1993 Cincinnati Bengals season

1993 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Dave Shula
Home Field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1992	1994

The 1993 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 26th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	John Copeland	Defensive End	Alabama
2	Tony McGee	Tight End	Michigan
3	Steve Tovar	Linebacker	Ohio State
3	Ty Parten	Defensive Tackle	Arizona
4	Marcello Simmons	Defensive Back	Southern Methodist
5	Forey Duckett	Defensive Back	UNLV
6	Tom Scott	Tackle	East Carolina
7	Lance Gunn	Defensive Back	Texas

Personnel

Staff

1993 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends – Mike Pope Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and Conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1993 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks 12 Donald Hollas  7 David Klingler 10 Jay Schroeder  4 Erik Wilhelm Running Backs 42 Eric Ball FB 21 Ryan Benjamin 44 Derrick Fenner 28 Harold Green 36 Ostell Miles Wide Receivers 86 Wesley Carroll 85 Allen DeGraffenreid 80 Carl Pickens 89 Jeff Query 88 Reggie Rembert 81 Patrick Robinson 84 Milt Stegall 83 Reggie Thornton Tight Ends 47 David Frisch 82 Tony McGee 49 Jeff Thomason 48 Craig Thompson		Offensive Linemen 60 Chuck Bradley T 72 Scott Brumfield G 68 Donnell Johnson T 66 Dan Jones T 64 Bruce Kozerski C/G 75 Jack Linn G/T 73 Ken Moyer G/T 61 Tom Rayam G 77 Kevin Sargent T 74 Tom Scott T 63 Joe Walter T Defensive Linemen 92 John Copeland DE 97 Mike Frier DE 98 George Hinkle DE 71 Garry Howe NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 95 Roosevelt Nix DE 93 Ty Parten DL		Linebackers 50 James Francis OLB 58 Alex Gordon 55 Randy Kirk 56 Ricardo McDonald ILB 59 Karmeeleyah McGill 90 Eric Shaw ILB 91 Brad Smith 96 Danny Stubbs OLB 51 Steve Tovar ILB 94 Alfred Williams OLB/DE Defensive Backs 43 Mike Brim CB 32 Ron Carpenter S 24 Alan Grant CB 27 Lance Gunn SS 25 Rod Jones CB 30 R. J. Kors S 32 Mitchell Price CB 22 Marcello Simmons CB 34 Fernandus Vinson S 37 Leonard Wheeler CB 39 Sheldon White CB 31 Darryl Williams FS Special Teams  9 Doug Pelfrey K 11 Lee Johnson P		Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–14	75,508
2	September 12, 1993	Indianapolis Colts	L 9–6	50,299
3	September 19, 1993	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–7	53,682
4	September 26, 1993	Seattle Seahawks	L 19–10	46,880
5	Bye
6	October 10, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–15	75,394
7	October 17, 1993	Cleveland Browns	L 28–17	55,647
8	October 24, 1993	at Houston Oilers	L 28–12	50,039
9	Bye
10	November 7, 1993	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–16	51,202
11	November 14, 1993	Houston Oilers	L 38–3	42,347
12	November 21, 1993	at New York Jets	L 17–12	64,264
13	November 28, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	W 16–10	43,272
14	December 5, 1993	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–8	60,039
15	December 12, 1993	at New England Patriots	L 7–2	29,794
16	December 19, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	W 15–3	36,612
17	December 26, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–17	27,014
18	January 2, 1994	at New Orleans Saints	L 20–13	58,036

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Houston Oilers	12	4	0	.750	368	238
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	308	281
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	304	307
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	187	319

Awards and records

• Against the New England Patriots in Week 15, the Bengals became the most recent NFL team, and first since the Minnesota Vikings against the Detroit Lions in Week 14 of 1983, to score only a safety in a game.

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site