1993 Chicago Bears season

1993 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). It was the Bears' first season since 1981 without Mike Ditka as head coach, as he had been fired following the team's 5–11 finish the year before. Under new head coach Dave Wannstedt, the Bears improved their record to 7–9 but again failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1993 Chicago Bears draft
1	7	Curtis Conway	Wide receiver	USC
2	35	Carl Simpson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3	61	Chris Gedney	Tight end	Syracuse
4	97	Todd Perry	Guard	Kentucky
4	100	Myron Baker	Linebacker	Louisiana Tech
4	112	Albert Fontenot	Defensive end	Baylor
6	146	Dave Hoffmann	Linebacker	Washington
7	173	Keshon Johnson	Defensive back	Arizona
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1993 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey
President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey
Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips
Director of College Scouting – Rod Graves
Director of Research and Quality Control – Geep Chryst

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner
Running Backs – Joe Pendry
Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears
Tight Ends – Mike Shula
Offensive Line – Tony Wise

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik
Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
Linebackers – Dave McGinnis
Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz

Strength and conditioning

Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich
Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

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Roster

1993 Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks

4 Jim Harbaugh
10 Peter Tom Willis

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

91 Myron Baker OLB
59 Joe Cain OLB
54 Ron Cox OLB
53 Dante Jones MLB
92 Barry Minter OLB
51 Jim Morrissey OLB
55 Vinson Smith OLB
96 Percy Snow MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

6 Kevin Butler K
17 Chris Gardocki P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	New York Giants	L 26–20	66,900
2	September 12, 1993	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–7	57,921
3	Bye
4	September 26, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 47–17	58,329
5	October 3, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 6–0	57,441
6	October 10, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–6	63,601
7	Bye
8	October 25, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	L 19–12	64,677
9	October 31, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–3	58,945
10	November 7, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	L 16–14	59,750
11	November 14, 1993	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–13	58,459
12	November 21, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 19–17	76,872
13	November 25, 1993	at Detroit Lions	W 10–6	76,699
14	December 5, 1993	Green Bay Packers	W 30–17	62,236
15	December 12, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–10	56,667
16	December 18, 1993	Denver Broncos	L 13–3	53,056
17	December 26, 1993	Detroit Lions	L 20–14	43,443
18	January 2, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–6	39,147

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	3	6	7	10	26
Bears	0	7	10	3	20

Date: September 5
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66°F; Wind 10

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
• Vikings	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 12
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	7	0	7	17
• Bears	0	28	3	16	47

Date: September 26
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 57°F; Wind 14

Scoring summary

1	TB	Michael Husted 20 yard field goal	TB 3–0

2	CHI	Neal Anderson 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 7–3

2	CHI	Jim Harbaugh 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 14–3

2	CHI	Ryan Wetnight 25 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 21–3

2	CHI	Tom Waddle 17 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 28–3

2	TB	Lamar Thomas 62 yard pass from Craig Erickson (Michael Husted kick)	CHI 28–10

3	CHI	Kevin Butler 33 yard field goal	CHI 31–10

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 40 yard field goal	CHI 34–10

4	CHI	Myron Baker 8 yard fumble return (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 41–10

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 32 yard field goal	CHI 44–10

4	TB	Anthony McDowell 3 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Michael Husted kick)	CHI 44–17

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 31 yard field goal	CHI 47–17

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W3
⁽⁶⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L1

References

↑ "1993 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1993 Media Guide. p. 3.
↑ "1993 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
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NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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