1993 Indianapolis Colts season

1993 Indianapolis Colts season
1993 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1992; Colts seasons; 1994 →;

The 1993 Indianapolis Colts season was the 41st season for the team in the National Football League and tenth in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1993 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division. The Colts would get off to a fast 2–1 start. However, after that, the Colts would go into a tailspin for the rest of the season, losing 11 of their final 13 games. The Colts offense was abysmal during the season, scoring only 189 points all season, the fewest in the league, and 3 of their 4 wins were by a 9 to 6 tally. Their only other win was a 23–10 win over the Cleveland Browns in week 4. For the first and only time in league history, all NFL teams played their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	16	Sean Dawkins	Wide Receiver	California
2	49	Roosevelt Potts	Fullback	Northeast Louisiana
3	65	Ray Buchanan	Cornerback	Louisville
4	92	Derwin Gray	Safety	BYU
4	107	Devon McDonald	Linebacker	Notre Dame
6	157	Carlos Etheredge	Tight End	Miami(FL)
7	184	Lance Lewis	Running Back	Nebraska
8	211	Marquise Thomas	Linebacker	Ole Miss

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1993 Indianapolis Colts staff**

	Front office President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky Director of Pro Personnel – Clyde Powers Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Nick Nicolau Running Backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight Ends – Brad Seely Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge Offensive Assistant – Fred Bruney			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive Line – Francis Peay Secondary – George Catavolos Defensive Assistant – Jay Robertson Special teams coaches Special Teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster[]

**1993 Indianapolis Colts final roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Jeff George 7 Don Majkowski 10 Jack Trudeau Running backs 35 Rodney Culver 23 Anthony Johnson FB 42 Roosevelt Potts 28 Ed Toner Wide receivers 80 Aaron Cox 87 Sean Dawkins 84 Jessie Hester 85 Reggie Langhorne 83 Clarence Verdin KR/PR Tight ends 81 Charles Arbuckle 88 Kerry Cash		Offensive linemen 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 63 Kirk Lowdermilk C 64 Trevor Matich C 73 Zefross Moss T 68 T 74 Bill Schultz G 79 Joe Staysniak G Defensive linemen 99 DE 76 Sam Clancy DE 75 Cecil Gray DE 78 Jon Hand DE 95 Skip McClendon DE 61 Tony McCoy DT 96 Willis Peguese DE 92 Tom Sims NT 98 Tony Siragusa NT		Linebackers 50 Duane Bickett OLB 57 Quentin Coryatt 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 55 Devon McDonald OLB 97 Scott Radecic ILB Defensive backs 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 31 Michael Ball SS 36 John Baylor CB/SS 29 Jason Belser FS 34 Ray Buchanan CB 38 Eugene Daniel CB 30 Derwin Gray SS 37 Chris Goode CB 32 Robert O'Neal Special teams 4 Dean Biasucci K 3 Rohn Stark P		Reserve lists 48 Carlos Etheredge TE (IR) 90 Steve Emtman DE (IR) 25 Ronald Humphrey RB (IR) 52 Brian Ratigan LB (IR) 66 Ron Solt G (IR) 72 Mark Vander Poel T (PUP) 67 Will Wolford T (IR) Practice squad 86 Brian Stablein WR 71 Kipp Vickers G Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	Miami Dolphins	L 20–24	0–1	Hoosier Dome	51,858
2	September 12, 1993	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 9–6	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	50,299
3	Bye
4	September 26, 1993	Cleveland Browns	W 23–10	2–1	Hoosier Dome	59,654
5	October 3, 1993	at Denver Broncos	L 13–35	2–2	Mile High Stadium	74,953
6	October 10, 1993	Dallas Cowboys	L 3–27	2–3	Hoosier Dome	60,453
7	Bye
8	October 24, 1993	at Miami Dolphins	L 27–41	2–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	57,301
9	October 31, 1993	New England Patriots	W 9–6	3–4	Hoosier Dome	46,522
10	November 7, 1993	at Washington Redskins	L 24–30	3–5	RFK Stadium	50,523
11	November 14, 1993	New York Jets	L 17–31	3–6	Hoosier Dome	47,351
12	November 21, 1993	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–23	3–7	Rich Stadium	79,101
13	November 29, 1993	San Diego Chargers	L 0–31	3–8	Hoosier Dome	54,110
14	December 5, 1993	at New York Jets	W 9–6	4–8	The Meadowlands	45,799
15	December 12, 1993	at New York Giants	L 6–20	4–9	Giants Stadium	70,411
16	December 19, 1993	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–20	4–10	Hoosier Dome	44,952
17	December 26, 1993	at New England Patriots	L 0–38	4–11	Foxboro Stadium	26,571
18	January 2, 1994	Buffalo Bills	L 10–30	4–12	Hoosier Dome	43,028

Standings[]

AFC East
view talk	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

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