1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Buccaneers wore the initial Mr. C on the right side of the sleeve ends of the jerseys in honor of their owner Hugh Culverhouse who was battling cancer who then died after the 1993 season.
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hugh Culverhouse |
| General manager | Rich McKay |
| Head coach | Sam Wyche |
| 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 |
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 3,054 passing yards. The Buccaneers 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.