1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1993 5–11 5th NFC Central Sam Wyche Floyd Peters Rich McKay Hugh Culverhouse MLB Hardy Nickerson MLB Hardy Nickerson MLB Hardy Nickerson Tampa Stadium Did not qualify Buccaneers seasons 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 was mostly seen as a rebuilding year for coach Sam Wychehttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/12/06/victories-have-wyche-wishing-for-more-time/ Victories Have Wyche Wishing For More Time Orlando Sentinel 6 December 1994 7 December 2013 Williams, Charean 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;Tampa Bay played Detroit, Minnesota and Green Bay twice each, as well as the Giants, 49ers, Chiefs, Raiders and Broncoshttp://pfref.com/tiny/LqCWo 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 the Buccaneers were 3–8 in these games. In his first season with the team, Hardy Nickerson set an NFL record with 214 tackles. Offseason NFL draft 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. Pick Round Player Position School6Round 1Eric CurryDefensive EndAlabama34Round 2Demetrius DuBoseLinebackerNotre Dame60Round 3Lamar ThomasWide ReceiverMiami82Round 3John LynchDefensive BackStanford91Round 4Rudy HarrisRunning BackClemson104Round 4Horace CopelandWide ReceiverMiami145Round 6Chidi AhanotuDefensive TackleCalifornia176Round 7Tyree DavisWide ReceiverCentral Arkansas220Round 8Darrick BranchWide ReceiverHawaii224Round 8Daron AlcornKickerAkron Daron Alcorn was the last player selected in the draft, commonly referred to as "Mr. Irrelevant". Personnel Staff 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers staffFront office Owner – Hugh Culverhouse President – Gay Culverhouse Vice president of football administration – Rich McKay Director of player personnel – Jerry Angelo Director of college scouting – Tim Ruskell Head coaches Head coach/director of football operations – Sam Wyche Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Turk Schonert Running backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Harold Jackson Offensive line – Bob Wylie Offensive assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Floyd Peters Defensive line – Eddie Khayat Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Defensive backs – Steve Shafer Defensive assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special teams coaches Special teams/tight ends – George Stewart Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Brad Roll 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Media Guide 44–46 http://www.buccaneers.com/team/mediaguide.aspx 2010-04-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100315173010/http://www.buccaneers.com/team/mediaguide.aspx 2010-03-15 dead Roster 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53 10  7 Craig Erickson 13 Mark Vlasic 11 Casey Weldon 34 Reggie Cobb 43 Rudy Harris y FB 33 Mazio Royster 45 Vernon Turner 46 Vince Workman 89 Shawn Collins 88 Horace Copeland y 85 Courtney Hawkins American football PR 87 Lamar Thomas y 84 Charles Wilson American football KR 86 Tyji Armstrong 82 Ron Hall tight end 83 Dave Moore tight end 76 Scott Dill T 74 Paul Gruber T 79 Sean Love G 61 Tony Mayberry C 70 Charles McRae G 66 Bruce Reimers G 67 Mike Sullivan offensive lineman G 72 Rob Taylor American football T 90 Chidi Ahanotu y DE/DT 75 Eric Curry y DE 71 Santana Dotson DT 91 Rhett Hall DT 92 Shawn Price y DE 98 Ray Seals DE 77 Mark Wheeler DT 96 Bernard Wilson American football DT 55 Darrick Brownlow MLB 50 Reggie Burnette OLB 93 Demetrius DuBose y OLB 56 Hardy Nickerson MLB 51 Broderick Thomas OLB 59 Jimmy Williams linebacker OLB 44 Darren Anderson American football CB 28 Curtis Buckley y CB/S 27 Barney Bussey LB/S 23 Marty Carter SS 20 Jerry Gray FS 24 Roger Jones American football CB 41 Joe King safety FS 47 John Lynch American football y SS 21 Milton Mack CB 35 Martin Mayhew CB 36 Markus Paul SS 29 Ricky Reynolds CB 53 Ed Brady American football LS  5 Michael Husted y K  4 Dan Stryzinski P 73 Theo Adams American football T IR 62 Ian Beckles G IR 25 Tony Covington S IR 80 Lawrence Dawsey WR IR 26 Rogerick Green CB IR 37 Anthony McDowell FB IR 31 Darryl Pollard CB/S IR 64 Tim Ryan American football, born 1968 G IR 94 Rick Trumbull T IR 81 Tyree Davis y WR PS/I Regular season Schedule Regular seasonWeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendanceRecord 1 September 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–3 Tampa Stadium 63,378* 0–1 2 September 12 at New York Giants L 23–7 Giants Stadium 75,891 0–2 3 Bye 4 September 26 at Chicago Bears L 47–17 Soldier Field 58,329 0–3 5 October 3 Detroit Lions W 27–10 Tampa Stadium 40,794* 1–3 6 October 10 at Minnesota Vikings L 15–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 54,215 1–4 7 Bye 8 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 37–14 Tampa Stadium 47,354* 1–5 9 October 31 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–24 Georgia Dome 50,647 2–5 10 November 7 at Detroit Lions L 23–0 Pontiac Silverdome 65,295 2–6 11 November 14 San Francisco 49ers L 45–21 Tampa Stadium 43,835* 2–712 November 21 Minnesota Vikings W 23–10 Tampa Stadium 40,848* 3–7 13 November 28 at Green Bay Packers L 13–10 Lambeau Field 56,995 3–8 14 December 5 Washington Redskins L 23–17 Tampa Stadium 49,035* 3–9 15 December 12 Chicago Bears W 13–10 Tampa Stadium 56,667* 4–9 16 December 19 at Los Angeles Raiders L 27–20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,532 4–10 17 December 26 at Denver Broncos W 17–10 Mile High Stadium 73,434 5–10 18 January 2 San Diego Chargers L 32–17 Tampa Stadium 35,587* 5–11Notes: Division opponents are in bold text* = blacked out locally Standings Notes References Tampa Bay Buccaneers season Tampa Bay Buccaneers Category:1990s in Tampa, Florida Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasons Category:Long stubs with short prose