The 1993 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). Playing under head coach and general manager Tom Flores, the team finished with a 6–10 win–loss record in the AFC West and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the 1993 NFL draft, Seattle selected quarterback Rick Mirer, who became their starter for the 1993 season.
At the end of the season, running back Chris Warren, defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, and safety Eugene Robinson were selected to play for the AFC in the 1994 Pro Bowl, the NFL's honorary all-star game.
This season would mark the last time until 2004 the Seahawks played the New England Patriots. The Seahawks would not host the Patriots again until 2008.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1993 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeArnold AleLinebackerUCLANorris BrownCornerbackClemsonKen BurressCornerbackBowling GreenC. J. DavisWide receiverWashington StateMike DeHoogTackleUtahMarcus EvansLinebackerYoungstown StatePeter GarderePunterTexasPaul LongCenterOhio StateMike LustykDefensive TackleWashingtonDavid OliverTackleNorthern ColoradoBob ReesTackleIowaAlex SmithRunning backAuburnTommie SmithSafetyWashingtonMack StrongFullbackGeorgiaTed VelicherGuardIowaDavid WebbLinebackerUSC
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1994 Pro Bowl.
Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 Indianapolis Colts L 13–16 0–1 Kingdome Recap 2 August 14 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–23 0–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 3 August 21 San Francisco 49ers W 30–0 1–2 Kingdome Recap 4 August 28 at Houston Oilers W 20–10 2–2 Astrodome Recap
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 5 at San Diego Chargers L 12–18 0–1 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 2 September 12 Los Angeles Raiders L 13–17 0–2 Kingdome Recap 3 September 19 at New England Patriots W 17–14 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap 4 September 26 at Cincinnati Bengals W 19–10 2–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 5 October 3 San Diego Chargers W 31–14 3–2 Kingdome Recap 6Bye 7 October 17 at Detroit Lions L 30–10 3–3 Pontiac Silverdome Recap 8 October 24 New England Patriots W 10–9 4–3 Kingdome Recap 9 October 31 at Denver Broncos L 28–17 4–4 Mile High Stadium Recap 10 November 7 at Houston Oilers L 24–14 4–5 Houston Astrodome Recap 11 November 14 Cleveland Browns W 22–5 5–5 Kingdome Recap 12Bye 13 November 28 Denver Broncos L 17–9 5–6 Kingdome Recap 14 December 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 31–16 5–7 Kingdome Recap 15 December 12 at Los Angeles Raiders L 27–23 5–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 16 December 19 Phoenix Cardinals L 30–27 5–9 Kingdome Recap 17 December 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–6 6–9 Kingdome Recap 18 January 2, 1994 at Kansas City Chiefs L 34–24 6–10 Arrowhead Stadium Recap Bold indicates division opponents.
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings
Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week P4: at Houston Oilers
Regular season
Week 1: at San Diego Chargers
Seattle began the season with an 18–12 loss to the San Diego Chargers in a game that featured no offensive touchdowns. Joe Nash scored the game's first points with a 12-yard interception return for a touchdown, on a ball tipped into the air by Cortez Kennedy. Though the Seattle defense held the Chargers to no touchdowns, kicker John Carney had made six field goals to Seattle's one, as the Chargers led 18–10 in the fourth quarter. With 1:25 left in the game, Mirer completed a pass to Brian Blades to the Chargers' two-yard line, but a hit by linebacker Gary Plummer made Blades lose the ball. Seattle scored a safety as the Chargers ran out the clock to win 18–12. Sportswriter John Clayton noted that San Diego's game-plan was to run the football with halfback Marion Butts, and to run the ball to the left side, away from Kennedy. Clayton observed that the strategy worked against a defense he described as "tough", but mistakes by Seattle's linebackers allowed San Diego to earn "modest gains" on plays to keep drives moving. The first rookie quarterback to start a Seahawks season opener, Mirer finished the game with 154 yards and completed 20 of 27 pass attempts.
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
In their home opener, Seattle lost to the Los Angeles Raiders, 13–17.
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week 8: vs. New England Patriots
Week 9 at Denver Broncos
Week 10: at Houston Oilers
Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns
As of the 2017 season, this is the second most-recent of only eight NFL games since 1940 where both teams scored a safety, with the only more recent one occurring the following season between the Cardinals and the Oilers.Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 15: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 16: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week 17: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 18: at Kansas City Chiefs
References
External links
1993 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1993 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1993 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1993 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com