1993 Fsu Football Roster (2024)

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Who was FSU's QB in 1993? ›

FSU's Fast Break Offense, led by quarterback Charlie Ward, and its sturdy defense had little trouble in defeating its next four opponents, at Duke 45-7, home vs. Clemson 57-0, at North Carolina 33-7, and home vs. Georgia Tech, 51-0.

FSU finished the '93 season 12-1, beating Nebraska 18-16 in the Orange Bowl to win the national title. The Seminoles thought they squandered their opportunity to play for the championship in mid-November, when they lost at Notre Dame 31-24 in a No. 1 versus No. 2 game billed as "The Game of the Century."

Outzen — known as “The Rooster” — passed away from rare immune disease. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida State University quarterback Marcus Outzen died in Tampa last week at the age of 46, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The season gave the Seminoles their first ever national title as well as their first Heisman winner in quarterback Charlie Ward.

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Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. Ward won the 1993 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the Davey O'Brien Award as a quarterback for the Florida State University. He subsequently led the Seminoles to their first-ever national championship when FSU defeated Nebraska 27–14 in the 1993 Orange Bowl.

Florida State University is no stranger to success, with three illustrious alumni having earned the coveted Heisman Trophy. Jameis Winston in 2013, Chris Weinke in 2000, and Charlie Ward in 1993 were all celebrated as Florida State's distinguished Heisman Trophy winners.

The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, in both the AP and Coaches poll.

The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the North Carolina Tar Heels, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Alabama won the game 24–10. With sponsorship by Outback Steakhouse, the game was officially known as the Outback Gator Bowl.

The Seminoles played in five national championship games between 1993 and 2001, and have claimed the championship three times, in 1993, 1999, and 2013. The FSU football team was the most successful team in college football during the 1990s, boasting an 89% winning percentage.

Scott Bentley was considered one of the top kickers in the nation in 1993. And Florida State was in search of a kicker. After Wide Right and Wide Right II, FSU coaches felt that Bentley was their man.

Who was the quarterback for FSU in the 90s? ›

CHARLIE WARD, 1989, 1991, 1992 & 1993.

He was only the second football player in history to achieve that honor. FSU's first ever Heisman Trophy recipient was also the team quarterback and overall leader of its first National Championship at the end of the 1993 season.

Danny Kanell (1992-1995)

In the end, he'd finish his career with 6,372 yards, 57 touchdowns, and 26 interceptions, with 421 of those yards and one of those touchdowns (alongside a rushing one) playing a part in one of the greatest moments in Florida State football history — the Choke at Doak.

Brown's first experience coaching came as a student coach of wide receivers at Florida State, a position he held in 1973 and 1974.

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

Danny Wuerffel (1993-96)

Who is the greatest quarterback in Gator history?

Casey Weldon was FSU's starting quarterback during the 1990 and 91 seasons. The team went 10-2 and 11-2 during those seasons. The victories included two bowl games, a 24-17 win over Penn State in the Blockbuster Bowl and a 10-2 one over Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.