1993 New Orleans Saints season

1993 New Orleans Saints season
Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Jim Finks
Home field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1993 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 27th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 12–4, winning only eight games, despite starting the season 5–0.^[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four years.

Offseason

Organizational changes

Jim Finks, the club's president and general manager since January 1986, was diagnosed with lung cancer in April.^[2] He was limited to consulting with team officials by telephone since undergoing chemotherapy. During his absence, most of Finks' day-to-day duties were handled by vice president of administration Jim Miller. On July 14, Finks resigned from all his duties to concentrate on the treatment of his illness.^[3]

NFL Draft

1993 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Willie Roaf * ^†	Offensive tackle	Louisiana Tech
1	20	Irv Smith	Tight end	Notre Dame
2	53	Reggie Freeman	Linebacker	Florida State
4	89	Lorenzo Neal *	Fullback	Fresno State
4	109	Derek Brown	Running back	Nebraska
5	137	Tyrone Hughes *	Cornerback	Nebraska
6	165	Ronnie Dixon	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati
7	193	Othello Henderson	Defensive back	UCLA
8	221	Jon Kirksey	Defensive tackle	Sacramento State
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1993 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller Director of Player Personnel – Bill Kuharich Head coaches Head Coach – Jim E. Mora Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – John Pease Outside Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive Backs – Jim L. Mora Special teams coaches Special Teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	Houston Oilers	W 33–21	69,029
2	September 12, 1993	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–31	64,287
3	September 19, 1993	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	69,039
4	September 26, 1993	San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	69,041
5	October 3, 1993	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–6	50,709
6	Bye
7	October 17, 1993	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–14	56,056
8	October 24, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	L 26–15	69,043
9	October 31, 1993	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 20–17	36,778
10	Bye
11	November 14, 1993	Green Bay Packers	L 19–17	69,043
12	November 22, 1993	at San Francisco 49ers	L 42–7	66,500
13	November 28, 1993	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–14	53,030
14	December 5, 1993	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–13	60,388
15	December 12, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–20	69,033
16	December 20, 1993	New York Giants	L 24–14	69,036
17	December 26, 1993	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 37–26	50,085
18	January 2, 1994	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–13	58,036

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

References

1. 1993 New Orleans Saints
2. Plaschke, Bill (July 7, 1993). "Toughest Test: Football Executive Jim Finks Has Always Tackled Difficult Projects, but Now Battles Lung Cancer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
3. "Finks Resigns to Fight Battle With Cancer". Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1993. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
4. "1993 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
5. "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011.