1993 Philadelphia Eagles season

1993 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman
Head coachRich Kotite
Offensive coordinatorZeke Bratkowski
Defensive coordinatorBud Carson
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform

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.

Offseason

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

NFL draft

Main article: 1993 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

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

Roster

1993 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

  • 82 Victor Bailey
  • 80 James Lofton
  • 81 Paul Richardson
  • 89 Calvin Williams
  • 83 Mike Young

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)
  • 72 David Alexander C
  • 62 Brian Baldinger G/T
  • 78 Antone Davis T
  • 65 Ron Hallstrom G
  • 73 Lester Holmes G
  • 68 Tom McHale T
  • 79 Mike Schad G
  • 76 Broderick Thompson T

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)
  • 52 Louis Cooper OLB
  • 56 Byron Evans MLB
  • 54 Britt Hager MLB
  • 59 Seth Joyner OLB
  • 58 Derrick Oden MLB
  • 53 John Roper OLB
  • 51 William Thomas OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

  • 21 Eric Allen CB
  • 24 Corey Barlow CB
  • 33 William Frizzell SS
  • 48 Wes Hopkins FS
  • 29 Mark McMillian CB
  • 38 Rich Miano FS
  • 42 Mike Reid FS
  • 26 Ben Smith CB
  • 30 Otis Smith CB
  • 20 Andre Waters SS

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
  • 64 Curt Brown DT
  • 19 Reggie Lawrence WR
  • 88 Mike McKenzie TE
  • 57 Marc Woodard LB

Reserve

  • 86 Fred Barnett WR (IR)
  • 39 Tony Brooks RB (PUP)
  • 61 Eric Floyd G (IR)
  • 37 Derrick Frazier CB (IR)
  • 97 Tim Harris DE (IR)
  • 55 Ken Rose LB (IR)
  • 75 Rob Selby G (IR)
  • 85 Jeff Sydner WR (IR)
Rookies in italics
53 active, 8 reserve, 4 practice squad

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 5 Phoenix Cardinals W 23–17 1–0 Veterans Stadium 59,831
2 September 12 at Green Bay Packers W 20–17 2–0 Lambeau Field 59,061
3 September 19 Washington Redskins W 34–31 3–0 Veterans Stadium 65,435
4 Bye
5 October 3 at New York Jets W 35–30 4–0 Giants Stadium 72,593
6 October 10 Chicago Bears L 6–17 4–1 Veterans Stadium 63,601
7 October 17 at New York Giants L 10–21 4–2 Giants Stadium 76,050
8 Bye
9 October 31 Dallas Cowboys L 10–23 4–3 Veterans Stadium 61,912
10 November 7 at Phoenix Cardinals L 3–16 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 41,634
11 November 14 Miami Dolphins L 14–19 4–5 Veterans Stadium 64,213
12 November 21 New York Giants L 3–7 4–6 Veterans Stadium 62,928
13 November 28 at Washington Redskins W 17–14 5–6 RFK Stadium 46,663
14 December 6 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–23 5–7 Texas Stadium 64,521
15 December 12 Buffalo Bills L 7–10 5–8 Veterans Stadium 60,769
16 December 19 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–10 6–8 Hoosier Dome 44,952
17 December 26 New Orleans Saints W 37–26 7–8 Veterans Stadium 50,085
18 January 3, 1994 at San Francisco 49ers W 37–34 (OT) 8–8 Candlestick Park 61,653
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
Cardinals 0 377 17
• Eagles 7 727 23

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Week 2

The Eagles spoiled Reggie White's Lambeau Field debut as a member of the Packers. White carved out a Hall of Fame career in eight seasons (1985-92) with the Eagles before signing with Green Bay as a free agent in April 1993.

Team 1 234Total
• Eagles 0 7013 20
Packers 7 370 17

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Week 3

Team 1 234Total
Redskins 0 14710 31
• Eagles 3 7717 34

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Week 5

The victory was costly for the Eagles when Randall Cunningham went down with a season-ending injury, the second time in three seasons Philadelphia would have to play the majority of a campaign without its offensive leader.

Team 1 234Total
• Eagles 0 14714 35
Jets 14 772 30
Scoring summary
1NYJJames Thornton 7 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick)NYJ 7–0
1NYJJohnny Mitchell 14 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick)NYJ 14–0
2NYJJohnny Mitchell 12 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick)NYJ 21–0
2PHIHerschel Walker 8 yard run (Matt Bahr kick)NYJ 21–7
2PHIMark Bavaro 10 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Matt Bahr kick)NYJ 21–14
3NYJJohnny Mitchell 65 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Cary Blanchard kick)NYJ 28–14
3PHICalvin Williams 11 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Matt Bahr kick)NYJ 28–21
4PHIVaughn Hebron 1 yard run (Matt Bahr kick)Tie 28–28
4NYJSafety, intentional grounding by Brister in end zoneNYJ 30–28
4PHIEric Allen 94 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick)PHI 35–30

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Week 6

Team 1 234Total
• Bears 10 700 17
Eagles 0 006 6

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Week 7

Team 1 234Total
Eagles 0 307 10
• Giants 0 1407 21

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Week 9

Team 1 234Total
• Cowboys 3 7310 23
Eagles 0 703 10
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,912
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) (Light Rain & Fog); wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz & Randy Cross

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Week 10

The Eagles suffered their first loss at Sun Devil Stadium after five consecutive victories.

Team 1 234Total
Eagles 3 000 3
• Cardinals 3 1300 16

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Week 11

Miami's Don Shula became the NFL's all-time leader in coaching victories with his 326th, surpassing the Chicago Bears' legendary George Halas. The winning quarterback was future Eagles coach Doug Pederson, substituting for the injured Scott Mitchell. Mitchell became the Dolphins' starter when Dan Marino suffered a season-ending injury in week 6.

Team 1 234Total
• Dolphins 6 733 19
Eagles 0 1400 14

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Week 12

The Giants earned their first win at Veterans Stadium since 1987.

Team 1 234Total
• Giants 0 007 7
Eagles 0 030 3

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Week 13

Team 1 234Total
• Eagles 3 707 17
Redskins 0 0014 14
  • Date: November 28
  • Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 46,663
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Matt Millen

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Week 14

Team 1 234Total
Eagles 0 377 17
• Cowboys 7 907 23

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Week 15

Team 1 234Total
• Bills 0 0010 10
Eagles 0 070 7

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Week 16

Team 1 234Total
• Eagles 10 073 20
Colts 3 007 10

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Week 17

The Saints, who began the season 5–0, saw their slim playoff hopes extinguished.

Team 1 234Total
Saints 9 377 26
• Eagles 0 18613 37

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Week 18

Team 1 234OTTotal
• Eagles 10 141003 37
49ers 3 714100 34

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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
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

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