| 1993 Denver Broncos season | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | Pat Bowlen |
| General manager | John Beake |
| Head coach | Wade Phillips |
| Home field | Mile High Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Raiders) 24–42 |
| Uniform | |
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The 1993 Denver Broncos season was the team's 34th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.
1993 was the first year for new head coach Wade Phillips, who had been the team's defensive coordinator since 1989. John Elway was the quarterback for the Denver Broncos in which he passed for 4,030 yards. This team also had two hall of fame players in Shannon Sharpe and Steve Atwater. Their season finished in an AFC Wild Card Playoff loss against the Los Angeles Raiders by the score of 42–24.
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Offseason
After the 1992 season, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired head coach Dan Reeves, who had helmed the franchise for 12 years. The team promoted defensive coordinator Wade Phillips son of former Oilers and Saints coach Bum Phillips to head coach.[1]
NFL draft
| 1993 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Dan Williams | Defensive end | Toledo | from Cleveland[2] |
| 2 | 43 | Glyn Milburn * | Running back | Stanford | |
| 3 | 69 | Rondell Jones | Safety | North Carolina | |
| 3 | 70 | Jason Elam * | Kicker | Hawaii | |
| 4 | 98 | Jeff Robinson | Defensive end | Idaho | |
| 5 | 126 | Kevin Williams | Running back | UCLA | |
| 6 | 154 | Melvin Bonner | Wide receiver | Baylor | |
| 7 | 169 | Clarence Williams | Tight end | Washington State | |
| 7 | 182 | Tony Kimbrough | Wide receiver | Jackson State | |
| 8 | 210 | Brian Stablein | Wide receiver | Ohio State | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5 | at New York Jets | W 26-20 | 1-0 | 68,130 |
| 2 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | W 34–17 | 2-0 | 75,074 |
| 3 | September 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–15 | 2-1 | 78,453 |
| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | October 3 | Indianapolis Colts | W 35–13 | 3-1 | 74,953 |
| 6 | October 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 27–30 | 3-2 | 58,943 |
| 7 | October 18 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–23 | 3-3 | 75,712 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | October 31 | Seattle Seahawks | W 28–17 | 4-3 | 73,644 |
| 10 | November 7 | at Cleveland Browns | W 29–14 | 5-3 | 77,818 |
| 11 | November 14 | Minnesota Vikings | L 23–26 | 5-4 | 67,329 |
| 12 | November 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 37–13 | 6-4 | 74,840 |
| 13 | November 28 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–9 | 7-4 | 57,812 |
| 14 | December 5 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–13 | 7-5 | 60,233 |
| 15 | December 12 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–21 | 8-5 | 75,822 |
| 16 | December 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 13–3 | 9-5 | 53,056 |
| 17 | December 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–17 | 9-6 | 73,434 |
| 18 | January 2, 1994 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 30–33 (OT) | 9-7 | 66,904 |
Season summary
Week 1
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3) Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 328 | 291 | W1 |
| (4) Los Angeles Raiders | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 306 | 326 | W1 |
| (5) Denver Broncos | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 373 | 284 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 322 | 290 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 280 | 314 | L1 |
Postseason
| Playoff round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Game recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Wild Card | January 9, 1994 | Los Angeles Raiders (4) | L 42-24 | 0–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
AFC wild card game
Awards and records
- John Elway, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,030 Yards[6]
Milestones
References
- ^ Phillips was fired after the 1994 season after finishing with a 7–9 record.
- ^ No 11: Cleveland → Denver. Cleveland traded its first-round selection (11th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's first- and third-round selections (14th and 83rd)
- ^ 1993 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–26.
- ^ "1993 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-24.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
External links
- Denver Broncos – 1993 media guide
- Broncos on Pro Football Reference
- Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com
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