1993 Washington Redskins season

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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 the Redskins promoted his defensive coordinator, Richie Petitbon, to be the head coach. 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.

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.

It was the only season in Redskins history where no player was selected to the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

Draft

1993 Washington Redskins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	17	Tom Carter	Cornerback	Notre Dame
2	45	Reggie Brooks	Running back	Notre Dame
3	71	Rick Hamilton	Linebacker	UCF
3	80	Ed Bunn	Punter	Texas-El Paso
4	101	Sterling Palmer	Defensive end	Florida State
5	128	Greg Huntington	Center	Penn State
6	155	Darryl Morrison	Safety	Arizona
6	160	Frank Wycheck	Tight end	Maryland
8	212	Lamont Hollinquest	Linebacker	USC

Roster

**1993 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Cary Conklin 16 Rich Gannon 11 Mark Rypien Running backs 40 Reggie Brooks 21 Earnest Byner 32 Ricky Ervins 30 Brian Mitchell KR/PR Wide receivers 31 Gregory Clifton 80 Desmond Howard KR 85 Tim McGee 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Mark Stock Tight ends 87 Ron Middleton 89 Terry Orr 82 Ray Rowe 36 Frank Wycheck		Offensive linemen 53 Jeff Bostic C 65 Ray Brown G/T 64 Mohammed Elewonibi T 60 Greg Huntington C/G 63 Raleigh McKenzie C/G 62 Darryl Moore G 50 Marc Raab C 74 Paul Siever T 76 Ed Simmons T 61 Vernice Smith G Defensive linemen 99 Jason Buck DE/DT 93 Jeff Faulkner DT 95 Martin Hochertz DE 78 Tim Johnson DT 71 Charles Mann DE 72 Al Noga DE 97 Sterling Palmer DE 94 Bobby Wilson DT		Linebackers 58 Carl Banks OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 55 Andre Collins OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB 90 Rick Graf OLB 56 Rick Hamilton MLB 96 Lamont Hollinquest OLB Defensive backs 22 Todd Bowles SS 25 Tom Carter CB 26 Danny Copeland SS 27 Brad Edwards FS 28 Darrell Green CB 47 A. J. Johnson CB 20 Alvoid Mays CB 37 Darryl Morrison FS 41 Johnny Thomas CB Special teams 8 Chip Lohmiller K 1 Reggie Roby P		Reserve lists 57 Guy Bingham LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 John Brantley LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Shane Collins DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Pat Eilers S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Matt Elliott C/G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Tom Fuhler DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Stephen Hobbs WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Joe Jacoby T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 James Jenkins TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Jim Lachey T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Mark Schlereth G (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 77 Jim Wahler DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 Eric Williams DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 35 Tico Duckett RB 73 Guy Earle G 53 active, 13 inactive, 2 practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 6	Dallas Cowboys	W 35–16	1–0	RFK Stadium	56,345	Recap
2	September 12	Phoenix Cardinals	L 10–17	1–1	RFK Stadium	53,525	Recap
3	September 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–34	1–2	Veterans Stadium	65,435	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 4	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–17	1–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,568	Recap
6	October 10	New York Giants	L 7–41	1–4	RFK Stadium	53,715	Recap
7	October 17	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 6–36	1–5	Sun Devil Stadium	48,143	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 1	at Buffalo Bills	L 10–24	1–6	Rich Stadium	79,106	Recap
10	November 7	Indianapolis Colts	W 30–24	2–6	RFK Stadium	50,523	Recap
11	November 14	at New York Giants	L 6–20	2–7	Giants Stadium	76,606	Recap
12	November 21	at Los Angeles Rams	L 6–10	2–8	Anaheim Stadium	45,546	Recap
13	November 28	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–17	2–9	RFK Stadium	46,663	Recap
14	December 5	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–17	3–9	Tampa Stadium	49,035	Recap
15	December 11	New York Jets	L 0–3	3–10	RFK Stadium	47,970	Recap
16	December 19	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–17	4–10	RFK Stadium	50,192	Recap
17	December 26	at Dallas Cowboys	L 3–38	4–11	Texas Stadium	64,497	Recap
18	December 31	Minnesota Vikings	L 9–14	4–12	RFK Stadium	42,836	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	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

^ "1993 Washington Redskins Statistics & Players".

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1993 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
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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