1993 Season Archive

Preseason ’93 – CU takes on the nation’s most difficult schedule

//posted 8.17.1993

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— Scouting the Nation — As the summer of 1993 wound down, (a great summer for me and my lady, thank you very much) the pre-season magazines appeared. There was little or no consensus as to which team would emerge from the upcoming season ranked No. 1 on January 1, 1994. Florida State received much of the ink, but Alabama was also getting support for a repeat of its 1992 National Championship. When the pre-season Associated Press poll came out, five different teams received first-place votes. Included with Florida State, …

A Look Back: A Game-by-Game Snapshot of the 1993 Season

//posted 7.7.1993

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The Buffs take on the nation’s most difficult schedule … The brawl with the Miami Hurricanes in Boulder … Lamont Warren and Charles E. Johnson connected on the “national play-of-the-year” to take down No. 9 Oklahoma … Satisfying Aloha Bowl win to cap the season …

1993 National and Big Eight Recap – “Hitting the Jackpot”

//posted 3.5.1993

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— National and Big Eight Recap – 1993 — Bobby Bowden, head coach at Florida State, finally won his first National Championship in 1993, with his Seminoles edging the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 18-16, in the Orange Bowl. Bowden, a coaching veteran of 28 years, led Florida State to a 12-1 record in 1993. Florida State’s number one ranking marked the seventh consecutive year the Seminoles finished ranked in the top ten. Charlie Ward, the Seminoles’ quarterback, became the first Heisman Trophy winner to play for a National Championship team since running back Tony Dorsett won it …