1993 Dallas Cowboys season

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1993 Dallas Cowboys season
OwnerJerry Jones
Head coachJimmy Johnson
Home fieldTexas Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 27–17
Won Conference Championship (49ers) 38–21
Won Super Bowl XXVIII (Bills) 30–13

The 1993 Dallas Cowboys season marked their 34th in the NFL and a quest for back-to-back Super Bowl titles. The season saw the franchise become the first team to start 0–2 and still reach (and subsequently win) the Super Bowl.

Regular season

The Cowboys' journey towards Super Bowl XXVIII proved more difficult than the previous season. Running back Emmitt Smith held out the first two regular season games over a contract dispute. Dallas would lose both games to the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills starting the season at 0–2. The team would also acquire veteran quarterback Bernie Kosar after his release from the Cleveland Browns as insurance for starting quarterback Troy Aikman, who suffered a severe concussion in the NFC Championship game versus San Francisco.

In arguably his finest game as a professional, Emmitt Smith suffered a 2nd degree separated shoulder in the regular season finale versus their NFC East division rival, New York Giants. Smith willed himself through excruciating pain and carried the Cowboys to an overtime win. Dallas finished with an NFC-best 12–4 record and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Smith was later named the NFL MVP and with 1,486 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns, also gave him his third NFL rushing title. Smith would also later be voted Super Bowl MVP, giving him the honor of being the only player to win all three awards in the same season. Another outstanding Smith performance came against the Eagles, where he rushed for a career-high 237 yards.

The season was also notable for the Leon Lett "blunder" in the annual Thanksgiving Day game. With Texas Stadium unusually covered with snow and ice, Dallas led the Dolphins 14–13 with seconds remaining as the Dolphins' Pete Stoyanovich attempted a long field goal. The Cowboys' Jimmie Jones blocked the field goal, apparently ending the game. However, with the blocked ball rolling around at the Dallas 10, Lett attempted to fall on it and slipped, kicking the ball and making it "live" again. Miami recovered and Stoyanovich made the most of his shorter second chance, giving the Dolphins a most improbable 16–14 win.

Aikman finished the regular season completing 271 out of 392 passes for 3,100 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. While wide receiver Michael Irvin once again led the team with 88 catches for 1,330 yards and 7 touchdowns. Wide receiver Alvin Harper had 36 catches for 777 yards and 5 touchdowns and tight end Jay Novacek had 44 receptions for 445 yards and 1 touchdown. The offensive line consisted of Pro Bowlers Mark Stepnoski, Erik Williams, and Nate Newton. The defense was also anchored by Pro Bowlers such as Russell Maryland, Ken Norton Jr., Thomas Everett.

Schedule

Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
at Washington Redskins 16 35 L ABC 8:00pm
56,345
Buffalo Bills 10 13 L NBC 3:00pm
63,226
at Phoenix Cardinals 17 10 W TNT 7:15pm
73,025
Bye
Green Bay Packers 36 14 W CBS 12:00pm
63,568
at Indianapolis Colts 27 3 W CBS 12:00pm
60,453
San Francisco 49ers 26 17 W CBS 3:00pm
65,099
Bye
at Philadelphia Eagles 23 10 W CBS 3:00pm
61,912
New York Giants 31 9 W CBS 12:00pm
64,735
Phoenix Cardinals 20 15 W CBS 3:00pm
64,224
at Atlanta Falcons 14 27 L CBS 12:00pm
67,337
Miami Dolphins 14 16 L NBC 3:00pm
60,198
Philadelphia Eagles 23 17 W ABC 8:00pm
64,521
at Minnesota Vikings 37 20 W CBS 3:00pm
63,321
at New York Jets 28 7 W CBS 3:00pm
73,233
Washington Redskins 38 3 W CBS 3:00pm
64,497
at New York Giants 16 13 W (OT) CBS 12:00pm
77,356

Game summaries

Week 7

1 234Total
49ers 10 070 17
• Cowboys 3 1373 26

[1]

Week 16

1 234Total
• Cowboys 0 7147 28
Jets 0 007 7

[2]

Standings

NFC East
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

Playoffs

NFC Divisional Playoff

Dallas Cowboys 27, Green Bay Packers 17
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 3 0 7717
Cowboys 0 17 7327

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

NFC Championship Game

Dallas Cowboys 38, San Francisco 49ers 21
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 7 7721
Cowboys 7 21 7338

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Super Bowl XXVIII

Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 6 0 141030
Bills 3 10 0013

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

  • Scoring summary
  • DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL
  • BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie
  • DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL
  • BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF
  • BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF
  • DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie
  • DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL
  • DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL
  • DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1993 roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 4 Inactive

Awards and records

Publications

  • The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
  • Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
  • Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-14.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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