1993 Philadelphia Eagles season

1993 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Rich Kotite
Owner	Norman Braman
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 61st in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 11–5, winning only eight games^[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in six seasons. Ten of their sixteen games were decided by a touchdown or less. The team was without future hall of fame defensive end Reggie White, who had signed via free agency with the Green Bay Packers.

The downturn was directly related to the twin losses of QB Randall Cunningham (broken leg) and WR Fred Barnett (ACL tear) to season-ending injuries in a 35–30 win against the New York Jets on October 3. Though the Eagles won their first four, following that game, lost six straight to fall out of playoff contention. Bubby Brister was only able to do so much in a starting role, but the club rallied to win their final three games, including their first road win in San Francisco in 10 years.

One notable feat by an opponent came on Halloween in Philadelphia, when Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith sloshed his way to 237 yards and one TD at a rainy Veterans Stadium in a 23–10 victory.

Offseason

The Eagles held training camp at West Chester University of Pennsylvania for the 14th consecutive year.

NFL draft

The 1993 NFL draft was held April 25–26, 1993. The draft was reduced to eight rounds, down from 12. Because the Eagles tied with five other teams at 11–5 in 1992, they rotated in picking 20th to 25th in the eight rounds. There were 224 players taken in this draft by the NFL. The Eagles had two first round picks at number 19 and 24 overall. With those, they chose Lester Holmes, an offensive tackle out of Jackson State, and Leonard Renfro, a defensive tackle out of Colorado.

1993 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	19	Lester Holmes	Offensive tackle	Jackson State
1	24	Leonard Renfro	Defensive tackle	Colorado
2	50	Victor Bailey	Wide receiver	Missouri
3	75	Derrick Frazier	Cornerback	Texas A&M
3	77	Mike Reid	Defensive back	North Carolina State
6	163	Derrick Oden	Linebacker	Alabama
7	190	Joey Mickey	Tight end	Oklahoma
8	217	Doug Skene	Offensive tackle	Michigan
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1993 Philadelphia Eagles staff
	Front office Owner – Norman Braman President/Chief Operating Officer – Harry Gamble Director of Player Personnel – Joe Woolley Head coaches Head Coach – Rich Kotite Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs – Dick Wood Receivers/Tight Ends – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Bill Muir Offensive Assistant – Bobby Hammond			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Secondary – Bud Carson Defensive Line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Special Teams Assistant – Bobby Hammond Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jim Williams

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	Phoenix Cardinals	W 23–17	59,831
2	September 12, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–17	59,061
3	September 19, 1993	Washington Redskins	W 34–31	65,435
4	Bye
5	October 3, 1993	at New York Jets	W 35–30	72,593
6	October 10, 1993	Chicago Bears	L 17–6	63,601
7	October 17, 1993	at New York Giants	L 21–10	76,050
8	Bye
9	October 31, 1993	Dallas Cowboys	L 23–10	61,912
10	November 7, 1993	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 16–3	41,634
11	November 14, 1993	Miami Dolphins	L 19–14	64,213
12	November 21, 1993	New York Giants	L 7–3	62,928
13	November 28, 1993	at Washington Redskins	W 17–14	46,663
14	December 6, 1993	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–17	64,521
15	December 12, 1993	Buffalo Bills	L 10–7	60,769
16	December 19, 1993	at Indianapolis Colts	W 20–10	44,952
17	December 26, 1993	New Orleans Saints	W 37–26	50,085
18	January 3, 1994	at San Francisco 49ers	W 37–34	61,653

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 7 7 17 • Eagles 7 7 2 7 23 Date: September 5 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 59,831 Game weather: 86°F (Sunny); wind 10 Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Randy Cross

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Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 7 0 13 20 Packers 7 3 7 0 17 Date: September 12 Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 59,061 Game weather: 64°F; wind 12 Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & John Madden

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Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 14 7 10 31 • Eagles 3 7 7 17 34 Date: September 19 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 65,435 Game weather: 70°F (Partly Cloudy); wind 12 Referee: Tom White TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall & John Madden

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Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 14 7 14 35 Jets 14 7 7 2 30 Date: October 3 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 72,593 Game weather: 61°F; wind 17 Referee: Ron Blum TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall & John Madden

Scoring summary 1 NYJ James Thornton 7 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick) NYJ 7–0 1 NYJ Johnny Mitchell 14 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick) NYJ 14–0 2 NYJ Johnny Mitchell 12 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick) NYJ 21–0 2 PHI Herschel Walker 8 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) NYJ 21–7 2 PHI Mark Bavaro 10 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Matt Bahr kick) NYJ 21–14 3 NYJ Johnny Mitchell 65 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick) NYJ 28–14 3 PHI Calvin Williams 11 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Matt Bahr kick) NYJ 28–21 4 PHI Vaughn Hebron 1 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) Tie 28–28 4 NYJ Safety, intentional grounding by Brister in end zone NYJ 30–28 4 PHI Eric Allen 94 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick) PHI 35–30

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Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 10 7 0 0 17 Eagles 0 0 0 6 6 Date: October 10 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 63,601 Game weather: 52°F (Sunny); wind 18 Referee: Dale Hamer TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts

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Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 3 0 7 10 • Giants 0 14 0 7 21 Date: October 17 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 76,050 Game weather: 60°F; wind 9 Referee: Bernie Kukar TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts

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Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 3 7 3 10 23 Eagles 0 7 0 3 10 Date: October 31 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 61,912 Game weather: 45°F (Light Rain & Fog); wind 17 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Randy Cross

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Week 10

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 0 0 3 • Cardinals 3 13 0 0 16 Date: November 7 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 41,634 Game weather: 64°F; wind 4 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts

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Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total • Dolphins 6 7 3 3 19 Eagles 0 14 0 0 14 Date: November 14 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 64,213 Game weather: 70°F (Cloudy); wind 10 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond & Cris Collinsworth

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Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 0 0 0 7 7 Eagles 0 0 3 0 3 Date: November 21 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game attendance: 62,928 Game weather: 48°F (Sunny); wind 12 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall & John Madden

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Week 13

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 3 7 0 7 17 Redskins 0 0 0 14 14 Date: November 28 Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 46,663 Game weather: 58°F; wind 14 Referee: Gary Lane TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Matt Millen

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Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 3 7 7 17 • Cowboys 7 9 0 7 23 Date: December 6 Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas Game start: 8:00 p.m. Game attendance: 64,521 Game weather: 50°F; wind 8 Referee: Howard Roe TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf

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Week 15

1 2 3 4 Total • Bills 0 0 0 10 10 Eagles 0 0 7 0 7 Date: December 12 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 60,769 Game weather: 36°F (Sunny); wind 21 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Paul Maguire

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Week 16

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 10 0 7 3 20 Colts 3 0 0 7 10 Date: December 19 Location: Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana Game start: 8:00 p.m. Game attendance: 44,952 Game weather: indoors (dome) Referee: Dale Hamer TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann

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Week 17

1 2 3 4 Total Saints 9 3 7 7 26 • Eagles 0 18 6 13 37 Date: December 26 Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 50,085 Game weather: 23°F (Cloudy); wind 23 Referee: Tom White TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Matt Millen

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Week 18

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Eagles 10 14 10 0 3 37 49ers 3 7 14 10 0 34 Date: January 3 Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Game start: 6:00 p.m. Game attendance: 61,653 Game weather: 50°F; wind 10 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	376	229	W5
(4) New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	288	205	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	0	.500	293	315	W3
Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	326	269	W3
Washington Redskins	4	12	0	.250	230	345	L2

1993 Roster

= 1993 Pro Bowl [19]

= Hall of Famer

• Pro Bowl Selection       + Pro Bowl Starter

NO.	Player	AGE	POS	GP	GS	WT	HT	YRS	College
	Rich Kotite	49	Head Coach					3	Wagner College
72	Alexander, David	29	C-G-T	16	16	275	6–3	6	Tulsa
21	Allen, Eric*	28	DB	16	16	184	5–10	5	Arizona State
11	Bahr, Matt	37	K	11	0	175	5–10	14	Penn State
82	Monastra,Dennis	26	WR	16	10	196	6–2	4	Penn State
62	Brian Baldinger	33	G-T-C	12	4	278	6–4	11	Duke
24	Corey Barlow	23	DB	10	0	182	5–9	Rookie	Auburn
86	Fred Barnett	27	WR	4	4	204	6–0	3	Arkansas State
84	Mark Bavaro	30	TE	16	16	245	6–4	8	Notre Dame
6	Bubby Brister	31	QB	10	8	205	6–3	7	Tulane
71	Mike Chalenski	23	DE-DT	15	0	279	6–5	Rookie	Pittsburgh and UCLA
52	Louis Cooper	30	LB	11	0	240	6–2	8	Western Carolina
12	Randall Cunningham	30	QB	4	4	212	6–4	8	UNLV
78	Antone Davis	26	T-G	16	16	330	6–4	2	Tennessee
56	Byron Evans	29	LB	11	10	235	6–2	6	Arizona
5	Jeff Feagles	27	P	16	0	215	6–1	5	Miami (FL)
95	Mike Flores	27	DE	16	11	256	6–3	2	Louisville
61	Eric Floyd	28	G-T	3	3	310	6–5	3	Auburn
33	William Frizzell	31	DB	16	2	203	6–3	9	North Carolina Central
54	Britt Hager	27	LB	16	7	231	6–1	4	Texas
65	Ron Hallstrom	34	G-T	12	8	300	6–6	11	Iowa
91	Andy Harmon	24	DT-DE	16	15	272	6–4	2	Kent State
97	Tim Harris	29	LB-DE	4	3	260	6–6	7	Memphis
45	Vaughn Hebron	23	RB	16	4	195	5–8	Rookie	Virginia Tech
73	Lester Holmes	24	G	12	6	315	6–4	Rookie	Jackson State
48	Wes Hopkins	32	DB	15	8	213	6–1	10	SMU
66	John Hudson	25	G-C	16	0	270	6–2	2	Auburn
98	Tommy Jeter	24	DT	7	0	285	6–5	1	Texas
87	Maurice Johnson	26	TE	16	2	242	6–2	2	Temple
32	James Joseph	26	RB	16	5	222	6–2	2	Auburn
59	Seth Joyner*	29	LB-DB	16	16	241	6–2	7	Texas-El Paso
80	Reggie Lawrence	23	WR	1	0	178	6–0	Rookie	North Carolina
80	James Lofton	37	WR	9	2	192	6–3	15	Stanford
68	Tom McHale	30	G	8	4	290	6–4	6	Cornell,Maryland
43	Erik McMillan	28	DB	6	0	200	6–2	5	Missouri
29	Mark McMillian	23	DB	16	12	154	5–7	1	Alabama
38	Rich Miano	31	DB	16	14	200	6–1	8	Hawaii
77	Keith Millard	31	DT-NT-DE	14	6	260	6–6	8	Washington State
74	Gerald Nichols	29	DT-NT-DE	7	3	261	6–2	6	Florida State
7	Ken O'Brien	33	QB	5	4	210	6–4	9	California-Davis
58	Derrick Oden	23	LB	12	0	230	5–11	Rookie	Alabama
90	William Perry	31	DT-DE	8	8	325	6–2	8	Clemson
42	Mike Reid	23	DB	9	0	218	6–1	Rookie	North Carolina State
94	Leonard Renfro	23	DT	14	2	291	6–2	Rookie	Colorado
81	Paul Richardson	24	WR	1	0	204	6–3	Rookie	UCLA
53	John Roper	28	LB	3	0	232	6–1	4	Texas A&M
55	Ken Rose	31	LB	5	0	215	6–1	6	UNLV
9	Roger Ruzek	33	K	5	0	195	6–1	6	Weber State
79	Mike Schad	30	G	13	13	290	6–5	6	Queens (Canada)
75	Rob Selby	26	G-T	1	0	290	6–4	2	Auburn
23	Heath Sherman	26	RB	15	7	195	6–0	4	Texas A&M-Kingsville
22	Vai Sikahema	31	RB	16	0	181	5–9	7	BYU
96	Clyde Simmons	29	DE-DT	16	16	292	6–5	7	Western Carolina
26	Ben Smith	26	DB	13	3	185	5–11	3	Georgia
30	Otis Smith	28	DB	15	0	198	5–11	2	Missouri,Southern
85	Jeff Sydner	24	WR	4	0	177	5–6	1	Hawaii
51	William Thomas	25	LB	16	16	223	6–2	2	Texas A&M
76	Broderick Thompson	33	T-G	10	10	295	6–5	8	6–5 Kansas
34	Herschel Walker	31	RB	16	16	225	6–1	7	Georgia
20	Andre Waters	31	DB	9	8	200	5–11	9	Cheyney
89	Calvin Williams	26	WR	16	14	187	5–11	3	Purdue
83	Mike Young	31	WR	10	0	187	6–1	8	UCLA

References

External links

• 1993 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com