1993 Atlanta Falcons season

1993 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	Jerry Glanville
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL). Following the season, head coach Jerry Glanville would be fired.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft

1993 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Lincoln Kennedy *	Offensive tackle	Washington
2	38	Roger Harper	Safety	Ohio State
3	67	Harold Alexander	Punter	Appalachian State
5	121	Ron George	Linebacker	Stanford
6	151	Mitch Lyons	Tight end	Michigan State
7	178	Darnell Walker	Cornerback	Oklahoma
8	205	Shannon Baker	Wide receiver	Florida State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1993 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor Head coaches Head Coach – Jerry Glanville Offensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Offense – June Jones Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Wide Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends – Bobby April Offensive Line – Keith Rowen			Defensive coaches Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Doug Shively Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Secondary – Jimmy Carr Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1993 Atlanta Falcons roster
	Quarterbacks  3 Bobby Hebert 12 Chris Miller 11 Billy Joe Tolliver Running backs 44 Steve Broussard 29 Eric Dickerson 33 Erric Pegram 28 Tony Smith KR/PR Wide receivers 81 Michael Haynes 85 Drew Hill 34 David Mims 82 Jason Phillips 35 Mike Pritchard 80 Andre Rison		Tight ends 88 Harper LeBel 86 Mitch Lyons Offensive linemen 62 Keith Alex G/T 64 Jamie Dukes C 65 Roman Fortin G/C 71 Chris Hinton T 78 Mike Kenn T 66 Lincoln Kennedy G 55 Mike Ruether G/C 70 Bob Whitfield T		Defensive linemen 68 Mel Agee DE 92 Lester Archambeau DE 77 Rick Bryan DE 74 Tory Epps DT 76 Mike Gann DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 71 Bill Goldberg DT 99 Tim Green DE 95 Pierce Holt DT 73 Ernie Logan DT 90 Chuck Smith DE Linebackers 56 Darion Conner OLB 51 Howard Dinkins OLB 50 Ron George OLB 53 Dwayne Gordon MLB 54 Jesse Solomon OLB 52 Ken Tippins OLB 58 Jessie Tuggle MLB		Defensive backs 25 Scott Case FS 27 Vinnie Clark CB 42 Jeff Donaldson S 32 Tracey Eaton SS 47 Roger Harper SS 20 Melvin Jenkins CB 24 Brian Mitchell CB 22 Alton Montgomery 39 Bruce Pickens CB 21 Deion Sanders CB 37 Elbert Shelley CB 45 Darnell Walker CB 46 Charles Washington S Special teams  5 Harold Alexander P  9 Norm Johnson K Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 5	at Detroit Lions	L 13–30	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	56,216
2	September 12	New Orleans Saints	L 31–34	0–2	Georgia Dome	64,287
3	September 19	at San Francisco 49ers	L 30–37	0–3	Candlestick Park	63,032
4	September 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–45	0–4	Georgia Dome	65,477
5	October 3	at Chicago Bears	L 0–6	0–5	Soldier Field	57,441
6	Bye
7	October 14	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–24	1–5	Georgia Dome	45,231
8	October 24	at New Orleans Saints	W 26–15	2–5	Louisiana Superdome	69,043
9	October 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–31	2–6	Georgia Dome	50,647
10	Bye
11	November 14	at Los Angeles Rams	W 13–0	3–6	Anaheim Stadium	37,073
12	November 21	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–14	4–6	Georgia Dome	67,337
13	November 28	Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	5–6	Georgia Dome	54,510
14	December 5	at Houston Oilers	L 17–33	5–7	Astrodome	58,186
15	December 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–24	6–7	Georgia Dome	64,688
16	December 19	at Washington Redskins	L 17–30	6–8	RFK Stadium	50,192
17	December 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–21	6–9	Riverfront Stadium	27,014
18	January 2	Phoenix Cardinals	L 10–27	6–10	Georgia Dome	44,360

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	473	295	L2
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	317	343	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	316	385	L3
Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.313	221	367	W1

External links

• 1993 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com