1993 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1993 8–8 3rd NFC East Rich Kotite Zeke Bratkowski Bud Carson Norman Braman Veterans Stadium 180px Did not qualify Eagles seasons 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 games1993 Philadelphia Eagles 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 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 1 19 Lester Holmes Offensive tackle Jackson State yes 1 24 Leonard Renfro Defensive tackle Colorado yes 2 50 Victor Bailey Wide receiver Missouri yes 3 75 Derrick Frazier Cornerback Texas A&M yes 3 77 Mike Reid Defensive back North Carolina State yes 6 163 Derrick Oden Linebacker Alabama yes 7 190 Joey Mickey Tight end Oklahoma 8 217 Doug Skene Offensive tackle Michigan no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1993_draft.htm 1993 Philadelphia Eagles draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 8, 2014 Personnel 1993 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Norman Braman President/chief operating officer – Harry Gamble Director of player personnel – Joe Woolley Head coach – Rich Kotite Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running backs – Dick Wood Receivers/tight ends – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Bill Muir Offensive assistant – Bobby Hammond Defensive coordinator/secondary – Bud Carson Defensive line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coordinator – Larry Pasquale Special teams assistant – Bobby Hammond Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams Roster 1993 Philadelphia Eagles 53 8 4  6 Bubby Brister 12 Randall Cunningham  8 Preston Jones gridiron football y  7 Ken O'Brien 45 Vaughn Hebron y 32 James Joseph American football 23 Heath Sherman 22 Vai Sikahema KR/PR 46 Markus Thomas y 34 Herschel Walker KR 82 Victor Bailey American football y 80 James Lofton 81 Paul Richardson Sr. 89 Calvin Williams 83 Mike Young American football 84 Mark Bavaro 87 Maurice Johnson American football 72 David Alexander American football C 62 Brian Baldinger G/T 78 Antone Davis T 65 Ron Hallstrom G 73 Lester Holmes G y 68 Tom McHale American football T 79 Mike Schad G 76 Broderick Thompson T 71 Mike Chalenski y DE 95 Mike Flores DE 91 Andy Harmon DT/DE 98 Tommy Jeter DE 77 Keith Millard DT 90 William Perry American football DT 94 Leonard Renfro y DT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 52 Louis Cooper OLB 56 Byron Evans MLB 54 Britt Hager MLB 59 Seth Joyner OLB 58 Derrick Oden y MLB 53 John Roper American football OLB 51 William Thomas linebacker OLB 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 defensive back y FS 26 Ben Smith cornerback CB 30 Otis Smith American football CB 20 Andre Waters SS  5 Jeff Feagles P 66 John Hudson American football LS  9 Roger Ruzek K 86 Fred Barnett WR IR 39 Tony Brooks American football RB PUP 61 Eric Floyd American football G IR 37 Derrick Frazier y CB IR 97 Tim Harris linebacker DE IR 55 Ken Rose American football LB IR 75 Rob Selby G IR 85 Jeff Sydner WR IR 64 Curt Brown American football y DT 19 Reggie Lawrence y WR 88 Mike McKenzie tight end y TE 57 Marc Woodard y LB 53 8 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, 1993 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 Cardinals 0 3 7 7 Eagles 7 7 2 7 September 5 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 59,831 86 F (Sunny); wind 10 mph on Larry Nemmers Jim Nantz & Randy Cross CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com 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. Eagles 0 7 0 13 Packers 7 3 7 0 September 12 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 12:00 p.m. CST 59,061 64 F; wind 12 mph on Jerry Markbreit Verne Lundquist & John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3 Redskins 0 14 7 10 Eagles 3 7 7 17 September 19 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 65,435 70 F (Partly Cloudy); wind 12 mph on Tom White Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com 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. Eagles 0 14 7 14 Jets 14 7 7 2 October 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 4:00 p.m. 72,593 61 F; wind 17 mph on Ron Blum Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 Bears 10 7 0 0 Eagles 0 0 0 6 October 10 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 63,601 52 F (Sunny); wind 18 mph on Dale Hamer Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7 Eagles 0 3 0 7 Giants 0 14 0 7 October 17 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. 76,050 60 F; wind 9 mph on Bernie Kukar Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 9 Cowboys 3 7 3 10 Eagles 0 7 0 3 October 31 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. 61,912 45 F (Light Rain & Fog); wind 17 mph on Johnny Grier Jim Nantz & Randy Cross CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 10 The Eagles suffered their first loss at Sun Devil Stadium after five consecutive victories. Eagles 3 0 0 0 Cardinals 3 13 0 0 November 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 2:00 p.m. 41,634 64 F; wind 4 mph on Gerald Austin Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com 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. Dolphins 6 7 3 3 Eagles 0 14 0 0 November 14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 64,213 70 F (Cloudy); wind 10 mph on Gordon McCarter Tom Hammond & Cris Collinsworth NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12 The Giants earned their first win at Veterans Stadium since 1987. Giants 0 0 0 7 Eagles 0 0 3 0 November 21 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. 62,928 48 F (Sunny); wind 12 mph on Ed Hochuli Pat Summerall & John Madden CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 13 Eagles 3 7 0 7 Redskins 0 0 0 14 November 28 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. 46,663 58 F; wind 14 mph on Gary Lane Tim Ryan & Matt Millen CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 14 Eagles 0 3 7 7 Cowboys 7 9 0 7 December 6 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 8:00 p.m. 64,521 50 F; wind 8 mph on Howard Roe Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 15 Bills 0 0 0 10 Eagles 0 0 7 0 December 12 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 60,769 36 F (Sunny); wind 21 mph on Johnny Grier Marv Albert & Paul Maguire NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 16 Eagles 10 0 7 3 Colts 3 0 0 7 December 19 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana 8:00 p.m. 44,952 indoors (dome) Dale Hamer Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann ESPN Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 17 The Saints, who began the season 5–0, saw their slim playoff hopes extinguished. Saints 9 3 7 7 Eagles 0 18 6 13 December 26 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. 50,085 23 F (Cloudy); wind 23 mph on Tom White Tim Ryan & Matt Millen CBS Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 18 Eagles 10 14 10 0 3 49ers 3 7 14 10 0 January 3 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 6:00 p.m. 61,653 50 F; wind 10 mph on Gerald Austin Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf ABC Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References 30em External links 1993 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles