1993 Cincinnati Bengals season

1993 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 26th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League. The David Klingler experiment at starting Quarterback got off to a quick start, as the Bengals lost their first ten games for the second of three 0–8 starts in four seasons.

The Bengals would finally get their first win against the Los Angeles Raiders 16–10, at Riverfront Stadium, but were the last winless team for the first of two consecutive years – as of the 2012 season, an ignominy suffered by no franchise since. After dropping their next two games, the Bengals closed the season by winning twice before losing their closer to a disappointing Saints outfit to finish with their second 3–13 season in three years.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

1993 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	5	John Copeland	Defensive end	Alabama
2	37	Tony McGee	Tight end	Michigan
3	59	Steve Tovar	Linebacker	Ohio State
3	63	Ty Parten	Defensive tackle	Arizona
4	90	Marcello Simmons	Defensive back	SMU
5	117	Forey Duckett	Defensive back	UNLV
6	148	Tom Scott	Offensive tackle	East Carolina
7	175	Lance Gunn	Defensive back	Texas
8	202	Doug Pelfrey	Placekicker	Kentucky
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1993 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – John Sawyer Vice President/General Manager – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown 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  7 David Klingler 10 Jay Schroeder  4 Erik Wilhelm Running backs 42 Eric Ball 21 Ryan Benjamin 44 Derrick Fenner FB 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 75 Jack Linn G/T 73 Ken Moyer G 61 Tom Rayam G 77 Kevin Sargent T 74 Tom Scott G/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 96 Danny Stubbs DE Linebackers 50 James Francis OLB 58 Alex Gordon OLB 55 Randy Kirk ILB 56 Ricardo McDonald ILB 59 Karmeeleyah McGill OLB 90 Eric Shaw ILB 91 Brad Smith ILB 51 Steve Tovar ILB 94 Alfred Williams OLB		Defensive backs 43 Mike Brim CB 32 Ron Carpenter FS 24 Alan Grant CB 27 Lance Gunn SS 25 Rod Jones CB 30 R. J. Kors SS 32 Mitchell Price CB 22 Marcello Simmons CB 34 Fernandus Vinson SS 37 Leonard Wheeler CB 39 Sheldon White CB 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams 11 Lee Johnson P  9 Doug Pelfrey K Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Houston Oilers	12	4	0	.750	368	238	W11
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	308	281	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	304	307	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	187	319	L1

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
David Klingler	343	190	1935	6	9	66.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Harold Green	215	589	2.7	25	0
Derrick Fenner	121	482	4.0	26	1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jeff Query	56	654	11.7	51	4
Carl Pickens	43	565	13.1	36	6

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Darryl Williams	123	2.0	2	1	1
Danny Stubbs	24	5.0	0	0	1
Michael Brim	49	0.0	3	1	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Doug Pelfrey	31	24	77.4%	16	13	81.3%	85

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	90	3954	60	0	43.9

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Patrick Robinson	30	567	18.9	42	0	43	305	7.1	36	0

Awards and records

• Against the New England Patriots in Week 15, the Bengals became the first NFL team since the Minnesota Vikings against the Detroit Lions in Week 14 of 1983, to score only a safety in a game. The next occurrence was in the opening week of the 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars season against the Chiefs.

External links

• 1993 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com