1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sam Wyche |
| General manager | Rich McKay |
| Owner | Hugh Culverhouse |
| Home field | Tampa Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 5th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | MLB Hardy Nickerson |
| AP All-Pros | MLB Hardy Nickerson |
| Team MVP | MLB Hardy Nickerson |
The 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 5–11 season.
1993 was mostly seen as a rebuilding year for coach Sam Wyche who moved on without Vinny Testaverde and went with young quarterback Craig Erickson, another University of Miami alumnus who won a national championship as their quarterback. He had a solid 3054 passing yards. The Bucs lost five of their first six games on the way to a 5-11 season.
The 1993 Buccaneers have the distinction of being the only team in NFL history to have played eleven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs; the Buccaneers were 3–8 in these games.
In his first season with the team, Hardy Nickerson set a Buccaneer record with 214 tackles.
Prior to the season they drafted John Lynch who would become one of the most popular players of all time in Tampa.
Daron Alcorn was the last player selected in the draft, commonly referred to as "Mr. Irrelevant".
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