1993 Denver Broncos season

1993 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Wade Phillips
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card
Timeline
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The 1993 Denver Broncos season was the team's 34th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.

1993 was the first year for new head coach Wade Phillips, who had been the team's defensive coordinator since 1989.

Offseason

After the 1992 season, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired head coach Dan Reeves, who had helmed the franchise for a dozen years. The team promoted defensive coordinator Wade Phillips -- son of former Oilers and Saints coach Bum Phillips -- to head coach.

Personnel

Staff

1993 Denver Broncos staff
	Front Office President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen General Manager – John Beake Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Ronnie Hill Director of College Scouting – Jeff Smith College Scout – Cornell Green Pro Scout – Jack Elway Pro Scout – Jerry Frei Player Personnel Assistant – Ted Sundquist Head Coaches Head Coach – Wade Phillips Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Fassel Running Backs – Bishop Harris Wide Receivers – Mo Forte Tight Ends – Les Steckel Offensive Line – John Levra Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense – Harold Richardson			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters Defensive Line – Ernie Stautner Defensive Line Assistant – Barney Chavous Linebackers – Richard Smith Linebackers – John Paul Young Assistant Defensive Backs/Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Richard Smith Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Vernon Banks Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Barney Chavous

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	at New York Jets	W 26–20	68,130
2	September 12, 1993	San Diego Chargers	W 34–17	75,074
3	September 20, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 15–7	78,453
4	Bye
5	October 3, 1993	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–13	74,953
6	October 10, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–27	58,943
7	October 18, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	L 23–20	75,712
8	Bye
9	October 31, 1993	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–17	73,644
10	November 7, 1993	at Cleveland Browns	W 29–14	77,818
11	November 14, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	L 26–23	67,329
12	November 21, 1993	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–13	74,840
13	November 28, 1993	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–9	57,812
14	December 5, 1993	at San Diego Chargers	L 13–10	60,233
15	December 12, 1993	Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–21	75,822
16	December 18, 1993	at Chicago Bears	W 13–3	53,056
17	December 26, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–10	73,434
18	January 2, 1994	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 33–30	66,904

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	328	291
Los Angeles Raiders	10	6	0	.625	306	326
Denver Broncos	9	7	0	.563	373	284
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	322	290
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	280	314

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild-Card	January 9, 1994	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 42–24	65,314

Awards and records

• John Elway, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 4,030 Yards

External links

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com