1993 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1993 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 61st in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 11–5, winning only eight games[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in six seasons. Ten of their sixteen games were decided by a touchdown or less. The team was without future hall of fame defensive end Reggie White, who had signed via free agency with the Green Bay Packers.

1993 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerNorman Braman
Head coachRich Kotite
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The downturn was directly related to the twin losses of QB Randall Cunningham (broken leg) and WR Fred Barnett (ACL tear) to season-ending injuries in a 35–30 win against the New York Jets on October 3. Though the Eagles won their first four, following that game, lost six straight to fall out of playoff contention. Bubby Brister was only able to do so much in a starting role, but the club rallied to win their final three games, including their first road win in San Francisco in 10 years.

Offseason

The Eagles held training camp at West Chester University of Pennsylvania for the 14th consecutive year.

NFL draft
Main article: 1993 NFL draft

The 1993 NFL draft was held April 25–26, 1993. The draft was reduced to eight rounds, down from 12. Because the Eagles tied with five other teams at 11–5 in 1992, they rotated in picking 20th to 25th in the eight rounds. There were 224 players taken in this draft by the NFL. The Eagles had two first round picks at number 19 and 24 overall. With those, they chose Lester Holmes, an offensive tackle out of Jackson State, and Leonard Renfro, a defensive tackle out of Colorado.

1993 Philadelphia Eagles draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 19 Lester Holmes  Offensive tackle Jackson State
1 24 Leonard Renfro  Defensive tackle Colorado
2 50 Victor Bailey  Wide receiver Missouri
3 75 Derrick Frazier  Cornerback Texas A&M
3 77 Mike Reid  Defensive back North Carolina State
6 163 Derrick Oden  Linebacker Alabama
7 190 Joey Mickey  Tight end Oklahoma
8 217 Doug Skene  Offensive tackle Michigan
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff
1993 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale
  • Special Teams Assistant – Bobby Hammond

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jim Williams

Roster
1993 Philadelphia Eagles 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
 , 4 practice squad

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 5, 1993 Phoenix Cardinals W 23–17
59,831
2 September 12, 1993 at Green Bay Packers W 20–17
59,061
3 September 19, 1993 Washington Redskins W 34–31
65,435
4 Bye
5 October 3, 1993 at New York Jets W 35–30
72,593
6 October 10, 1993 Chicago Bears L 17–6
63,601
7 October 17, 1993 at New York Giants L 21–10
76,050
8 Bye
9 October 31, 1993 Dallas Cowboys L 23–10
61,912
10 November 7, 1993 at Phoenix Cardinals L 16–3
41,634
11 November 14, 1993 Miami Dolphins L 19–14
64,213
12 November 21, 1993 New York Giants L 7–3
62,928
13 November 28, 1993 at Washington Redskins W 17–14
46,663
14 December 6, 1993 at Dallas Cowboys L 23–17
64,521
15 December 12, 1993 Buffalo Bills L 10–7
60,769
16 December 19, 1993 at Indianapolis Colts W 20–10
44,952
17 December 26, 1993 New Orleans Saints W 37–26
50,085
18 January 3, 1994 at San Francisco 49ers W 37–34
61,653

Game summaries

Week 1
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 377 17
• Eagles 7 727 23

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Week 2

The Eagles spoiled Reggie White's Lambeau Field debut as a member of the Packers. White carved out a Hall of Fame career in eight seasons (1985-92) with the Eagles before signing with Green Bay as a free agent in April 1993.

1 234Total
• Eagles 0 7013 20
Packers 7 370 17

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Week 3
1 234Total
Redskins 0 14710 31
• Eagles 3 7717 34

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Week 5

The victory was costly for the Eagles when Randall Cunningham went down with a season-ending injury, the second time in three seasons Philadelphia would have to play the majority of a campaign without its offensive leader.

1 234Total
• Eagles 0 14714 35
Jets 14 772 30

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Week 6
1 234Total
• Bears 10 700 17
Eagles 0 006 6

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Week 7
1 234Total
Eagles 0 307 10
• Giants 0 1407 21

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Week 9
1 234Total
• Cowboys 3 7310 23
Eagles 0 703 10

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Week 10

The Eagles suffered their first loss at Sun Devil Stadium after five consecutive victories.

1 234Total
Eagles 3 000 3
• Cardinals 3 1300 16

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Week 11

Miami's Don Shula became the NFL's all-time leader in coaching victories with his 326th, surpassing the Chicago Bears' legendary George Halas. The winning quarterback was future Eagles coach Doug Pederson, substituting for the injured Scott Mitchell. Mitchell became the Dolphins' starter when Dan Marino suffered a season-ending injury in week 6.

1 234Total
• Dolphins 6 733 19
Eagles 0 1400 14

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Week 12

The Giants earned their first win at Veterans Stadium since 1987.

1 234Total
• Giants 0 007 7
Eagles 0 030 3

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Week 13
1 234Total
• Eagles 3 707 17
Redskins 0 0014 14

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Week 14
1 234Total
Eagles 0 377 17
• Cowboys 7 907 23

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Week 15
1 234Total
• Bills 0 0010 10
Eagles 0 070 7

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Week 16
1 234Total
• Eagles 10 073 20
Colts 3 007 10

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Week 17

The Saints, who began the season 5–0, saw their slim playoff hopes extinguished.

1 234Total
Saints 9 377 26
• Eagles 0 18613 37

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Week 18
1 234OTTotal
• Eagles 10 141003 37
49ers 3 714100 34

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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

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