The 1993 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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in the

1993 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, in both the AP and Coaches poll. Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and No. 2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and No. 1 ranked Florida State ...

. Under first-year head coach

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, the team went undefeated with a record of 11–0 and finished #4 in the AP Poll. Due to NCAA probation, Auburn was banned from TV and post-season play, and suffered reduced scholarships. The post-season ban prevented Auburn from playing the SEC Championship and a

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. Nonetheless, Auburn was the only major college football team to finish the season undefeated. The

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recognized Auburn as one of its four co-national champions; however, Auburn University only formally recognizes championships for the

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and

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seasons, although the official website for Auburn athletics does highlight the 1993 team.

Schedule

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Samford

At LSU

Southern Miss

At Vanderbilt

Mississippi State

Florida

At Arkansas

New Mexico State

At Georgia

Alabama

References

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