1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1993 Kentucky Wildcats football
Peach Bowl, L 14–13 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
1993 record	6–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Dickey
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 57,800)

1993 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
#5 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
#12 Tennessee	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Georgia	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
#4 Auburn	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#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 Auburn had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation. Alabama later forfeited all 1993 regular season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Season

Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State.^[2][3] Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20.^[4][5][6] A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed.^[7][8] 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.^[9][10]

A 35–17 victory over LSU followed.^[11][12] Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game.^[13][14] 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.^[15][16]

Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson.^[17] Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13.^[18][19][20]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Kent State*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 35–0	55,800
September 11	7:00 PM	#7 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	PPV	L 20–24	58,175
September 18	1:00 PM	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 8–24	43,545
September 23	7:45 PM	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 21–17	65,326
October 2	7:00 PM	#25 Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN	W 21–0	57,075
October 16	7:00 PM	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 35–17	54,750
October 23	12:30 PM	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	JPS	L 28–33	81,307
October 30	2:00 PM	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		W 26–17	28,607
November 6	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry)		L 7–12	35,000
November 13	1:00 PM	East Carolina*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 6–3	34,500
November 20	4:00 PM	#7 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 0–48	57,878
December 31	6:00 PM	vs. #24 Clemson*	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–14	63,416
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players in the 1994 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Terry Samuels	Tight end	6	172	Arizona Cardinals
Zane Beehn	Defensive end	7	207	San Diego Chargers
Marty Moore	Linebacker	7	222	New England Patriots

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