# 1993 Chicago Bears season

The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). It was the Bears' first season since 1981 without Mike Ditka as head coach, as he had been fired following the team's 5–11 finish the year before. Under new head coach Dave Wannstedt, the Bears improved their record to 7–9 but again failed to make the playoffs.
The 1993 season would be the last for a number of contributors of the Bears' Super Bowl XX team of eight years earlier in Chicago uniforms; as following the season, offensive tackle Keith Van Horne retired, while defensive tackle Steve McMichael and defensive end Richard Dent left for Green Bay and San Francisco, respectively (though Dent would return to Chicago for 1995). Additionally; Neal Anderson, a 4-time Pro-Bowler who succeeded Walter Payton as the team's starting running back, retired after the season, while quarterback Jim Harbaugh would leave for Indianapolis.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| FB Craig Heyward (Saints) | LB Ron Rivera (retirement) |
| CB Anthony Blaylock (Chargers) | S David Tate (Giants) |
| LB Vinson Smith (Cowboys) | FB Brad Muster (Saints) |
| LB Barry Minter (Cowboys) | G Tom Thayer (Dolphins) |
| | LB John Roper (Cowboys) |
| | TE Kelly Blackwell (Cowboys) |

### NFL draft

1993 Chicago Bears draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | Curtis Conway | Wide receiver | USC |
| 2 | 35 | Carl Simpson | Defensive tackle | Florida State |
| 3 | 61 | Chris Gedney | Tight end | Syracuse |
| 4 | 97 | Todd Perry | Guard | Kentucky |
| 4 | 100 | Myron Baker | Linebacker | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | 112 | Albert Fontenot | Defensive end | Baylor |
| 6 | 146 | Dave Hoffmann | Linebacker | Washington |
| 7 | 173 | Keshon Johnson | Cornerback | Arizona |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1993 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Scott Bonnell | Kicker | Indiana |
| Dewell Brewer | Running back | Oklahoma |
| Todd Burger | Guard | Penn State |
| John Ellisor | Guard | Texas A&M |
| Carlos Fleeks | Running back | Hampton |
| Matt Goodwin | Cornerback | Iowa State |
| Shane Matthews | Quarterback | Florida |
| Ryan Wetnight | Tight end | Stanford |
| Kenny Wilhite | Cornerback | Nebraska |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
| 1 | September 5, 1993 | New York Giants | L 26–20 | 66,900 |
| 2 | September 12, 1993 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–7 | 57,921 |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | September 26, 1993 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 47–17 | 58,329 |
| 5 | October 3, 1993 | Atlanta Falcons | W 6–0 | 57,441 |
| 6 | October 10, 1993 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–6 | 63,601 |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 25, 1993 | Minnesota Vikings | L 19–12 | 64,677 |
| 9 | October 31, 1993 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–3 | 58,945 |
| 10 | November 7, 1993 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 16–14 | 59,750 |
| 11 | November 14, 1993 | at San Diego Chargers | W 16–13 | 58,459 |
| 12 | November 21, 1993 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–17 | 76,872 |
| 13 | November 25, 1993 | at Detroit Lions | W 10–6 | 76,699 |
| 14 | December 5, 1993 | Green Bay Packers | W 30–17 | 62,236 |
| 15 | December 12, 1993 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–10 | 56,667 |
| 16 | December 18, 1993 | Denver Broncos | L 13–3 | 53,056 |
| 17 | December 26, 1993 | Detroit Lions | L 20–14 | 43,443 |
| 18 | January 2, 1994 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–6 | 39,147 |

### Game summaries
#### Week 1

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Giants | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

#### Week 4

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Bears | 0 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 47 |

## Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Detroit Lions | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 298 | 292 | W2 |
| $^{(5)}$ Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 277 | 290 | W3 |
| $^{(6)}$ Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 340 | 282 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 234 | 230 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 237 | 376 | L1 |