1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	Hugh Culverhouse
Head Coach	Sam Wyche
Home Field	Tampa Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Place	5th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	MLB Hardy Nickerson
Team MVP	MLB Hardy Nickerson
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1992	1994

The 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 5-11 season.

1993 was mostly seen as a rebuilding year for coach Sam Wyche who moved on without Vinny Testaverde and went with young quarterback Craig Erickson, another University of Miami alumnus who won a national championship as their quarterback.

The 1993 Buccaneers have the distinction of being the only team in NFL history to have played eleven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs; the Buccaneers were 3-8 in these games.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

Prior to the season they drafted John Lynch who would become one of the most popular players of all time in Tampa.

Pick	Round	Player	Position	School
6	Round 1	Eric Curry	Defensive End	Alabama
34	Round 2	Demetrius DuBose	Linebacker	Notre Dame
60	Round 3	Lamar Thomas	Wide Receiver	Miami
82	Round 3	John Lynch	Defensive Back	Stanford
91	Round 4	Rudy Harris	Running Back	Clemson
104	Round 4	Horace Copeland	Wide Receiver	Miami
145	Round 6	Chidi Ahanotu	Defensive Tackle	California
176	Round 7	Tyree Davis	Wide Receiver	Central Arkansas
220	Round 8	Darrick Branch	Wide Receiver	Hawaii
224	Round 8	Daron Alcorn	Kicker	Akron

Daron Alcorn was the last player selected in the draft, commonly referred to as "Mr. Irrelevant".

Personnel

Staff

1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff
Front Office Owner – Hugh Culverhouse President – Gay Culverhouse Vice President of Football Administration – Rich McKay Director of Player Personnel – Jerry Angelo Director of College Scouting – Tim Ruskell Head Coaches Head Coach/Director of Football Operations – Sam Wyche Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Turk Schonert Running Backs – Willie Peete Wide Receivers – Harold Jackson Offensive Line – Bob Wylie Offensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Floyd Peters Defensive Line – Eddie Khayat Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Defensive Backs – Steve Shafer Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special Teams Coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – George Stewart Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Brad Roll

Regular season

Schedule

Regular season
Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	Record
1	September 5	Kansas City	L 27-3	Tampa Stadium	63,378*	0-1
2	September 12	at New York Giants	L 23-7	Giants Stadium	75,891	0-2
3	Bye week
4	September 26	at Chicago	L 47-17	Soldier Field	58,329	0-3
5	October 3	Detroit	W 27-10	Tampa Stadium	40,794*	1-3
6	October 10	at Minnesota	L 15-0	Metrodome	54,215	1-4
7	Bye week
8	October 24	Green Bay	L 37-14	Tampa Stadium	47,354*	1-5
9	October 31	at Atlanta	W 31-24	Georgia Dome	50,647	2-5
10	November 7	at Detroit	L 23-0	Pontiac Silverdome	65,295	2-6
11	November 14	San Francisco	L 45-21	Tampa Stadium	43,835*	2-7
12	November 21	Minnesota	W 23-10	Tampa Stadium	40,848*	3-7
13	November 28	at Green Bay	L 13-10	Lambeau Field	56,995	3-8
14	December 5	Washington	L 23-17	Tampa Stadium	49,035*	3-9
15	December 12	Chicago	W 13-10	Tampa Stadium	56,667*	4-9
16	December 19	at LA Raiders	L 27-20	LA Coliseum	40,532	4-10
17	December 26	at Denver	W 17-10	Mile High Stadium	73,434	5-10
18	January 2	San Diego	L 32-17	Tampa Stadium	35,587*	5-11

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	298	292	W-2
Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	340	282	L-1
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	277	290	W-3
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	234	230	L-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	237	376	L-1