1993 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1993 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 95th season, 74th season in the National Football League, their 6th in Arizona, and their last as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season).[1] The team improved upon their previous output of 4–12, winning seven games.[2] Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the eleventh straight season. It was not enough for head coach Joe Bugel to keep his job; he was fired 23 days following the season finale.

1993 Phoenix Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
General managerLarry Wilson
Head coachJoe Bugel
Home fieldSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The Cardinals outscored their opponents by 57 points (326–269), the last time they would finish with a positive scoring margin until 2007. The only season since 1994 in which Arizona had a better point differential than 1993 was in 2015, when it went 13–3 and compiled a franchise record plus-176 margin.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1993 NFL Draft
1993 Phoenix Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Garrison Hearst *  Running back Georgia
1 18 Ernest Dye  Offensive tackle South Carolina
2 32 Ben Coleman  Guard Wake Forest
4 87 Ronald Moore  Running back Pittsburg State
6 143 Brett Wallerstedt  Linebacker Arizona State
7 172 Will White  Defensive back Florida
8 199 Chad Brown  Defensive end Mississippi
8 215 Stevie Anderson  Wide receiver Grambling State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Personnel

Staff
1993 Phoenix Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster
1993 Phoenix Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 70 Rob Baxley T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 23 Garrison Hearst RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 98 Eric Swann DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Brett Wallerstedt MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 11 Mike Cook WR
  • 41 Robert Jackson WR
  • 33 Lance Lewis RB
  • 74 Mike Moody T
  • 66 Chris Perez T

53 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 0–1 Veterans Stadium 59,831 Recap
2 September 12 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,525 Recap
3 September 19 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium 73,025 Recap
4 September 26 at Detroit Lions L 20–26 1–3 Pontiac Silverdome 57,180 Recap
5 Bye
6 October 10 New England Patriots L 21–23 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 36,115 Recap
7 October 17 Washington Redskins W 36–6 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 48,143 Recap
8 October 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–28 2–5 Candlestick Park 62,020 Recap
9 October 31 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 36,778 Recap
10 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 16–3 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium 41,634 Recap
11 November 14 at Dallas Cowboys L 15–20 3–7 Texas Stadium 64,224 Recap
12 Bye
13 November 28 at New York Giants L 17–19 3–8 Giants Stadium 59,979 Recap
14 December 5 Los Angeles Rams W 38–10 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 33,964 Recap
15 December 12 Detroit Lions L 14–21 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 39,393 Recap
16 December 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 30–27 (OT) 5–9 Kingdome 45,737 Recap
17 December 26 New York Giants W 17–6 6–9 Sun Devil Stadium 53,414 Recap
18 January 2, 1994 at Atlanta Falcons W 27–10 7–9 Georgia Dome 44,360 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys 12 4 0 .750 376 229 W5
(4) New York Giants 11 5 0 .688 288 205 L2
Philadelphia Eagles 8 8 0 .500 293 315 W3
Phoenix Cardinals 7 9 0 .438 326 269 W3
Washington Redskins 4 12 0 .250 230 345 L2

References
  1. Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia
  2. 1993 Phoenix Cardinals
  3. "1993 Phoenix Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
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