# 1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1993 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Gerry DiNardo in his third season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–6 in the SEC).
The 500 win milestone mark was finally made by the 1993 Vanderbilt football team. The 500th win was on October 9, 1993 against Cincinnati with a 17–7 win.
In 1995, the NCAA found Antonio Langham guilty of receiving improper benefits after signing with an agent following the 1992 season, forcing Alabama to forfeit all games in which Langham competed. Vanderbilt does not count the forfeit as a win.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | at Wake Forest* | Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC | W 27–12 | 16,053 |
| September 11 | No. 2 Alabama | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | W 6–17 (Alabama forfeit) | 41,000 |
| September 18 | at Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (rivalry) | L 7–49 | 32,500 |
| October 2 | No. 23 Auburn | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | L 10–14 | 40,527 |
| October 9 | Cincinnati* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | W 17–7 | 31,176 |
| October 16 | Georgia | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | L 3–41 | 28,554 |
| October 23 | at South Carolina | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | L 0–22 | 58,128 |
| November 6 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | W 12–7 | 35,000 |
| November 13 | Navy* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | W 41–7 | 21,708 |
| November 20 | at No. 8 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | L 0–52 | 83,818 |
| November 27 | at No. 6 Tennessee | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | L 14–62 | 94,225 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Statistics

| | | | Passing | | | | Rushing | | | |
| | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Offense | 11 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 35.0 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 51.4 | 195.4 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| Defense | 11 | 15.8 | 28.9 | 54.7 | 220.3 | 1.5 | 36.1 | 132.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| Difference | | -10.8 | -14.6 | -19.7 | -170.7 | -1.5 | +15.3 | +63.3 | +0.1 | -0.1 |
Passing
| | Passing | | | | | | | | | |
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Ronnie Gordon | 40 | 98 | 40.8 | 400 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 66.9 |
| 2 | Cedric Douglas | 7 | 32 | 21.9 | 88 | 2.8 | -0.1 | 0 | 2 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Kenny Simon | 8 | 27 | 29.6 | 58 | 2.1 | -9.5 | 0 | 7 | -4.2 |
Rushing and receiving
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Tony Jackson | 120 | 607 | 5.1 | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 129 | 677 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2 | Ronnie Gordon | 91 | 139 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 139 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 3 | Cliff Deese | 78 | 315 | 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 82 | 321 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 4 | Kenny Simon | 74 | 292 | 3.9 | 1 | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 0 | 89 | 458 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cedric Douglas | 62 | 105 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 105 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 6 | Jermaine Johnson | 52 | 207 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 207 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 7 | Royce Love | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 89 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Chalmers | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 9 | Eric Lewis | 22 | 174 | 7.9 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 28 | 227 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 10 | Derek Wilham | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 11 | Jeff Brothers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Gabe Banks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 13 | Bill Marinangel | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sanford Ware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 15 | Jason Tomichek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brandon Culpepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bobby Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
Defense
| Rk | Player | Int | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Byron King | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2 | Shelton Quarles | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jeff Brothers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 4 | Robert Davis | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 |
| 5 | DeReal Finklin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rico Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Ryals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 8 | Aaron Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eric Vance | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Kick and punt returns
| Rk | Player | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Tony Jackson | 31 | 753 | 24.3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Gabe Banks | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Derek Wilham | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jermaine Johnson | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kenny Simon | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jeff Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 7 | Robert Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
Kicking and punting
| Rk | Player | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Punts | Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Steve Yenner | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bill Marinangel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2482 | 36.5 |