1993 Dallas Cowboys season

1993 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson
Owner	Jerry Jones
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 27–17 Won Conference Championship (49ers) 38–21 Won Super Bowl XXVIII (Bills) 30–13

The 1993 Dallas Cowboys season marked their 34th in the NFL and a quest for back-to-back Super Bowl titles. The season saw the franchise become the first team to start 0–2 and still reach (and subsequently win) the Super Bowl.

Regular season

The Cowboys' journey towards Super Bowl XXVIII proved more difficult than the previous season. Running back Emmitt Smith held out the first two regular season games over a contract dispute. Dallas would lose both games to the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills starting the season at 0–2. The team would also acquire veteran quarterback Bernie Kosar after his release from the Cleveland Browns as insurance for starting quarterback Troy Aikman, who suffered a severe concussion in the NFC Championship game versus San Francisco.

In arguably his finest game as a professional, Emmitt Smith suffered a 2nd degree separated shoulder in the regular season finale versus their NFC East division rival, New York Giants. Smith willed himself through excruciating pain and carried the Cowboys to an overtime win. Dallas finished with an NFC-best 12–4 record and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Smith was later named the NFL MVP and with 1,486 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns, also gave him his third NFL rushing title. Smith would also later be voted Super Bowl MVP, giving him the honor of being the only player to win all three awards in the same season. Another outstanding Smith performance came against the Eagles, where he rushed for a career-high 237 yards.

The season was also notable for the Leon Lett "blunder" in the annual Thanksgiving Day game. With Texas Stadium unusually covered with snow and ice, Dallas led the Dolphins 14–13 with seconds remaining as the Dolphins' Pete Stoyanovich attempted a long field goal. The Cowboys' Jimmie Jones blocked the field goal, apparently ending the game. However, with the blocked ball rolling around at the Dallas 10, Lett attempted to fall on it and slipped, kicking the ball and making it "live" again, Miami recovered and Stoyanovich made the most of his shorter second chance, giving the Dolphins a most improbable 16–14 win.

Aikman finished the regular season completing 271 out of 392 passes for 3,100 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. While wide receiver Michael Irvin once again led the team with 88 catches for 1,330 yards and 7 touchdowns. Wide receiver Alvin Harper had 36 catches for 777 yards and 5 touchdowns and tight end Jay Novacek had 44 receptions for 445 yards and 1 touchdown. The offensive line consisted of Pro Bowlers Mark Stepnoski, Erik Williams, and Nate Newton. The defense was also anchored by Pro Bowlers such as Russell Maryland, Ken Norton Jr., Thomas Everett.

Schedule

Opponent			Result	TV Time	Attendance
at Washington Redskins	16	35	L	ABC 8:00pm	56,345
Buffalo Bills	10	13	L	NBC 3:00pm	63,226
at Phoenix Cardinals	17	10	W	TNT 7:15pm	73,025
Bye
Green Bay Packers	36	14	W	CBS 12:00pm	63,568
at Indianapolis Colts	27	3	W	CBS 12:00pm	60,453
San Francisco 49ers	26	17	W	CBS 3:00pm	65,099
Bye
at Philadelphia Eagles	23	10	W	CBS 3:00pm	61,912
New York Giants	31	9	W	CBS 12:00pm	64,735
Phoenix Cardinals	20	15	W	CBS 3:00pm	64,224
at Atlanta Falcons	14	27	L	CBS 12:00pm	67,337
Miami Dolphins	14	16	L	NBC 3:00pm	60,198
Philadelphia Eagles	23	17	W	ABC 8:00pm	64,521
at Minnesota Vikings	37	20	W	CBS 3:00pm	63,321
at New York Jets	28	7	W	CBS 3:00pm	73,233
Washington Redskins	38	3	W	CBS 3:00pm	64,497
at New York Giants	16	13	W (OT)	CBS 12:00pm	77,356

Game summaries

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	10	0	7	0	17
• Cowboys	3	13	7	3	26

Date: October 17
Location: Texas Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 69°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	SF	Eric Davis 4 yard fumble return (Mike Cofer kick)	SF 7–0

Q1	DAL	Eddie Murray 48 yard field goal	SF 7–3

Q1	SF	Mike Cofer 25 yard field goal	SF 10–3

Q2	DAL	Eddie Murray 39 yard field goal	SF 10–6

Q2	DAL	Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 13–10

Q2	DAL	Eddie Murray 29 yard field goal	DAL 16–10

Q3	SF	Bert Jones 12 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick)	SF 17–16

Q3	DAL	Michael Irvin 36 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 23–17

Q4	DAL	Eddie Murray 18 yard field goal	DAL 26–17

Michael Irvin 12 Rec, 168 Yds, 1TD

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	7	14	7	28
Jets	0	0	0	7	7

Date: December 18
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 38°F; wind 10
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

Q2	DAL	Michael Irvin 42 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 7–0

Q3	DAL	Michael Irvin 3 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 14–0

Q3	DAL	Keith Smith 32 yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 21–0

Q4	NYJ	Brad Baxter 1 yard run (Cary Blanchard kick)	DAL 21–7

Q4	DAL	Daryl Johnston 4 yard run (Eddie Murray kick)	DAL 28–7

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	376	229	W5
⁽⁴⁾ New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	288	205	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	0	.500	293	315	W3
Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	326	269	W3
Washington Redskins	4	12	0	.250	230	345	L2

Playoffs

NFC Divisional Playoff

Dallas Cowboys 27, Green Bay Packers 17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	0	7	7	17
Cowboys	0	17	7	3	27

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 64,790
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Randy Cross

NFC Championship Game

Dallas Cowboys 38, San Francisco 49ers 21

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	7	7	21
Cowboys	7	21	7	3	38

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 64,902
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

Super Bowl XXVIII

Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	10	0	0	13
Cowboys	6	0	14	10	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: In Dome
Game attendance: 72,817
Referee: Bob McElwee
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 41 yards 3–0 DAL
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 54 yards 3–3 tie
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 24 yards 6–3 DAL
BUF – TD: Thurman Thomas 4 yard run (Steve Christie kick) 10–6 BUF
BUF – FG: Steve Christie 28 yards 13–6 BUF
DAL – TD: James Washington 46 yard fumble return (Eddie Murray kick) 13–13 tie
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 17 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 20–13 DAL
DAL – TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) 27–13 DAL
DAL – FG: Eddie Murray 20 yards 30–13 DAL

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1993 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

75 Tony Casillas DT
94 Charles Haley DE
95 Chad Hennings DE/DT
77 Jim Jeffcoat DE
97 Jimmie Jones DT
78 Leon Lett DT/DE
67 Russell Maryland DT
92 Tony Tolbert DE

Linebackers

58 Dixon Edwards OLB
55 Robert Jones MLB
98 Godfrey Myles OLB
51 Ken Norton, Jr. MLB/OLB
59 Darrin Smith OLB
91 Matt Vanderbeek OLB/MLB

Defensive Backs

40 Bill Bates SS
24 Larry Brown CB
27 Thomas Everett FS
46 Joe Fishback CB
29 Kenneth Gant FS/CB
31 Brock Marion FS
43 Elvis Patterson CB
26 Kevin Smith CB
41 Dave Thomas CB
37 James Washington SS
28 Darren Woodson SS

Special Teams

70 Dale Hellestrae LS/OT
19 John Jett P
3 Eddie Murray K

Reserve Lists

47 Clayton Holmes CB (IR)
87 Alfredo Roberts TE (IR)
82 Jimmy Smith WR (NFI)
53 Mark Stepnoski C (IR)

Rookies in italics
55 Active, 0 Inactive

Awards and records

Emmitt Smith, UPI NFC Player of the Year
Emmitt Smith, Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl XXVIII
Emmitt Smith, Bert Bell Award^[3]
Emmitt Smith, Best NFL Player ESPY Award
Emmitt Smith, Most Valuable Player, NFL
Emmitt Smith, NFL rushing leader

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-14.
↑ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm

External links

Super Bowl champions

Dallas Cowboys seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII Champions

3 Eddie Murray 8 Troy Aikman 17 Jason Garrett 18 Bernie Kosar 19 John Jett 22 Emmitt Smith (MVP) 23 Robert Williams 24 Larry Brown 25 Derrick Lassic 26 Kevin Smith 27 Thomas Everett 28 Darren Woodson 29 Kenneth Gant 31 Brock Marion 34 Tommie Agee 37 James Washington 38 Chris Hall 39 Derrick Gainer 40 Bill Bates 41 Dave Thomas 43 Elvis Patterson 44 Lincoln Coleman 46 Joe Fishback 48 Daryl Johnston 50 Bobby Abrams 51 Ken Norton, Jr. 53 Mark Stepnoski 55 Robert Jones 56 John Roper 58 Dixon Edwards 59 Darrin Smith 61 Nate Newton 62 James Parrish 63 John Gesek 65 Ron Stone 66 Kevin Gogan 67 Russell Maryland 68 Frank Cornish 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 75 Tony Casillas 77 Jim Jeffcoat 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 80 Alvin Harper 81 Tim Daniel 82 Jimmy Smith 83 Joey Mickey 84 Jay Novacek 85 Kevin Williams 86 Tyrone Williams 88 Michael Irvin 89 Scott Galbraith 89 Jim Price 89 Kelly Blackwell 91 Matt Vanderbeek 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 97 Jimmie Jones 98 Godfrey Myles

Head Coach: Jimmy Johnson

Coaches: Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano John Blake Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Butch Davis Jim Eddy Robert Ford Steve Hoffman Hudson Houck Norv Turner

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Valley Ranch, Irving, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion Draft Draft History Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Black Sunday King of the Hill

Lore	Tom Landry Tex Schramm Captain Comeback Ice Bowl Hail Mary The Catch Herschel Walker trade Dirty Dozen Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Bounty Bowl series 4–3 defense

Rivalries	Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers

Super Bowl Appearances (8)	V VI X XII XIII XXVII XXVIII XXX

League Championships (5)	1971 1977 1992 1993 1995

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

Media	Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1993 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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