1993 New York Jets season

The 1993 New York Jets season was the 34th season for the team and the 24th in the National Football League. After the team had returned from its 1991 playoff season with a 4–12 1992 campaign, the Jets and coach Bruce Coslet looked to get back into the postseason.

1993 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldThe Meadowlands
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersQB Boomer Esiason

The biggest acquisition for the Jets in the offseason was quarterback Boomer Esiason, whom New York acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals for a draft pick. The Jets also acquired running back Johnny Johnson from the Phoenix Cardinals, and he led the team in both rushing yards and pass receptions (821 yards rushing, 67 receptions). Brad Baxter led the Jets with seven rushing touchdowns and Rob Moore, a third-year receiver, caught passes for 843 yards. Second year tight end Johnny Mitchell caught six touchdown passes for a team high. On defense Jeff Lageman returned from his season-ending injury in 1992 to record 8.5 sacks to pace the defensive line, and defensive back Brian Washington added six interceptions.

After struggling early by only winning two of their first six games, the Jets began a winning streak by defeating their in-stadium rival New York Giants, 10–6 on Halloween. The streak reached five before the Indianapolis Colts snapped it with a 9–6 defeat of the Jets in Week 14. The Jets won again the next week by defeating the Washington Redskins by a 3–0 score, but lost their remaining three games to finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs. After the season Coslet was fired and assistant Pete Carroll was promoted to head coach.[note 1]

In Weeks 13, 14, and 15, the Jets played in games where the winning team did not reach 10 points. The Jets were 2–1 in those three games, with the other victory being a 6–0 win against the New England Patriots in Week 13. On the other hand, the Jets did not score more than ten points in five of their last six games, the only exception being a Week 16 loss to the Buffalo Bills, and only scored three total touchdowns in those games (two in the Week 16 loss and one in a Week 15 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys). For the third time in five seasons, the Jets were shut out in their season finale.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 4 Marvin Jones Linebacker Florida State
2 36 Coleman Rudolph Defensive End Georgia Tech
4 88 David Ware Offensive Tackle Virginia
5 115 Fred Baxter Tight End Auburn
5 120 Adrian Murrell Running Back West Virginia
5 129 Kenny Shedd Wide Receiver Northern Iowa
6 144 Richie Anderson Running Back Penn State
7 171 Alec Millen Offensive Tackle Georgia
8 200 Craig Hentrich Punter Notre Dame

Personnel

Staff

1993 New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Assistant General Manager – James Harris
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides

Roster

1993 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
, 0 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 5, 1993Denver BroncosL 26–20The Meadowlands
68,130
2September 12, 1993at Miami DolphinsW 24–14Joe Robbie Stadium
70,314
3Bye
4September 26, 1993New England PatriotsW 45–7The Meadowlands
64,836
5October 3, 1993Philadelphia EaglesL 35–30The Meadowlands
72,593
6October 10, 1993at Los Angeles RaidersL 24–20Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
41,627
7Bye
8October 24, 1993Buffalo BillsL 19–10The Meadowlands
71,541
9October 31, 1993at New York GiantsW 10–6Giants Stadium
71,659
10November 7, 1993Miami DolphinsW 27–10The Meadowlands
71,306
11November 14, 1993at Indianapolis ColtsW 31–17RCA Dome
47,351
12November 21, 1993Cincinnati BengalsW 17–12The Meadowlands
64,264
13November 28, 1993at New England PatriotsW 6–0Foxboro Stadium
42,810
14December 5, 1993 Indianapolis ColtsL 9–6The Meadowlands
45,799
15December 11, 1993at Washington RedskinsW 3–0Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
47,970
16December 18, 1993Dallas CowboysL 28–7The Meadowlands
73,233
17December 26, 1993at Buffalo BillsL 16–14Rich Stadium
70,817
18January 2, 1994at Houston OilersL 24–0Houston Astrodome
61,040

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 12 4 0 .750 329 242 W4
Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 349 351 L5
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 270 247 L3
New England Patriots 5 11 0 .313 238 286 W4
Indianapolis Colts 4 12 0 .250 189 378 L4

Notes

  1. Carroll would also coach the Jets in the 1994 season

References

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