1993 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

1993 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner| Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
General manager| Carmen Policy
Head coach| George Seifert
Offensive coordinator| Mike Shanahan
Defensive coordinator| Bill McPherson
Home stadium| Candlestick Park
Results
Record| 10–6
Division place| 1st NFC West
Playoffs| Won Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Giants) 44–3
Lost NFC Championship
(at Cowboys) 21–38
Pro Bowlers| C Jesse Sapolu
G Guy McIntyre
T Harris Barton
TE Brent Jones
WR Jerry Rice
QB Steve Young
RB Ricky Watters
SS Tim McDonald

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* 1994 ->

The 1993 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 48th overall. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second consecutive season and for the fifth time in six seasons. For the first time since 1978, Joe Montana was not on their active roster; specifically, the 49ers had traded him away to the Kansas City Chiefs in April.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1993 NFL draft

1993 San Francisco 49ers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1 | 26  | Dana Stubblefield * | Defensive tackle | Kansas |
1 | 27  | Todd Kelly | Linebacker | Tennessee |
2  | 48  | Adrian Hardy | Defensive back | Northwestern State |
5  | 116  | Artie Smith | Defensive end | Louisiana Tech |
6  | 166  | Chris Dalman | Center | Stanford |
7  | 194  | Troy Wilson | Defensive end  | Pittsburg State |
8  | 219  | Elvis Grbac * | Quarterback | Michigan | played with 49ers beginning in 1994.
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel

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### Staff

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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

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* 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

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### Roster

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1993 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 13 Steve Bono
* 18 Elvis Grbac
* 14 Bill Musgrave
* 8 Steve Young

Running backs (RB)

* 35 Dexter Carter
* 22 Amp Lee
* 43 Marc Logan FB
* 44 Tom Rathman FB
* 27 Adam Walker
* 32 Ricky Watters

Wide receivers (WR)

* 83 Sanjay Beach
* 80 Jerry Rice
* 88 Nate Singleton
* 82 John Taylor
* 86 Odessa Turner

Tight ends (TE)

* 85 John Brandes
* 84 Brent Jones
* 81 Jamie Williams

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 79 Harris Barton T
* 65 Harry Boatswain T
* 71 Brian Bollinger G
* 50 Chris Dalman C
* 62 Guy McIntyre G
* 76 Alec Millen T
* 61 Jesse Sapolu C
* 64 Ralph Tamm G
* 74 Steve Wallace T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 96 Dennis Brown DE
* 56 Martin Harrison DE
* 58 Todd Kelly DE
* 91 Larry Roberts DE
* 95 Artie Smith DE
* 94 Dana Stubblefield DT
* 72 Mark Thomas DE
* 97 Ted Washington DT
* 77 Karl Wilson DE
* 92 Troy Wilson DE

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 98 Antonio Goss OLB
* 55 John Johnson OLB
* 90 Darin Jordan OLB
* 52 Larry Kelm MLB
* 53 Bill Romanowski OLB
* 99 Michael Walter MLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 25 Eric Davis CB
* 29 Don Griffin CB
* 28 Dana Hall FS
* 36 Merton Hanks CB
* 45 Adrian Hardy CB
* 46 Tim McDonald SS
* 26 Mike McGruder CB
* 38 Damien Russell SS

Special teams (ST)

* 6 Mike Cofer K
* 10 Klaus Wilmsmeyer P

|  | Practice squad

* 63 Junior Bryant DT
* 20 John Ivlow RB
* 54 Kevin Little LB
* 17 Darrick Owens WR
* 49 Ted Popson TE

Reserve

* 63 Derrick Deese G (IR)
* 59 Keith DeLong LB (IR)
* 75 Kevin Fagan DE (IR)
* 67 Roy Foster G (IR)
* 31 Thane Gash S (PUP)
* 47 Brian Taylor CB (IR)
* 89 Wesley Walls TE (IR)

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 5 practice squad

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 5  | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–13  | 1–0  | Three Rivers Stadium | 57,502
2  | September 13 | at Cleveland Browns | L 13–23  | 1–1  | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,218
3  | September 19  | Atlanta Falcons | W 37–30  | 2–1  | Candlestick Park | 63,032
4  | September 26  | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–16  | 2–2  | Louisiana Superdome | 69,041
5  | October 3  | Minnesota Vikings | W 38–19  | 3–2  | Candlestick Park | 63,071
6  | Bye
7  | October 17  | at Dallas Cowboys | L 17–26  | 3–3  | Texas Stadium | 65,099
8  | October 24  | Phoenix Cardinals | W 28–14  | 4–3  | Candlestick Park | 62,020
9  | October 31  | Los Angeles Rams | W 40–17  | 5–3  | Candlestick Park | 63,417
10  | Bye
11  | November 14  | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 45–21  | 6–3  | Tampa Stadium | 43,835
12  | November 22 | New Orleans Saints | W 42–7  | 7–3  | Candlestick Park | 66,500
13  | November 28  | at Los Angeles Rams | W 35–10  | 8–3  | Anaheim Stadium | 62,143
14  | December 5  | Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–8  | 9–3  | Candlestick Park | 60,039
15  | December 11 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 24–27  | 9–4  | Georgia Dome | 64,688
16  | December 19  | at Detroit Lions | W 55–17  | 10–4  | Pontiac Silverdome | 77,052
17  | December 25 | Houston Oilers | L 7–10  | 10–5  | Candlestick Park | 61,744
18  | January 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 34–37 (OT) | 10–6  | Candlestick Park | 61,653
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

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NFC West

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| 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

## Postseason

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See also: 1993–94 NFL playoffs

The 49ers' NFC West division championship and 10–6 regular-season record earned them the #2 seed in the NFC and a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Detroit Lions, the NFC Central division winners, also had a 10–6 regular-season record, but the 49ers had the tie-breaker edge because they defeated the Lions in the regular season. The Dallas Cowboys, winners of the NFC East with a 12–4 regular-season record, had the #1 seed and a first-round bye of their own.

### Schedule

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Round  | Date  | Opponent (seed)  | Result  | Record  | Venue

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Wild Card  | First-round bye
Divisional | January 15, 1994 | New York Giants (4)  | W 44–3  | 1–0  | Candlestick Park
NFC Championship | January 23, 1994  | at Dallas Cowboys (1)  | L 21–38  | 1–1  | Texas Stadium

#### NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) New York Giants

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SAN Francisco 49ers 44, New York Giants 3

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (4) New York Giants at (1) San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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 °F or 9.4 °C, relative humidity 85%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
* Referee: Bernie Kukar

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

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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 handed the Giants their worst playoff loss in their history, eclipsing their 37–0 loss to the Green Bay Packers in 1961. The 49ers go to their 2nd straight NFC Championship Game losing to the Cowboys 38-21, And they win Super Bowl XXVIII to the Bills 30-13.

#### NFC Championship: at (1) Dallas Cowboys

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NFC Championship: (2) San Francisco 49ers at (1) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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49ers | 0 | 7 | 7| 7| 21
Cowboys | 7 | 21 | 7| 3| 38

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

* Date: January 23, 1994
* Game time: 3 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: none (closed dome)
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit

For the second year in a row, the 49ers met the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game. And 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 exploded 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 finished the year at a disappointing 11–7. The 49ers knew that those losses were so disappointing . So in 1994 San Francisco won Super Bowl XXIX vs the Chargers 49-26.

## Awards and records

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* Led NFL, Points Scored, 473 Points [2]
* Led NFL, Total Yards, 6,435 Total Yards [3]
* Jerry Rice, Led NFL, Receiving Yards, 1,503 yards [4]
* Steve Young, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 101.5 Rating [5]
* Steve Young, Led NFL, Touchdown Passes, 29 Passes [5]

## References

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1. ^ "1993 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 455
3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
5. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

## External links

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* 1993 49ers on Pro Football Reference
* 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com

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San Francisco 49ers

* Founded in 1946
* Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

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* Three games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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* Owners: DeBartolo-York family
* CEO: Jed York
* Chairpeople: John and Denise DeBartolo York
* General manager: John Lynch
* Head coach: Kyle Shanahan

Division championships (22)|

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Conference championships (8)|

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League championships (5)|

* 1981 (XVI)
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* 1988 (XXIII)
* 1989 (XXIV)
* 1994 (XXIX)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1950–present)
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

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Buffalo | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
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