1993 Washington Redskins season

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1993 Washington Redskins season
Owner Jack Kent Cooke
President John Kent Cooke
General manager Charley Casserly
Head coach Richie Petitbon
Offensive coordinator Rod Dowhower
Defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas
Home stadium RFK Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th NFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None

The 1993 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 62nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1992. Head coach Joe Gibbs retired following the 1992 season and named defensive coordinator since 1981, Richie Petitbon, as his successor. The Redskins’ aging core struggled with injuries while numerous key players (Gary Clark, Wilber Marshall, Martin Mayhew, Jumpy Geathers, and Fred Stokes) left the team via free agency. Management tried to ease the losses by signing players like Carl Banks, Tim McGee, Al Noga, and Rick Graf, but none had a major impact on the team. The team finished the season with a 4–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989. [1] Petitbon was fired at the end of the season.

Contents

The Redskins were swept by the Cardinals for the first time since 1974, losing to the Cardinals at RFK Stadium for the first time since 1978. Until 2023, the season was the only in franchise history that saw no players selected to the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

Draft

1993 draft selections
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 17 Tom Carter Cornerback Notre Dame
245 Reggie Brooks Running back Notre Dame
371 Rick Hamilton Linebacker UCF
80Ed BunnPunter Texas-El Paso
4101 Sterling Palmer Defensive end Florida State
5128 Greg Huntington Center Penn State
6155 Darryl Morrison Safety Arizona
160 Frank Wycheck Tight end Maryland
8212 Lamont Hollinquest Linebacker USC

Roster

1993 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

53 active, 13 inactive, 2 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceGame
recap
1September 6 Dallas Cowboys W 35–161–0 RFK Stadium 56,345 Recap
2September 12 Phoenix Cardinals L 10–171–1RFK Stadium53,525 Recap
3September 19at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–341–2 Veterans Stadium 65,435 Recap
4Bye
5October 4at Miami Dolphins L 10–171–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 68,568 Recap
6October 10 New York Giants L 7–411–4RFK Stadium53,715 Recap
7October 17at Phoenix Cardinals L 6–361–5 Sun Devil Stadium 48,143 Recap
8Bye
9November 1at Buffalo Bills L 10–241–6 Rich Stadium 79,106 Recap
10November 7 Indianapolis Colts W 30–242–6RFK Stadium50,523 Recap
11November 14at New York Giants L 6–202–7 Giants Stadium 76,606 Recap
12November 21at Los Angeles Rams L 6–102–8 Anaheim Stadium 45,546 Recap
13November 28 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–172–9RFK Stadium46,663 Recap
14December 5at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–173–9 Tampa Stadium 49,035 Recap
15December 11 New York Jets L 0–33–10RFK Stadium47,970 Recap
16December 19 Atlanta Falcons W 30–174–10RFK Stadium50,192 Recap
17December 26at Dallas Cowboys L 3–384–11 Texas Stadium 64,497 Recap
18December 31 Minnesota Vikings L 9–144–12RFK Stadium42,836 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Dallas Cowboys 1240.750376229W5
(4) New York Giants 1150.688288205L2
Philadelphia Eagles 880.500293315W3
Phoenix Cardinals 790.438326269W3
Washington Redskins 4120.250230345L2

References

  1. "1993 Washington Redskins Statistics & Players".