1993 Chicago Bears

1993 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–9
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1992	1994

The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League. It was the Bears' first season since 1981 without Mike Ditka as head coach, as he had been fired following the team's 5-11 finish the year before. Under new head coach Dave Wannstedt, the Bears improved their record to 7-9 but again failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

1993 Chicago Bears NFL Draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1	7	Curtis Conway	WR	USC
2	35	Carl Simpson	DT	Florida State
3	61	Chris Gedney	TE	Syracuse
4	97	Todd Perry	G	Kentucky
4	100	Myron Baker	LB	Louisiana Tech
4	112	Albert Fontenot	DE	Baylor
6	146	Dave Hoffman	LB	Washington
7	173	Keshon Johnson	DB	Arizona

Personnel[]

Roster[]

Chicago Bears 1993 roster

Quarterbacks

4 Jim Harbaugh
10 Peter Tom Willis

Running Backs

35 Neal Anderson RB
44 Bob Christian FB
22 Robert GreenRB
45 Craig Heyard RB
46 John Ivlow RB
33 Darren Lewis RB
38 Tim Worley RB

Wide Receivers

81 Fred Banks
80 Curtis Conway
82 Wendell Davis
81 Anthony Morgan
82 Terry Obee
87 Tom Waddle

Tight Ends

84 Chris Gedney
85 Keith Jennings
89 Ryan Wetnight
88 Danta Whitaker

Offensive Linemen

70 Troy AuzenneT
62 Mark Bortz G
67 Jerry FontenotC
58 Jay Leeuwenburg G
60 Gene McGuire C
75 Todd PerryG
69 Vernice Smith C
78 Keith Van Horne T
71 James WilliamsT
73 John Wojciechowski T

Defensive Linemen

93 Trace Armstrong DE
95 Richard Dent DE
65 Tory Epps DT
96 Albert Fontenot DE
76 Steve McMichael DT
72 William Perry DT
99 Tim Ryan DE
98 Carl Simpson DT
90 Alonzo Spellman DE
97 Chris Zorich DT

Linebackers

91 Myron BakerOLB
59 Joe CainOLB
54 Ron CoxILB
53 Dante Jones MLB
92 Barry Minter MLB
51 Jim MorrisseyLB
55 Vinson Smith OLB
96 Percy Snow OLB

Defensive Backs

47 Anthony BlaylockCB
20 Mark CarrierFS
37 Maurice DouglassCB
23 Shaun Gayle SS
38 Keshon Johnson CB
39 Jeremy Lincoln CB
26 John MangumS
24 Kevin Miniefield CB
36 Markus Paul FS
21 Donnell Woolford CB

Special Teams

17 Chris Gardocki P
6 Kevin Butler K

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	New York Giants	L 26-20	66,900
2	September 12, 1993	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10-7	57,921
3	Bye week
4	September 26, 1993	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 47-17	58,329
5	October 3, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 6-0	57,441
6	October 10, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 17-6	63,601
7	Bye week
8	October 25, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	L 19-12	64,677
9	October 31, 1993	at Green Bay Packers	L 17-3	58,945
10	November 7, 1993	Los Angeles Raiders	L 16-14	59,750
11	November 14, 1993	at San Diego Chargers	W 16-13	58,459
12	November 21, 1993	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 19-17	76,872
13	November 25, 1993	at Detroit Lions	W 10-6	76,699
14	December 5, 1993	Green Bay Packers	W 30-17	62,236
15	December 12, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13-10	56,667
16	December 18, 1993	Denver Broncos	L 13-3	53,056
17	December 26, 1993	Detroit Lions	L 20-14	43,443
18	January 2, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20-6	39,147

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