1994 Cincinnati Bengals season
| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dave Shula |
| Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–13 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 27th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League.
On October 2 history was made at Riverfront Stadium, when Dave Shula and the Bengals faced father Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins in the first father-son coaching match up in NFL history. The elder Shula would emerge victorious 23–7, as the Bengals were in the midst of a 0–8 start for the third time in four years. As of the 2012 season, the 1993 and 1994 Bengals are the most recent franchise to be the last winless NFL team in consecutive seasons.[1]
The Bengals would go on to complete another miserable 3–13 season (their third in four years), as Jeff Blake become the new Quarterback of the future, bringing the David Klingler era to a crashing end.[2]
Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1994 NFL Draft
| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dan Wilkinson | Defensive tackle | Ohio State | |
| 2 | 30 | Darnay Scott | Wide receiver | San Diego State | |
| 3 | 66 | Jeff Cothran | Fullback | Ohio State | |
| 3 | 86 | Steve Shine | Linebacker | Northwestern | |
| 4 | 104 | Corey Sawyer | Cornerback | Florida State | |
| 5 | 132 | Trent Pollard | Offensive tackle | Eastern Washington | |
| 6 | 162 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | Defensive tackle | Boise State | |
| 6 | 184 | Jerry Reynolds | Offensive tackle | UNLV | |
| 7 | 195 | Ramondo Stallings | Defensive end | San Diego State | |
| Made roster | |||||
Personnel
Staff
| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals roster | |||||||||
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Tight ends
Offensive linemen
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Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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Defensive backs
Special teams
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1994 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–28 | |
| 2 | September 11, 1994 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–27 | |
| 3 | September 18, 1994 | New England Patriots | L 28–31 | |
| 4 | September 25, 1994 | at Houston Oilers | L 13–20 | |
| 5 | October 2, 1994 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–23 | |
| 6 | Bye | |||
| 7 | October 16, 1994 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–14 | |
| 8 | October 23, 1994 | at Cleveland Browns | L 13–37 | |
| 9 | October 30, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | L 20–23 | |
| 10 | November 6, 1994 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 20–17 | |
| 11 | November 13, 1994 | Houston Oilers | W 34–31 | |
| 12 | November 20, 1994 | Indianapolis Colts | L 13–17 | |
| 13 | November 27, 1994 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–15 | |
| 14 | December 4, 1994 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 15–38 | |
| 15 | December 11, 1994 | at New York Giants | L 20–27 | |
| 16 | December 18, 1994 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–28 | |
| 17 | December 24, 1994 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–30 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 316 | 234 | L1 |
| (4) Cleveland Browns | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 340 | 204 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 276 | 406 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 226 | 352 | W1 |
Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Jeff Blake | 306 | 156 | 2154 | 14 | 9 | 76.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| Derrick Fenner | 141 | 468 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Steve Broussard | 94 | 403 | 4.3 | 37 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Carl Pickens | 71 | 1127 | 15.9 | 70 | 11 |
Defensive
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| Steve Tovar | 122 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Alfred Williams | 48 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Louis Oliver | 63 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Doug Pelfrey | 33 | 28 | 84.8% | 25 | 24 | 96.0% | 104 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 79 | 3461 | 64 | 1 | 43.8 |
Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| Eric Ball | 42 | 915 | 21.8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Sawyer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 82 | 1 |
Awards and records
- Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 (achieved on November 6, 1994) [5]
- Jeff Blake, AFC offensive player of the month for November
Milestones
- Carl Pickens, 1st 1000 Yard Receiving Season (1,127 yards) [6]
References
- ↑ Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season
- ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
- ↑ "1994 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ "1994 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
External links
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