1993 Chicago Bears season

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The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). It was the Bears' first season since 1981 without Mike Ditka as head coach, as he had been fired following the team's 5–11 finish the year before. Under new head coach Dave Wannstedt, the Bears improved their record to 7–9 but again failed to make the playoffs.

The 1993 season would be the last for a number of contributors of the Bears' Super Bowl XX team of eight years earlier in Chicago uniforms; as following the season, offensive tackle Keith Van Horne retired, while defensive tackle Steve McMichael and defensive end Richard Dent left for Green Bay and San Francisco, respectively (though Dent would return to Chicago for 1995). Additionally; Neal Anderson, a 4-time Pro-Bowler who succeeded Walter Payton as the team's starting running back, retired after the season, while quarterback Jim Harbaugh would leave for Indianapolis.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
FB Craig Heyward (Saints)	LB Ron Rivera (retirement)
CB Anthony Blaylock (Chargers)	S David Tate (Giants)
LB Vinson Smith (Cowboys)	FB Brad Muster (Saints)
LB Barry Minter (Cowboys)	G Tom Thayer (Dolphins)
	LB John Roper (Cowboys)
	TE Kelly Blackwell (Cowboys)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1993 Chicago Bears draft
1	7	Curtis Conway	Wide receiver	USC
2	35	Carl Simpson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
3	61	Chris Gedney	Tight end	Syracuse
4	97	Todd Perry	Guard	Kentucky
4	100	Myron Baker	Linebacker	Louisiana Tech
4	112	Albert Fontenot	Defensive end	Baylor
6	146	Dave Hoffmann	Linebacker	Washington
7	173	Keshon Johnson	Cornerback	Arizona
Made roster

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Undrafted free agents

1993 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Scott Bonnell	Kicker	Indiana
Dewell Brewer	Running back	Oklahoma
Todd Burger	Guard	Penn State
John Ellisor	Guard	Texas A&M
Carlos Fleeks	Running back	Hampton
Matt Goodwin	Cornerback	Iowa State
Shane Matthews	Quarterback	Florida
Ryan Wetnight	Tight end	Stanford
Kenny Wilhite	Cornerback	Nebraska

Staff

**1993 Chicago Bears staff**
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Director of College Scouting – Rod Graves Director of Research and Quality Control – Geep Chryst Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner Running Backs – Joe Pendry Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Mike Shula Offensive Line – Tony Wise			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord Special teams coaches Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength and conditioning Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

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Roster

**1993 Chicago Bears roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Jim Harbaugh 9 Shane Matthews 10 Peter Tom Willis Running backs 35 Neal Anderson 44 Bob Christian FB 22 Robert Green KR 45 Craig Heyward FB 38 Tim Worley Wide receivers 81 Anthony Brooks 80 Curtis Conway KR 83 Terry Obee KR/PR 87 Tom Waddle Tight ends 84 Chris Gedney 85 Keith Jennings 89 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen 70 Troy Auzenne T 62 Mark Bortz G 63 Todd Burger G 67 Jerry Fontenot C 58 Jay Leeuwenburg T 60 Gene McGuire C 69 Tom Myslinski G 75 Todd Perry G/T 78 Keith Van Horne T 71 James Williams T 73 John Wojciechowski G Defensive linemen 93 Trace Armstrong DE 95 Richard Dent DE 65 Tory Epps DT 74 Albert Fontenot DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 99 Tim Ryan DT 98 Carl Simpson DT 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 97 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers 91 Myron Baker OLB 59 Joe Cain OLB 54 Ron Cox OLB 53 Dante Jones MLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 55 Vinson Smith OLB 96 Percy Snow MLB Defensive backs 47 Anthony Blaylock CB 20 Mark Carrier FS 37 Maurice Douglass FS 23 Shaun Gayle SS 38 Keshon Johnson CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 26 John Mangum SS 24 Kevin Miniefield CB 21 Donnell Woolford CB Special teams 6 Kevin Butler K 17 Chris Gardocki P		Reserve lists 82 Wendell Davis WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Glen Kozlowski WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Tony Nichols T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad -- Willie Harris WR 94 Frank Kmet DE 52 Jim Schwantz OLB 53 active, 3 inactive, 3 practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	New York Giants	L 26–20	66,900
2	September 12, 1993	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–7	57,921
3	Bye
4	September 26, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 47–17	58,329
5	October 3, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 6–0	57,441
6	October 10, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–6	63,601
7	Bye
8	October 25, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	L 19–12	64,677
9	October 31, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–3	58,945
10	November 7, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	L 16–14	59,750
11	November 14, 1993	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–13	58,459
12	November 21, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 19–17	76,872
13	November 25, 1993	at Detroit Lions	W 10–6	76,699
14	December 5, 1993	Green Bay Packers	W 30–17	62,236
15	December 12, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–10	56,667
16	December 18, 1993	Denver Broncos	L 13–3	53,056
17	December 26, 1993	Detroit Lions	L 20–14	43,443
18	January 2, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–6	39,147

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	3	6	7	10	26
Bears	0	7	10	3	20

Date: September 5
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Wind 10 mph (16 km/h)

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
• Vikings	0	3	0	7	10

Date: September 12
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	7	0	7	17
• Bears	0	28	3	16	47

Date: September 26
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); Wind 14 mph (23 km/h)

Scoring summary

1	TB	Michael Husted 20 yard field goal	TB 3–0

2	CHI	Neal Anderson 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 7–3

2	CHI	Jim Harbaugh 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 14–3

2	CHI	Ryan Wetnight 25 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 21–3

2	CHI	Tom Waddle 17 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 28–3

2	TB	Lamar Thomas 62 yard pass from Craig Erickson (Michael Husted kick)	CHI 28–10

3	CHI	Kevin Butler 33 yard field goal	CHI 31–10

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 40 yard field goal	CHI 34–10

4	CHI	Myron Baker 8 yard fumble return (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 41–10

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 32 yard field goal	CHI 44–10

4	TB	Anthony McDowell 3 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Michael Husted kick)	CHI 44–17

4	CHI	Kevin Butler 31 yard field goal	CHI 47–17

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Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W3
⁽⁶⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L1

References

^ "1993 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1993 Media Guide. p. 3.
^ "1993 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ "New York Giants at Chicago Bears - September 5th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings - September 12th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears - September 26th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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1993 NFL season

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Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
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