September 18 7:30 p.m. w y 1 North Carolina 13 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN 33–7 54,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-no-1-seminoles-bl/140278221/ The Commercial Appeal No. 1 Seminoles blow past Tar Heels September 19, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 12:00 p.m. w 1 Georgia Tech Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 51–0 74,611 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-florida-state-crrushes-tech/140278299/ Star Tribune Florida State crrushes Tech; now for Miami October 3, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 9 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Miami (FL) 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 28–10 77,813 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-its-fsu-at-las/140278409/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution It's FSU at last; Seminoles drop Miami 28–10 October 10, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 4:00 p.m. w 1 Virginia 15 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Jefferson–Eppes Trophy ESPN 40–14 76,607 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-no-15-virginia-cant-ward-off/140278560/ The State No. 15 Virginia can't Ward off Seminoles October 17, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 2:00 p.m. w 1 Wake Forest Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 55–0 66,666 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-ward-hurts-ribs/140278790/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Ward hurts ribs as No. 1 FSU steamrolls Deacs October 31, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD JPS 49–20 36,255 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-lackluster-florida/140278889/ The News and Observer Lackluster Florida State clinches first in ACC November 7, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 1:30 p.m. l y y 1 Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry, College GameDay NBC 24–31 59,075 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-irish-knock-off-no/140278995/ The Indianapolis Star Irish knock off No. 1 'Noles! November 14, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 7:30 p.m. w 2 NC State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN 62–3 73,123 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-fsu-makes-its/140279170/ South Florida Sun Sentinel FSU makes its points vs. North Carolina St. November 21, 1993 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 27 12:00 p.m. w y y 1 Florida 7 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry ABC 33–21 85,507 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-ward-seminoles-s/135323525/ The Times and Democrat Ward, Seminoles survive 'The Swamp' November 28, 1993 November 16, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1 8:00 p.m. w y y 1 Nebraska 2 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl NBC 18–16 81,536 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-so-whos-1-freshman-k/140279310/ Chicago Tribune So, who's #1? Freshman kicker gives FSU leg up, win over Nebraska January 2, 1994 February 4, 2024 Newspapers.com 1993 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 4, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/1993-schedule.html Rankings 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 1 (42) 1 (47) 1 (50) 1 (59) 1 (57) 1 (58) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (62) 1 (62) 1 (62) 1 (62) 2 1 (33) 1 (42) 1 (42) 1 (46) Coaches 0 16 1 (47) 1 (54) 1 (56) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (58) 1 (57) 1 (58) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (59) 1 (60) 3 2 (11) 3 (10) 3 (13) 1 (36) Season summary FSU beat its first five opponents by an average score of 46–3, during which linebacker Derrick Brooks outscored the Noles' first five opponents combined. These victories included a 57-0 win over #17 Clemson and a 33-7 win over #13 North Carolina. The Seminoles' first competitive contest didn't come until October 9, when the third-ranked Miami Hurricanes came to Tallahassee with a 31-game regular season win streak. That game was sealed when FSU safety Devin Bush picked off a Frank Costa pass and ran it back 40 yards for a Florida State touchdown, making the score 28–10 with 4:59 to play. On November 13, 1993, Florida State played Notre Dame in a matchup of unbeaten teams in an away game at Notre Dame Stadium, on a day where 20 mph winds created extra adversity for the pass-happy Noles. FSU was ranked #1 and Notre Dame was ranked #2. In a matchup hailed as the "Game of the Century", the Seminoles' bid for a perfect season fell short as Notre Dame prevailed, 31–24. The Irish had leads of 24–7 and 31–17 before the Seminoles scored late to cut the final margin to seven. The Noles then regained possession at their own 37-yard line with just 51 seconds left in the game.FULL GAME THE GAME OF THE CENTURY Notre Dame Football vs No. 1 Florida State (1993) April 4, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKtwjq3K0WE 2023-12-13 en Three consecutive passes by Ward quickly led Florida State to the Notre Dame 14. On the last play of the game, Ward rolled out and had his pass attempt batted down in the end zone, leaving the Irish with a 31–24 victory. After that game, Notre Dame was voted #1 and FSU was voted #2.November 2025 The following week, #1 Notre Dame lost at home to #17 Boston College 41–39 on a 41-yard field goal as time expired, while the Seminoles beat NC State 62–3. The voters returned the Seminoles to the #1 spot in the AP poll, and they rose to #2 in the coaches' poll while Notre Dame fell to a ranking of fourth in both polls. The week afterwards, FSU travelled to Gainesville to face the 7th-ranked Florida Gators -- that season's SEC champions -- and defeated them 33–21. FSU finished the regular season #1 and was matched against #2 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. In a hard-fought contest, Florida State rallied late to defeat Nebraska 18–16 after the Cornhuskers tried and missed a 45-yard field goal on the game's final play.https://www.huskermax.com/game/1993-florida-state-football/ 1994 Orange Bowl » Nebraska vs Florida State » HuskerMax game page www.huskermax.com February 11, 2024 After the bowl games, 12–1 Florida State was voted #1 in both polls, while 11–1 Notre Dame fell to #2 and 11-1 Nebraska dropped to 3rd in the polls respectively. During the 1993 season, the Seminoles faced four teams in the top seven of the AP rankings when FSU played them -- #3 Miami in week 6, #2 Notre Dame in week 11, #7 Florida in week 13, and #2 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl -- and they went 3–1 against those teams, while playing only one home game in those four contests. The Noles also defeated three other top 25 teams that filled out their schedule, with Clemson ranked 17th, North Carolina ranked 13th, and Virginia ranked 15th when the Noles played them. By the end of season, FSU had faced six of the teams in the final AP top 25 poll, going 5-1 against them. These teams were #2 Notre Dame, #3 Nebraska, #5 Florida, #15 Miami, #19 North Carolina, and #23 Clemson. By the end of Notre Dame's season, the Irish had faced two teams ranked in the final AP top 25: #1 Florida State and #19 Michigan. In their Cotton Bowl meeting with #7 Texas A&M, Notre Dame won 24–21. Game summaries Kansas 1993 Kansas Jayhawks football team Kickoff Classic At Duke 1993 Duke Blue Devils football team Clemson 1993 Clemson Tigers football team Clemson–Florida State football rivalry At North Carolina 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Georgia Tech 1993 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Miami (FL) Florida State–Miami football rivalry Florida State Seminoles 2; text-align:center collapsed No. 3 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (4–0) at No. 1 Florida State Seminoles (5–0) October 9 12:00 p.m. EST Miami (FL) 7 0 0 3 Florida State 14 7 0 7 Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida 77,813 Partly cloudy, 74 F C John Soffey ABC Box Score First quarter FSU – Sean Jackson 69-yard run (Scott Bentley kick), 11:17. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:04. MIA – Donnell Bennett 6-yard pass from Frank Costa (Dane Prewitt kick), 4:09. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:36. FSU – Matt Frier 72-yard pass from Charlie Ward (Scott Bentley kick), 2:46. Florida St 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:23. Second quarter FSU – Charlie Ward 2-yard run (Scott Bentley kick), 13:37. Florida St 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:56. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter MIA – Dane Prewitt 23-yard field goal, 14:07. Florida St 21–10. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 8:06. FSU – Devin Bush 40-yard interception return (Scott Bentley kick), 4:59. Florida St 28–10. Top passers MIA – Frank Costa – 21/43, 193 yards, TD, INT FSU – Charlie Ward – 21/31, 256 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Donnell Bennett – 21 rushes, 75 yards FSU – Sean Jackson – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – C.T. Jones – 7 receptions, 86 yards FSU – Matt Frier – 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD Virginia Wake Forest 1993 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team At Maryland 1993 Maryland Terrapins football team At Notre Dame Florida State at Notre Dame No. 1 Seminoles 7 0 7 10 No. 2 Fighting Irish 7 14 3 7 November 13 Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana Kickoff 1:47pm EST 59,075 pregame showers, temp near 60, wind from south 20 to 30 mph NBC Charlie Jones, Todd Christensen, Bob Costas (studio host), John Dockery (sideline) and O. J. Simpson (sideline) 1993 Florida State vs. Notre Dame football game 1993 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Game of the Century (college football) NC State 1993 NC State Wolfpack football team At Florida Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida State Seminoles 2; text-align:center collapsed No. 1 Florida State Seminoles (10–1) at No. 7 Florida Gators (9–1) November 27 12:00 p.m. EST Florida State 7 6 14 6 Florida 0 7 0 14 Ben Hill Griffith Stadium, Gainesville, Florida 85,507 Cloudy, 75 F C Dayle Phillips ABC Box Score First quarter FSU – Tamarick Vanover 5-yard pass from Charlie Ward (Scott Bentley kick), 14:57. Florida St 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:04. Second quarter FSU – Scott Bentley 23-yard field goal, 14:57. Florida St 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:39. FSU – Scott Bentley 22-yard field goal, 7:20. Florida St 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 5:30. UF – Willie Jackson 11-yard pass from Danny Wuerffel (Judd Davis kick), 4:41. Florida St 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:39. Third quarter FSU – Kez McCorvey 7-yard pass from Charlie Ward (Scott Bentley kick), 11:27. Florida St 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:53. FSU – Kez McCorvey 16-yard pass from Charlie Ward (Scott Bentley kick), 0:21. Florida St 27–7. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 0:55. Fourth quarter UF – Willie Jackson 13-yard pass from Terry Dean (Judd Davis kick), 11:48. Florida St 27–14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:33. UF – Jack Jackson 31-yard pass from Terry Dean (Judd Davis kick), 5:58. Florida St 27–21. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 2:44. FSU – Warrick Dunn 79-yard pass from Charlie Ward (pass failed), 5:28. Florida St 33–21. Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:30. Top passers FSU – Charlie Ward – 38/53, 446 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT UF – Terry Dean – 14/33, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers FSU – Sean Jackson – 19 rushes, 48 yards UF – Errict Rhett – 7 rushes, 7 yards Top receivers FSU – Warrick Dunn – 8 receptions, 140 yards, TD UF – Willie Jackson – 7 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD Vs. Nebraska—Orange Bowl Florida State vs Nebraska No. 1 Seminoles No. 2 Cornhuskers 0 6 9 3 0 7 0 9 January 1 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami EST 81,536 John Soffey Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy and O. J. Simpson NBC Q2 7:54 FSU Scott Bentley 34-yard field goal FSU 3–0 yes Q2 5:59 Neb Reggie Baul 34-yard pass from Tommie Frazier (Byron Bennett kick) Neb 7–3 Q2 0:29 FSU Scott Bentley 25-yard field goal Neb 7–6 Q3 12:50 FSU William Floyd 1-yard run (pass failed) FSU 12–7 Q3 3:06 FSU Scott Bentley 39-yard field goal FSU 15–7 Q4 14:55 Neb Lawrence Phillips 12-yard run (run failed) FSU 15–13 Q4 1:16 Neb Byron Bennett 27-yard field goal Neb 16–15 Q4 0:21 FSU Scott Bentley 22-yard field goal FSU 18–16 yes 1994 Orange Bowl 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Personnel Roster 1993 Florida State Seminoles f 20 Sr Clyde Allen RB y 32 Sr Zack Crockett FB y 30 Jr 'Omar Ellison WR y y 60 Sr Marvin Ferrell RT 44 Sr William Floyd William Floyd (American football) FB y 13 So Danny Kanell QB y 51 Fr Kevin Long OL y Kevin Long (offensive lineman) 69 Jr Patrick McNeil OG y 15 So Phillip Riley WR y 53 So Clay Shiver C y 5 So Jon Stark QB 80 So Tamarick Vanover WR y 17 Sr Charlie Ward QB y 6 So Harold Wright WR y 2 Jr Clifton Abraham CB y y 90 So Derrick Alexander DE y y Derrick Alexander (defensive end) 36 Sr Ken Alexander ILB 54 Fr Rick Anteau ILB y 11 So Devin Bush Sr. DB y 10 Jr Derrick Brooks LB y 45 Fr Henri Crockett ILB y y 21 Fr James Colzie CB y James Colzie III 4 Jr Corey Fuller CB y 38 Jr Dan LaRose S y 94 Sr Toddrick McIntosh DE y y 92 Jr Gerald Owens DE y 39 Fr Melvin Pearsall ILB 95 Fr Julian Pittman DE y 8 Jr Corey Sawyer CB y 3 Fr Scott Bentley K y *Bobby Bowden Starting lineup Offense thumb|130px|Heisman winner Charlie Ward Pos Number Name Class QB 17 Charlie Ward SR RB 35 Sean Jackson SR FB 44 William Floyd SR WR 80 Tamarick Vanover SO WR 88 Kez McCorvey JR WR 12 Matt Frier SR LT 67 Juan Laureano SO LG 66 Lewis Tyre SO C 53 Clay Shiver SO RG 69 Patrick McNeil JR RT 79 Forrest Conoly JR Defense Pos Number Name Class LB 10 Derrick Brooks JR LB 37 Todd Rebol SO LB 36 Ken Alexander SR DE 94 Toddrick McIntosh SR DE 90 Derrick Alexander SO NG 57 John Nance SR CB 2 Clifton Abraham JR CB 8 Corey Sawyer JR FS 16 Richard Coes SR SS 11 Devin Bush SO Special teams Pos Number Name Class K 3 Scott Bentley FR P 29 Sean Liss FR KR PR Awards and honors Charlie Ward, Heisman Trophyhttp://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy 2007-04-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090916003323/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html 2009-09-16 Charlie Ward, Johnny Unitas Award Charlie Ward, James E. Sullivan Awardhttp://aausullivan.org/winners_1993.html AAU Sullivan Award February 11, 2024 Charlie Ward, Walter Camp Award Charlie Ward, Maxwell Award Charlie Ward, Davey O'Brien Award 1993 team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1994 NFL draft. 2 Florida State Seminoles Player Position Round Overall NFL team William Floyd Running back 1 28 San Francisco 49ers Lonnie Johnson Tight end 2 61 Buffalo Bills Corey Sawyer Defensive back 4 104 Cincinnati Bengals Sean Jackson Running back 4 129 Houston Oilers Kevin Knox Wide receiver 6 192 Buffalo Bills Toddrick McIntosh Defensive tackle 7 216 Dallas Cowboys https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1994.htm 1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com 2018-03-28 2007-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092400/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1994.htm dead The following played in the NFL in later years: Derrick Brooks Sam Cowart Kez McCorvey Warrick Dunn Derrick Alexander Tamarick Vanover Clay Shiver Danny Kanell References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons Category:Orange Bowl champion seasons Florida State Seminoles football