1993 Denver Broncos season

The 1993 Denver Broncos season was the team's 34th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.

1993 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
Head coachWade Phillips
General managerJohn Beake
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishLost AFC Wild Card Playoff (at Raiders) 24–42

1993 was the first year for new head coach Wade Phillips, who had been the team's defensive coordinator since 1989.

Offseason

After the 1992 season, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired head coach Dan Reeves, who had helmed the franchise for 12 years. The team promoted defensive coordinator Wade Phillips—son of former Oilers and Saints coach Bum Phillips—to head coach.[1]

NFL Draft
Main article: 1993 NFL Draft
1993 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Dan Williams  Defensive End Toledo from Cleveland[2]
2 43 Glyn Milburn *  Running Back Stanford
3 69 Rondell Jones  Safety North Carolina
3 70 Jason Elam *  Kicker Hawaii
4 98 Jeff Robinson  Defensive End Idaho
5 126 Kevin Williams  Running Back UCLA
6 154 Melvin Bonner  Wide Receiver Baylor
7 169 Clarence Williams  Tight End Washington State
7 182 Tony Kimbrough  Wide Receiver Jackson State
8 210 Brian Stablein  Wide Receiver Ohio State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1993 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Ronnie Hill
  • Director of College Scouting – Jeff Smith
  • College Scout – Cornell Green
  • Pro Scout – Jack Elway
  • Pro Scout – Jerry Frei
  • Player Personnel Assistant – Ted Sundquist

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Wade Phillips
  • Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense – Harold Richardson

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Vernon Banks
  • Strength Assistant – Barney Chavous

[3]

Roster
1993 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

[4]

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 5, 1993 at New York Jets W 26-20
68,130
2 September 12, 1993 San Diego Chargers W 34–17
75,074
3 September 20, 1993 at Kansas City Chiefs L 15–7
78,453
4 Bye
5 October 3, 1993 Indianapolis Colts W 35–13
74,953
6 October 10, 1993 at Green Bay Packers L 30–27
58,943
7 October 18, 1993 Los Angeles Raiders L 23–20
75,712
8 Bye
9 October 31, 1993 Seattle Seahawks W 28–17
73,644
10 November 7, 1993 at Cleveland Browns W 29–14
77,818
11 November 14, 1993 Minnesota Vikings L 26–23
67,329
12 November 21, 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–13
74,840
13 November 28, 1993 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–9
57,812
14 December 5, 1993 at San Diego Chargers L 13–10
60,233
15 December 12, 1993 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–21
75,822
16 December 18, 1993 at Chicago Bears W 13–3
53,056
17 December 26, 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–10
73,434
18 January 2, 1994 at Los Angeles Raiders L 33–30
66,904

Season summary

Week 1
1 234Total
• Broncos 6 7130 26
Jets 0 6014 20
  • Date: September 5
  • Location: Giants Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 68,130
  • Game weather: 76°F; wind 7

[5]

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 1150.688328291W1
(4) Los Angeles Raiders 1060.625306326W1
(5) Denver Broncos 970.563373284L2
San Diego Chargers 880.500322290W2
Seattle Seahawks 6100.375280314L1

Postseason
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wild-Card January 9, 1994 at Los Angeles Raiders L 42–24
65,314

Awards and records
  • John Elway, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,030 Yards[6]

References
  1. Phillips was fired after the 1994 season after finishing with a 7–9 record.
  2. No 11: Cleveland → Denver. Cleveland traded its first-round selection (11th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's first- and third-round selections (14th and 83rd)
  3. 1993 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–26.
  4. "1993 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-24.
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44
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