1993 Indianapolis Colts season

1993 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1993 Indianapolis Colts season was the 41st season for the team in the National Football League and tenth in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1993 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division. The Colts would get off to a fast 2–1 start. However, after that, the Colts would go into a tailspin for the rest of the season, losing 11 of their final 13 games. The Colts offense was abysmal during the season, scoring only 189 points all season, the fewest in the league, and 3 of their 4 wins were by a 9 to 6 tally. Their only other win was a 23–10 win over the Cleveland Browns in week 4. For the first and only time in league history, all NFL teams played their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	16	Sean Dawkins	Wide Receiver	California
2	49	Roosevelt Potts	Fullback	Northeast Louisiana
3	65	Ray Buchanan	Cornerback	Louisville
4	92	Derwin Gray	Safety	BYU
4	107	Devon McDonald	Linebacker	Notre Dame
6	157	Carlos Etheredge	Tight End	Miami(FL)
7	184	Lance Lewis	Running Back	Nebraska
8	211	Marquise Thomas	Linebacker	Ole Miss

Personnel

Staff

1993 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Director of pro personnel – Clyde Powers Head coaches Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Nick Nicolau Running backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Brad Seely Offensive line – Ron Blackledge Offensive assistant – Fred Bruney

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive line – Francis Peay Secondary – George Catavolos Defensive assistant – Jay Robertson Special teams coaches Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1993 Indianapolis Colts roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jeff George  7 Don Majkowski 10 Jack Trudeau Running backs (RB) 35 Rodney Culver 23 Anthony Johnson FB 42 Roosevelt Potts 28 Ed Toner 44 Warren Williams Wide receivers (WR) -- Shannon Baker 80 Aaron Cox 87 Sean Dawkins 84 Jessie Hester 85 Reggie Langhorne 83 Clarence Verdin Tight ends (TE) 81 Charles Arbuckle 49 Jason Burleson 88 Kerry Cash

Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 63 Kirk Lowdermilk C 64 Trevor Matich 73 Zefross Moss T 68 John Ray T 74 Bill Schultz G 79 Joe Staysniak G 62 Kipp Vickers G Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Michael Brandon DE 76 Sam Clancy DT 78 Jon Hand DE 95 Skip McClendon DE 61 Tony McCoy DT 96 Willis Peguese DE/DT 92 Tom Sims DT 98 Tony Siragusa DT

Linebackers (LB) 50 Duane Bickett OLB 53 Paul Butcher MLB 55 Quentin Coryatt MLB 59 Steve Grant LB 54 Jeff Herrod OLB 57 Devon McDonald OLB 97 Scott Radecic OLB 94 Marquise Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB) 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 36 John Baylor SS 29 Jason Belser S 34 Ray Buchanan FS 38 Eugene Daniel CB 30 Derwin Gray SS 37 Chris Goode CB 32 Robert O'Neal CB 45 Tony Stargell CB Special teams  4 Dean Biasucci K  3 Rohn Stark P

Practice squad 86 Brian Stablein WR 58 Donald Jones LB Reserve 51 Chip Banks LB (IR) 90 Steve Emtman DE (IR) 48 Carlos Etheredge TE (IR) 75 Cecil Gray G (IR) 56 Michael Heldt C (IR) 25 Ronald Humphrey RB (IR) 52 Brian Ratigan LB (IR) 66 Ron Solt G (IR) 72 Mark Vander Poel T (PUP) 67 Will Wolford T (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 reserve, 2 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 5	Miami Dolphins	L 20–24	0–1	Hoosier Dome	51,858
2	September 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 9–6	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	50,299
3	Bye
4	September 26	Cleveland Browns	W 23–10	2–1	Hoosier Dome	59,654
5	October 3	at Denver Broncos	L 13–35	2–2	Mile High Stadium	74,953
6	October 10	Dallas Cowboys	L 3–27	2–3	Hoosier Dome	60,453
7	Bye
8	October 24	at Miami Dolphins	L 27–41	2–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	57,301
9	October 31	New England Patriots	W 9–6	3–4	Hoosier Dome	46,522
10	November 7	at Washington Redskins	L 24–30	3–5	RFK Stadium	50,523
11	November 14	New York Jets	L 17–31	3–6	Hoosier Dome	47,351
12	November 21	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–23	3–7	Rich Stadium	79,101
13	November 29	San Diego Chargers	L 0–31	3–8	Hoosier Dome	54,110
14	December 5	at New York Jets	W 9–6	4–8	Giants Stadium	45,799
15	December 12	at New York Giants	L 6–20	4–9	Giants Stadium	70,411
16	December 19	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–20	4–10	Hoosier Dome	44,952
17	December 26	at New England Patriots	L 0–38	4–11	Foxboro Stadium	26,571
18	January 2, 1994	Buffalo Bills	L 10–30	4–12	Hoosier Dome	43,028
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Buffalo Bills	12	4	0	.750	329	242	W4
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	349	351	L5
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	270	247	L3
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	238	286	W4
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	189	378	L4

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry