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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

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 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;[a] the Buccaneers were 3–8 in these games.

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

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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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.

Pick Round Player Position School
6 Round 1 Eric Curry Defensive End Alabama
34 Round 2 Demetrius DuBose Linebacker Notre Dame
60 Round 3 Lamar Thomas Wide Receiver Miami
82 Round 3 John Lynch Defensive Back Stanford
91 Round 4 Rudy Harris Running Back Clemson
104 Round 4 Horace Copeland Wide Receiver Miami
145 Round 6 Chidi Ahanotu Defensive Tackle California
176 Round 7 Tyree Davis Wide Receiver Central Arkansas
220 Round 8 Darrick Branch Wide Receiver Hawaii
224 Round 8 Daron Alcorn Kicker Akron

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

Personnel

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Staff

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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

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Roster

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1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve

Regular season

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Schedule

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Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance Record
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* 2–7
12 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* 5–11
Notes: Division opponents are in bold text
* = blacked out locally

Standings

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NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Detroit Lions 10 6 0 .625 298 292 W2
(5) Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 277 290 W3
(6) Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 340 282 L1
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 234 230 L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 237 376 L1

Notes

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  1. ^ Tampa Bay played Detroit, Minnesota and Green Bay twice each, as well as the Giants, 49ers, Chiefs, Raiders and Broncos[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Charean (December 6, 1994). "Victories Have Wyche Wishing For More Time". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "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". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  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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