1993 Phoenix Cardinals season

1993 Phoenix Cardinals season
Head coach	Joe Bugel
General manager	Larry Wilson
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 Phoenix Cardinals season marked the 74th season the team was in the National Football League (NFL), and their final as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season). The team improved upon their previous output of 4–12, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

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

Personnel

Staff

1993 Phoenix Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President and General Manager – Larry Wilson Director of Pro Personnel – Erik Widmark Director of College Scouting – Bob Ackles Head coaches Head Coach – Joe Bugel Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jerry Rhome Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Receivers – LeCharls McDaniel Tight Ends – Ted Plumb Offensive Line – John Matsko			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive Line – Ted Cottrell Inside Linebackers/Quality Control – Mike Murphy Outside Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Secondary – Jim Johnson Special teams coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–17	59,831
2	September 12, 1993	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10	53,525
3	September 19, 1993	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–10	73,025
4	September 26, 1993	at Detroit Lions	L 26–20	57,180
5	Bye
6	October 10, 1993	New England Patriots	L 23–21	36,115
7	October 17, 1993	Washington Redskins	W 36–6	48,143
8	October 24, 1993	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–14	62,020
9	October 31, 1993	New Orleans Saints	L 20–17	36,778
10	November 7, 1993	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–3	41,634
11	November 14, 1993	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–15	64,224
12	Bye
13	November 28, 1993	at New York Giants	L 19–17	59,979
14	December 5, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–10	33,964
15	December 12, 1993	Detroit Lions	L 21–14	39,393
16	December 19, 1993	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–27	45,737
17	December 26, 1993	New York Giants	W 17–6	53,414
18	January 2, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27–10	44,360

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

External links

• 1993 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com