1993 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1993 9–7 3rd AFC West Wade Phillips Jim Fassel Charlie Waters John Beake Pat Bowlen Mile High Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Raiders) 24–42 250px Broncos seasons 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. 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.Phillips was fired after the 1994 season after finishing with a 7–9 record. NFL draft 1993 NFL draft 1993 Denver Broncos 1 11 Dan Williams Defensive end Toledo from ClevelandWilliamsNo 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) yes yes 2 43 Glyn Milburn Running back Stanford yes yes 3 69 Rondell Jones Safety North Carolina yes 3 70 Jason Elam Kicker Hawaii yes yes 4 98 Jeff Robinson Defensive end Idaho yes 5 126 Kevin Williams Running back UCLA no no 6 154 Melvin Bonner Wide receiver Baylor yes 7 169 Clarence Williams Tight end Washington State 7 182 Tony Kimbrough Wide receiver Jackson State yes 8 210 Brian Stablein Wide receiver Ohio State no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1993 Denver Broncos President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen General Manager – John Beake Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Ronnie Hill Director of College Scouting – Jeff Smith College Scout – Cornell Green Pro Scout – Jack Elway Pro Scout – Jerry Frei Player Personnel Assistant – Ted Sundquist Head Coach – Wade Phillips Special Assistant to Head Coach/Offense – Harold Richardson Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Fassel Running Backs – Bishop Harris Wide Receivers – Mo Forte Tight Ends – Les Steckel Offensive Line – John Levra Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters Defensive Line – Ernie Stautner Linebackers – John Paul Young Assistant Defensive Backs/Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds Special Teams/Linebackers – Richard Smith Strength/Conditioning – Vernon Banks Assistant Strength/Conditioning and Assistant Defensive Line – Barney Chavous 1993 Denver Broncos Media Guide 5–26 Final roster 1993 Denver Broncos 53 2 2  7 John Elway  8 Tommy Maddox 12 Shawn Moore 39 Robert Delpino KR 37 Anthony Lynn 22 Glyn Milburn y KR/PR 38 Reggie Rivers 83 Melvin Bonner y 80 Tony Kimbrough wide receiver y 86 Arthur Marshall American football 81 Barry Rose American football 85 Derek Russell KR 42 Kitrick Taylor 87 Cedric Tillman American football, born July 1970 88 Jerry Evans 89 Reggie Johnson American football 84 Shannon Sharpe 68 Russell Freeman American football T 75 Brian Habib G 72 Keith Kartz C 78 Don Maggs T 61 Bob Meeks C 64 Jon Melander G 76 Kirk Scrafford T 79 Dave Widell C/G/LS 65 Gary Zimmerman T 99 Shane Dronett DE 97 Darren Drozdov NT 71 Greg Kragen NT 91 Willie Oshodin DE 94 Jeff Robinson American football y DE 95 Alphonso Taylor NT 90 Dan Williams defensive end y DE 58 Elijah Alexander ILB 51 Mike Croel OLB 54 Mitch Donahue OLB 73 Simon Fletcher American football OLB 59 Tim Lucas American football OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB 52 Jeff Mills American football OLB 57 Dave Wyman ILB 27 Steve Atwater FS 23 Ronnie Bradford y CB 34 Tyrone Braxton CB 29 Charles Dimry CB 40 Darryl Hall defensive back SS 31 Rondell Jones y FS 21 Le-Lo Lang CB 47 David Pool CB 36 Frank Robinson American football CB 49 Dennis Smith American football SS  1 Jason Elam y K 16 Tom Rouen P 33 Rod Bernstine RB IR 82 Vance Johnson WR IR 74 Olaf Hampel American football T -- Greg Primus y WR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1993_roster.htm 1993 Denver Broncos starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 20, 2014 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 Broncos 6 7 13 0 Jets 0 6 0 14 September 5 Giants Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 68,130 76 F; wind 7 mph on yes Q1 DEN Elam 28 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q1 DEN Elam 30 yard field goal DEN 6–0 Q2 NYJ Blanchard 22 yard field goal DEN 6–3 Q2 NYJ Blanchard 43 yard field goal Tie 6–6 Q2 DEN Tillman 3 yard pass from Elway (Elam kick) DEN 13–6 Q3 DEN Milburn 25 yard pass from Elway (Elam kick) DEN 20–6 Q3 DEN Elam 30 yard field goal DEN 23–6 Q3 DEN Elam 41 yard field goal DEN 26–6 Q4 NYJ Mitchell 5 yard pass from Esiason (Blanchard kick) DEN 26–13 Q4 NYJ Moore 6 yard pass from Esiason (Blanchard kick) DEN 26–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-24. Standings Postseason 1993–94 NFL playoffs Playoff round Date Opponent Result Record Game site Gamerecap Wild Card January 9, 1994 at Los Angeles Raiders (4) L 24–42 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 YardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44 Milestones References External links Denver Broncos – 1993 media guide 1993 Denver Broncos on Pro Football Reference Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Bronco Category:Long stubs with short prose