1993 Phoenix Cardinals season

1993 Phoenix Cardinals season
1993 Phoenix Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Joe Bugel
General manager	Larry Wilson
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1992; Cardinals seasons; 1994 (Arizona) →;

The 1993 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 95th season, 74th season in the National Football League, their 6th in Arizona, and their last as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season).^[1] The team improved upon their previous output of 4–12, winning seven games.^[2] Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the eleventh straight season. It was not enough for head coach Joe Bugel to keep his job; he was fired 23 days following the season finale.

The Cardinals outscored their opponents by 57 points (326–269), the last time they would finish with a positive scoring margin until 2007. The only season since 1994 in which Arizona had a better point differential than 1993 was in 2015, when it went 13–3 and compiled a franchise record plus-176 margin.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1993 Phoenix Cardinals draft
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

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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

Roster[]

**1993 Phoenix Cardinals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Steve Beuerlein 17 Chris Chandler 2 Will Furrer 19 Tony Sacca Running backs 20 Johnny Bailey 37 Larry Centers 30 Ronald Moore Wide receivers 25 Eric Blount 83 Anthony Edwards KR 84 Gary Clark 81 Randal Hill 87 Ricky Proehl Tight ends 89 Pat Beach 80 Chad Fann 86 Walter Reeves 82 Butch Rolle		Offensive linemen 62 Ben Coleman G 59 Ed Cunningham C 67 Rick Cunningham T 73 Mark May G 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G 71 Mark Tucker C 68 Joe Wolf T Defensive linemen 63 Michael Bankston DE 78 DT 72 DT 90 Keith McCants DE 50 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 96 Clyde Simmons DE 98 Eric Swann DT 94 Bernard Wilson DT		Linebackers 54 David Braxton OLB 56 Ken Harvey OLB 58 Eric Hill ILB 53 Garth Jax 55 Jock Jones 52 Brett Wallerstedt MLB Defensive backs 26 Chuck Cecil FS 31 Odie Harris 29 Lorenzo Lynch CB 40 Robert Massey CB 26 Chris Oldham SS 35 Aeneas Williams CB 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams 16 Rich Camarillo P 5 Greg Davis K		Reserve lists 70 Rob Baxley T (IR) 65 Ernest Dye T (IR) 23 Garrison Hearst RB (IR) Practice squad –– Mark Moody T Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–23	0–1	Veterans Stadium	59,831	Recap
2	September 12	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10	1–1	RFK Stadium	53,525	Recap
3	September 19	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–17	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	73,025	Recap
4	September 26	at Detroit Lions	L 20–26	1–3	Pontiac Silverdome	57,180	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 10	New England Patriots	L 21–23	1–4	Sun Devil Stadium	36,115	Recap
7	October 17	Washington Redskins	W 36–6	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	48,143	Recap
8	October 24	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–28	2–5	Candlestick Park	62,020	Recap
9	October 31	New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	2–6	Sun Devil Stadium	36,778	Recap
10	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–3	3–6	Sun Devil Stadium	41,634	Recap
11	November 14	at Dallas Cowboys	L 15–20	3–7	Texas Stadium	64,224	Recap
12	Bye
13	November 28	at New York Giants	L 17–19	3–8	Giants Stadium	59,979	Recap
14	December 5	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–10	4–8	Sun Devil Stadium	33,964	Recap
15	December 12	Detroit Lions	L 14–21	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium	39,393	Recap
16	December 19	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–27	5–9	Kingdome	45,737	Recap
17	December 26	New York Giants	W 17–6	6–9	Sun Devil Stadium	53,414	Recap
18	January 2, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27–10	7–9	Georgia Dome	44,360	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	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

References[]

^ Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia
^ 1993 Phoenix Cardinals
^ "1993 Phoenix Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

External links[]

1993 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia

[2] 1993 Phoenix Cardinals

[3] "1993 Phoenix Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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