1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Buccaneers wore the initial Mr. C on the right side of the sleeve ends of the jerseys in honor of their owner Hugh Culverhouse who was battling cancer who then died after the 1993 season.

1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
OwnerHugh Culverhouse
General managerRich McKay
Head coachSam Wyche
Home fieldTampa Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersMLB Hardy Nickerson
AP All-ProsMLB Hardy Nickerson
Team MVPMLB Hardy Nickerson

1993 was mostly seen as a rebuilding year for coach Sam Wyche[1] who moved on without Vinny Testaverde and went with young quarterback Craig Erickson, another University of Miami alumnus who won a national championship as their quarterback. He had a solid 3,054 passing yards. The Buccaneers lost five of their first six games on the way to a 5-11 season.

The 1993 Buccaneers have the distinction of being the only team in NFL history to have played eleven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs;[2] the Buccaneers were 3–8 in these games.

In his first season with the team, Hardy Nickerson set a Buccaneer record with 214 tackles.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

Prior to the season they drafted John Lynch who would become one of the most popular players of all time in Tampa.

PickRoundPlayerPositionSchool
6Round 1Eric CurryDefensive EndAlabama
34Round 2Demetrius DuBoseLinebackerNotre Dame
60Round 3Lamar ThomasWide ReceiverMiami
82Round 3John LynchDefensive BackStanford
91Round 4Rudy HarrisRunning BackClemson
104Round 4Horace CopelandWide ReceiverMiami
145Round 6Chidi AhanotuDefensive TackleCalifornia
176Round 7Tyree DavisWide ReceiverCentral Arkansas
220Round 8Darrick BranchWide ReceiverHawaii
224Round 8Daron AlcornKickerAkron

Daron Alcorn was the last player selected in the draft, commonly referred to as "Mr. Irrelevant".

Personnel

Staff
1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach/director of football operations – Sam Wyche

Offensive coaches

  

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams/tight ends – George Stewart

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Brad Roll

[3]

Roster
1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 73 Theo Adams T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 62 Ian Beckles G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Tony Covington SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 80 Lawrence Dawsey WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 26 Rogerick Green CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 37 Anthony McDowell FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Darryl Pollard CB/S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 64 Tim Ryan G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94 Rick Trumbull T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 10 inactive

Regular season

Schedule
Regular season
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendanceRecord
1 September 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–3Tampa Stadium63,378*0–1
2 September 12 at New York Giants L 23–7Giants Stadium75,8910–2
3 Bye
4 September 26 at Chicago Bears L 47–17Soldier Field58,3290–3
5 October 3 Detroit Lions W 27–10Tampa Stadium40,794*1–3
6 October 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 15–0Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome54,2151–4
7 Bye
8 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 37–14Tampa Stadium47,354*1–5
9 October 31 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–24Georgia Dome50,6472–5
10 November 7 at Detroit Lions L 23–0Pontiac Silverdome65,2952–6
11 November 14 San Francisco 49ers L 45–21Tampa Stadium43,835*2–7
12 November 21 Minnesota Vikings W 23–10Tampa Stadium40,848*3–7
13 November 28 at Green Bay Packers L 13–10Lambeau Field56,9953–8
14 December 5 Washington Redskins L 23–17Tampa Stadium49,035*3–9
15 December 12 Chicago Bears W 13–10Tampa Stadium56,667*4–9
16 December 19 at Los Angeles Raiders L 27–20Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum40,5324–10
17 December 26 at Denver Broncos W 17–10Mile High Stadium73,4345–10
18 January 2 San Diego Chargers L 32–17Tampa Stadium35,587*5–11

Notes:

Division opponents in bold text
  • = blacked out locally

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Detroit Lions 1060.625298292W2
(5) Minnesota Vikings 970.563277290W3
(6) Green Bay Packers 970.563340282L1
Chicago Bears 790.438234230L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5110.313237376L1

References
  1. Williams, Charean (December 6, 1994). "Victories Have Wyche Wishing For More Time". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. Tampa Bay played Detroit, Minnesota and Green Bay twice each, as well as Giants, 49ers, Chiefs, Raiders and Broncos: Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, in games against playoff teams only, sorted by most games in season matching criteria
  3. 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Media Guide. pp. 44–46. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2010.


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