# 1993 Arena Football League season

The 1993 Arena Football League season was the seventh season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Tampa Bay Storm, who defeated the Detroit Drive in ArenaBowl VII. The AFL also re-aligned to two conferences.

## Team movement

The New Orleans Night and the San Antonio Force both ceased operations and the Sacramento Attack relocated to Miami to become the Miami Hooters. The Denver Dynamite remained inactive.

## Standings

1993 Arena Football League standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring | Scoring |
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK |
| American Conference ||||||||||||
| xyz-Detroit Drive | 11 | 1 | .917 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 506 | 372 | 42.1 | 31 | W 4 |
| x-Arizona Rattlers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 486 | 489 | 40.5 | 40.75 | L 1 |
| x-Dallas Texans | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 454 | 551 | 37.83 | 45.92 | L 5 |
| Cleveland Thunderbolts | 2 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 357 | 484 | 29.75 | 40.33 | L 7 |
| Cincinnati Rockers | 2 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 394 | 525 | 32.83 | 43.75 | W 1 |
| National Conference ||||||||||||
| xy-Orlando Predators | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 526 | 355 | 43.83 | 29.58 | L 1 |
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 3 | .750 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 571 | 389 | 47.58 | 32.42 | W 3 |
| x-Charlotte Rage | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 440 | 509 | 36.66 | 42.42 | L 2 |
| x-Miami Hooters | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 258 | 491 | 21.5 | 40.92 | W 2 |
| x-Albany Firebirds | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 482 | 490 | 40.16 | 40.83 | W 1 |
z – clinched homefield advantage
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | ArenaBowl VII | ArenaBowl VII | ArenaBowl VII |
| 1 | Detroit | 51 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dallas | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dallas | 6 | 1 | Detroit | 38 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Arizona | 34 | | | |
| 4 | Arizona | 56 | 4 | Arizona | 34 | | | |
| 5 | Charlotte | 49 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Charlotte | 49 | | | | 1 | Detroit | 31 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Tampa Bay | 51 |
| 2 | Orlando | 41 | | | | | | | 3 | Tampa Bay | 51 |
| 7 | Miami | 13 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miami | 13 | 2 | Orlando | 52 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Tampa Bay | 55 | | | |
| 3 | Tampa Bay | 48 | 3 | Tampa Bay | 55 | | | |
| 6 | Albany | 34 | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Regular season awards

| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Hunkie Cooper | Wide receiver/Linebacker | Arizona Rattlers |
| Ironman of the Year | Barry Wagner | Wide receiver/Defensive back | Orlando Predators |
| Coach of the Year | Danny White | Head coach | Arizona Rattlers |
| Executive of the Year | Bryan Colangelo | General Manager | Arizona Rattlers |
| Commissioner's Award | Bob Gries | Owner | Tampa Bay Storm |

### All-Arena team

| Position | First team |
| Quarterback | Ben Bennett, Orlando |
| Fullback/Linebacker | Andre Bowden, Tampa Bay |
| Wide receiver/Defensive back | Barry Wagner, Orlando |
| Wide receiver/Linebacker | Niu Sale, Miami |
| Offensive specialist | Hunkie Cooper, Arizona |
| Offensive lineman/Defensive lineman | Dannie Lockett, Detroit Willie Fears, Cleveland Deatrich Wise, Tampa Bay |
| Defensive specialist | Durwood Roquemore, Orlando Rodney McSwain, Detroit |
| Kicker | Mike Black, Charlotte |