1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Hoosiers lost to Virginia Tech, 45–20. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1993 Indiana Hoosiers football
Independence Bowl, L 20–45 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (10th season)
MVP	Thomas Lewis
Captain	Charles Beauchamp, Hurvin McCormack
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	Toledo*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 27–0	30,327
September 11	1:00 pm	Northern Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 28–10	30,920
September 18	1:00 pm	Kentucky*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 24–8	43,545	[1]
September 25	12:30 pm	No. 23 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 15–27	34,306
October 2	8:00 pm	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 23–19	33,315
October 9	1:00 pm	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 16–10	40,066
October 23	2:00 pm	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 24–0	39,251
October 30	2:00 pm	at No. 22 Michigan State	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 10–0	40,110
November 6	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Penn State	No. 17	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 31–38	91,000
November 13	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Ohio State	No. 19	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 17–23	93,741
November 20	1:00 pm	Purdue	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 24–17	48,429
December 31	12:30 pm	vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech	No. 21	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–45	33,819	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1993 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 55 Rob Carey Sr RB 2 Jermaine Chaney Jr G 72 Andrew Greene Jr RB 22 Brent Law Jr WR 8 Thomas Lewis Jr OT 61 Tom McKinnon Jr QB 11 John Paci Jr TE 89 Dan Thompson Sr G 56 Todd Smith Sr OT 78 Clay Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 95 Charles Beauchamp Sr SS 25 Lance Brown Jr DE 98 Nathan Davis Fr DT 66 Troy Drake Jr FS 16 Chris Dyer Sr DT 93 Hurvin McCormack Jr DE 92 Lamar Mills Sr LB 53 Tim O’Connell Jr CB 10 Mose Richardson Sr CB 18 Eric Smedley So FS 5 Damon Watts Sr DE 86 Bernard Whittington Sr LB 96 Trevor Wilmot Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 24 Jim DiGuilie Jr	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Curt Mallory – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1994 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Thomas Lewis	1	24	Wide receiver	New York Giants

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References

1. "Gators survive close call 24–20". Florida Today. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia Tech claims Independence Bowl". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1993 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "1993 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "1993 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
7. "1994 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2015.