1993 Denver Broncos season

1993 Denver Broncos season
1993 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Head coach	Wade Phillips
General manager	John Beake
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Raiders) 24–42
	← 1992; Broncos seasons; 1994 →;

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

1993 was the first year for new head coach Wade Phillips, who had been the team's defensive coordinator since 1989. John Elway was the quarterback for the Denver Broncos in which he passed for 4,030 yards. This team also had two hall of fame players in Shannon Sharpe and Steve Atwater. Their season finished in an AFC Wild Card Playoff against the Los Angeles Raiders by the score of 42-24.

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[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1993 Denver Broncos draft
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 – Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Director of College Scouting – 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 – Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Fassel Running Backs – Bishop Harris Wide Receivers – Mo Forte Tight Ends – Les Steckel Offensive Line – John Levra			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Charlie Waters Defensive Line – Ernie Stautner Assistant Defensive Line – Barney Chavous Linebackers – Assistant Defensive Backs/Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Strength Assistant – Barney Chavous

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Roster[]

**1993 Denver Broncos roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 John Elway 8 Tommy Maddox 12 Shawn Moore Running backs 33 Rod Bernstine 39 Robert Delpino 37 Anthony Lynn 22 Glyn Milburn 38 Reggie Rivers Wide receivers 83 Melvin Bonner 80 Tony Kimbrough 86 Arthur Marshall 81 Barry Rose 85 Derek Russell 42 Kitrick Taylor 87 Cedric Tillman Tight ends 88 Jerry Evans 89 Reggie Johnson 84 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive linemen 68 Russell Freeman T 75 Brian Habib G 72 Keith Kartz C 78 Don Maggs T 61 C 64 Jon Melander G 76 Kirk Scrafford T 79 Dave Widell G/C 65 Gary Zimmerman T Defensive linemen 99 Shane Dronett DE 97 Darren Drozdov NT 71 Greg Kragen NT 91 Willie Oshodin DE 94 Jeff Robinson DE 95 Alphonso Taylor NT 90 Dan Williams DE		Linebackers 58 Elijah Alexander ILB 51 Mike Croel OLB 54 Mitch Donahue ILB 73 Simon Fletcher OLB 59 Tim Lucas OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB 52 Jeff Mills OLB 57 Dave Wyman ILB Defensive backs 27 Steve Atwater FS 23 Ronnie Bradford CB 34 Tyrone Braxton CB 29 Charles Dimry CB 40 Darryl Hall SS 31 Rondell Jones FS 21 Le-Lo Lang CB 36 Frank Robinson CB 49 Dennis Smith SS Special teams 1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists 82 Vance Johnson WR (IR) Practice squad —- Olaf Hampel T -- Greg Primus WR Rookies in italics

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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[]

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Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	328	291	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Los Angeles Raiders	10	6	0	.625	306	326	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	373	284	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	322	290	W2
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	280	314	L1

Postseason[]

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Game recap
AFC Wild Card	January 9, 1994	Los Angeles Raiders (4)	L 42-24	0-1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap

AFC Wild Card Game[]

Awards and records[]

John Elway, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,030 Yards^[6]

Milestones[]

References[]

^ Phillips was fired after the 1994 season after finishing with a 7–9 record.
^ 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)
^ 1993 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–26.
^ "1993 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-24.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 44

External links[]

[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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Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
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Key personnel	Owner Estate of Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Vic Fangio
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Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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