1993 San Francisco 49ers season

1993 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	George Seifert
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 44–3 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 38–21
Uniform

The 1993 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 44th year with the National Football League. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second consecutive season and for the third time in four seasons. This was their first season without Montana.

Personnel

Staff

1993 San Francisco 49ers staff
	Front office Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. President – Carmen Policy Vice President of Football Administration – John McVay Vice President of Player Personnel – Dwight Clark Administrator of Football Operations – Neal Dahlen Administrator of College Scouting – Tony Razzano Administrator of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb Head coaches Head Coach – George Seifert Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Mike Shanahan Running Backs – Carl Jackson Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant – Mike Solari Offensive Line – Bobb McKittrick			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bill McPherson Defensive Line – John Marshall Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Jeff Fisher Defensive Assistant – Dwaine Board Defensive Assistant – Tommy Hart Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Alan Lowry Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster

1993 San Francisco 49ers final roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Steve Bono 14 Bill Musgrave  8 Steve Young Running backs 22 Amp Lee 43 Marc Logan FB 44 Tom Rathman FB 27 Adam Walker 32 Ricky Watters Wide receivers 83 Sanjay Beach 80 Jerry Rice 88 Nate Singleton 82 John Taylor 86 Odessa Turner Tight ends 84 Brent Jones 85 John Brandes 81 Jamie Williams		Offensive linemen 79 Harris Barton T 65 Harry Boatswain T 71 Brian Bollinger G 67 Chris Dalman G/C 62 Guy McIntyre G 61 Jesse Sapolu C 64 Ralph Tamm G/C 74 Steve Wallace T Defensive linemen 96 Dennis Brown DE 95 Michael Carter NT 75 Kevin Fagan DE 56 Martin Harrison DE 58 Todd Kelly DE 91 Larry Roberts DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 95 Artie Smith DE 97 Ted Washington NT		Linebackers 59 Keith DeLong ILB 98 Antonio Goss ILB 55 John Johnson OLB 90 Darin Jordan ILB 93 Matt LaBounty OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 99 Michael Walter ILB Defensive backs 25 Eric Davis CB 29 Alan Grant CB 29 Don Griffin CB 28 Dana Hall S 45 Adrian Hardy CB 36 Merton Hanks FS 46 Tim McDonald S 26 Michael McGruder CB 38 Damien Russell S Special teams 35 Dexter Carter PR/KR 6 Mike Cofer K 10 Klaus Wilmsmeyer P		Reserve lists 67 Roy Foster (American football) G (IR) 89 Wesley Walls TE (IR) Practice squad 18 Elvis Grbac QB 72 Mark Thomas DE 92 Troy Wilson DE Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 5, 1993	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–13	57,502
2	September 13, 1993 (Mon)	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–23	78,218
3	September 19, 1993	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–30	63,032
4	September 26, 1993	at New Orleans Saints	L 13–16	69,041
5	October 3, 1993	Minnesota Vikings	W 38–19	63,071
6		BYE WEEK
7	October 17, 1993	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–26	65,099
8	October 24, 1993	Phoenix Cardinals	W 28–14	62,020
9	October 31, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	W 40–17	63,417
10		BYE WEEK
11	November 14, 1993	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 45–21	43,835
12	November 22, 1993 (Mon)	New Orleans Saints	W 42–7	66,500
13	November 28, 1993	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–10	62,143
14	December 5, 1993	Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–8	60,039
15	December 11, 1993 (Sat)	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–27	64,688
16	December 19, 1993	at Detroit Lions	W 55–17	77,052
17	December 25, 1993 (Sat)	Houston Oilers	L 7–10	61,744
18	January 3, 1994 (Mon)	Philadelphia Eagles	L 34–37 (OT)	61,653

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

Playoffs

NFC Divisional Game vs. New York Giants

NFC Divisional Game: NY Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	3	0	0	3
49ers	9	14	14	7	44

at Candlestick Park

• Date: January 15, 1994
• Game time: 1 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 49 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 5 mph

Game information

First Quarter SF - Ricky Watters 1 yard rush (kick failed). 49ers 6–0 SF - Mike Cofer 29 yard field goal. 49ers 9-0 Second Quarter SF - Ricky Watters 2 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 16–0 SF - Ricky Watters 1 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 23–0 NYG - David Treadwell 25 yard field goal. 49ers 23–3 Third Quarter SF - Ricky Watters 6 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 30–3 SF - Ricky Watters 2 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 37–3 Fourth Quarter SF - Marc Logan 2 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 44–3 Giants Phil Simms. 12-25, 124 yards, 0 TD, 2 Int 49ers Steve Young. 17-22, 226 yards, 0 TD, 0 Int Ricky Watters. 24 rush, 118 yards, 5 TD Turnovers Giants - 3 49ers - 1

Ricky Watters was the story of the game as he rushed for an NFL record 5 touchdowns. He had 118 yards rushing on 24 attempts, along with 5 catches for 46 yards. The Giants were never in the game. The 49ers hand the Giants their worst playoff lost in their history, eclipsing the 37-0 loss to the Packers in 1961.

NFC Championship Game vs. Dallas Cowboys

NFC Divisional Playoff: Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

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

at Texas Stadium

• Date: January 23, 1994
• Game time: 3 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: none (closed dome)

For the second year in a row, the 49ers met the Cowboys in the NFL Championship game. And just like the year before, the Cowboys were victorious. The 49ers kept it close in the 2nd quarter, as Steve Young tossed a touchdown pass to Tom Rathman to tie the game at 7. But the Cowboys would explode with 21 consecutive points to go up 28-7 at halftime. The game was put out of reach late in the 3rd quarter when a 42 yard touchdown pass from Bernie Kosar to Alvin Harper put the Cowboys up 35-14. With the loss, the 49ers finish the year at a disappointing 11-7.

Awards and records

• Led NFL, Points Scored, 473 Points ^[1]
• Led NFL, Total Yards, 6,435 Total Yards ^[2]
• Jerry Rice, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,503 yards ^[3]
• Steve Young, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 101.5 Rating ^[4]
• Steve Young, Led NFL, Touchdown Passes, 29 Passes ^[4]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 455
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com