1993 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 1993 8–8 2nd NFC West Jim Mora Jim Finks (resigned July 14)Jim Miller Louisiana Superdome Did not qualify LB Rickey JacksonLB Renaldo TurnbullKR Tyrone Hughes Saints seasons The 1993 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 27th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games despite starting the season 5–0.1993 New Orleans Saints The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four years. Quarterback Bobby Hebert, who was the Saints' starter from late 1985 through 1992, save for a season-long holdout in 1990, signed as a free agent with the division rival Atlanta Falcons. Wade Wilson, who had fallen out of favor with the Minnesota Vikings after the hiring of coach Dennis Green in 1992, was signed as Hebert's replacement.September 2016 During a loss to the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, fans in the Louisiana Superdome let out a sarcastic cheer when Wilson was injured. The incident enraged coach Jim Mora, who let loose with a tirade during his post-game press conference.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/12/26/saints-fans-devilish-in-booing-qb-wilson/ Saints Fans Devilish in Booing QB Wilson December 26, 1993 The Baltimore Sun December 28, 2016 After the season, Hoby Brenner, Joel Hilgenberg, and Dalton Hilliard retired. Offseason Organizational changes Jim Finks, the club's president and general manager since January 1986, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-07-sp-10735-story.html Toughest Test: Football Executive Jim Finks Has Always Tackled Difficult Projects, but Now Battles Lung Cancer Plaschke Bill July 7, 1993 Los Angeles Times November 5, 2014 He was limited to consulting with team officials by telephone since undergoing chemotherapy. During his absence, most of Finks' day-to-day duties were handled by vice president of administration Jim Miller. On July 14, Finks resigned from all his duties to concentrate on the treatment of his illness.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-15-sp-13277-story.html Finks Resigns to Fight Battle With Cancer July 15, 1993 Los Angeles Times November 5, 2014 NFL draft 1993 NFL draft 1993 New Orleans Saints 1 8 Willie Roaf Offensive tackle Louisiana Tech yes yes yes 1 20 Irv Smith Tight end Notre Dame yes 2 53 Reggie Freeman Linebacker Florida State yes 4 89 Lorenzo Neal Fullback Fresno State yes yes 4 109 Derek Brown Running back Nebraska yes 5 137 Tyrone Hughes Cornerback Nebraska yes yes 6 165 Ronnie Dixon Defensive tackle Cincinnati yes 7 193 Othello Henderson Defensive back UCLA yes 8 221 Jon Kirksey Defensive tackle Sacramento State https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/1993_draft.htm 1993 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 3, 2014 Personnel Staff 1993 New Orleans Saints Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller Director of player personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coach – Jim E. Mora Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive backs – Jim L. Mora Special teams/Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro All-Time Roster http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html NewOrleansSaints.com February 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618110940/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html 2012-06-18 dead Roster 1993 New Orleans Saints 16 Mike Buck American football  4 Steve Walsh American football 18 Wade Wilson American football 24 Derek Brown running back y 21 Dalton Hilliard 25 Fred McAfee KR 22 Brad Muster FB 36 Derrick Ned FB 80 Marcus Dowdell 89 Quinn Early 84 Eric Martin wide receiver 13 J. J. McCleskey y 86 Pat Newman American football 83 Torrance Small 88 Floyd Turner 85 Hoby Brenner 82 Irv Smith Sr. y 49 Tommie Stowers 87 Frank Wainright LS 78 Tom Backes T 71 Richard Cooper American football T 72 Jim Dombrowski G 62 Jay Hilgenberg C/LS 68 Paul Jetton C/G 60 Derek Kennard G 70 Chris Port G 77 Willie Roaf y T 95 Ronnie Dixon y NT 63 Karl Dunbar DE 91 Robert Goff American football DE/NT 93 Wayne Martin American football DE 69 Les Miller American football NT 94 Jim Wilks DE/NT 55 Reggie Freeman American football y ILB 57 Rickey Jackson OLB 53 Vaughan Johnson ILB 51 Sam Mills ILB 99 Joel Smeenge OLB 97 Renaldo Turnbull OLB 90 James Williams linebacker, born 1968 ILB 92 DeMond Winston OLB 28 Gene Atkins FS 26 Vince Buck CB 45 Israel Byrd y CB 41 Toi Cook CB 38 Othello Henderson y SS 33 Tyrone Hughes y CB/KR/PR 43 Tyrone Legette CB 46 Sean Lumpkin FS 37 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 29 Keith Taylor safety SS  7 Morten Andersen K  6 Tommy Barnhardt P 81 Jesse Anderson American football TE IR 40 George Coghill American football y S IR 32 Vaughn Dunbar RB IR 61 Joel Hilgenberg C IR 27 Reggie Jones cornerback, born 1969 CB IR 39 Brett Maxie S IR 23 Lorenzo Neal y FB IR 79 Royce Nelson y G IR 73 Frank Warren American football DE IR 53 active, 9 inactive, 2 practice squad 64 Steve Gordon American football C 35 Shane Pahukoa y S Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 5 Houston Oilers W 33–21 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 69,029 2 September 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–31 2–0 Georgia Dome 64,287 3 September 19 Detroit Lions W 14–3 3–0 Louisiana Superdome 69,039 4 September 26 San Francisco 49ers W 16–13 4–0 Louisiana Superdome 69,041 5 October 3 at Los Angeles Rams W 37–6 5–0 Anaheim Stadium 50,709 6 Bye 7 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 5–1 Three Rivers Stadium 56,056 8 October 24 Atlanta Falcons L 15–26 5–2 Louisiana Superdome 69,043 9 October 31 at Phoenix Cardinals W 20–17 6–2 Sun Devil Stadium 36,778 10 Bye 11 November 14 Green Bay Packers L 17–19 6–3 Louisiana Superdome 69,043 12 November 22, 1993 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–42 6–4 Candlestick Park 66,500 13 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–14 7–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,030 14 December 5 at Cleveland Browns L 13–17 7–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 60,388 15 December 12 Los Angeles Rams L 20–23 7–6 Louisiana Superdome 69,033 16 December 20, 1993 New York Giants L 14–24 7–7 Louisiana Superdome 69,036 17 December 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 26–37 7–8 Veterans Stadium 50,085 18 January 2, 1994 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–13 8–8 Louisiana Superdome 58,036 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: Vs Houston Oilers New Orleans Saints 1993 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Houston Oilers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 5 7:00 p.m. CDT Oilers 7 0 0 14 Saints 3 10 6 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 69,029 None (indoor stadium) ESPN Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann Box score First quarter HOU – Haywood Jeffires 6-yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick). Oilers 7–0. NO – Morten Andersen 28-yard field goal. Oilers 7–3. Second quarter NO – Dalton Hilliard 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 10–7. NO – Morten Andersen 37-yard field goal. Saints 13–7. Third quarter NO – Morten Andersen 18-yard field goal. Saints 16–7. NO – Morten Andersen 47-yard field goal. Saints 19–7. Fourth quarter NO – Frank Warren 47-yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 26–7. NO – Derek Brown 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 33–7. HOU – Cody Carlson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Saints 33–14. HOU – Marcus Robertson 80-yard fumble return (Al Del Greco kick). Saints 33–21. Top passers HOU – Warren Moon – 21/32, 241 yards, TD, INT NO – Wade Wilson – 16/25, 206 yards Top rushers HOU – Lorenzo White – 15 rushes, 59 yards NO – Lorenzo Neal – 13 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers HOU – Curtis Duncan – 4 receptions, 90 yards NO – Eric Martin – 7 receptions, 111 yards Standings References Category:New Orleans Saints seasons New Orleans New