1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1994 Cincinnati Bengals season
Cincinnati Bengals wordmark (1971-1996).png
Head coach Dave Shula
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None

The 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 27th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League.

Contents

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.

The Bengals equaled their 3-13 record from 1993 and again missed out on a playoff berth. During the season, the Bengals decided to move on from the struggling David Klingler, who had not lived up to his potential as the team's quarterback of the future despite being a high draft pick. After seven weeks without a win, Klingler was pulled in favor of off-season acquisition Jeff Blake, who nearly upset the defending world champion Dallas Cowboys in his first start. [1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1994 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Dan Wilkinson   Defensive tackle Ohio State
230 Darnay Scott   Wide receiver San Diego State
366 Jeff Cothran   Fullback Ohio State
386Steve Shine Linebacker Northwestern
4104 Corey Sawyer   Cornerback Florida State
5132Trent Pollard  Offensive tackle Eastern Washington
6162 Kimo von Oelhoffen  Defensive tackle Boise State
6184Jerry Reynolds Offensive tackle UNLV
7195 Ramondo Stallings   Defensive end San Diego State
      Made roster  

[2]

Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Jim Ballard Quarterback Mount Union
Jeff Hill Wide receiver Purdue

Personnel

Staff

1994 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood


Roster

1994 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad none

53 active, 8 inactive


Rookies in italics



[3]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 4, 1994 Cleveland Browns L 20–280–1
52,778
2September 11, 1994at San Diego Chargers L 10–270–2
53,217
3September 18, 1994 New England Patriots L 28–310–3
46,640
4September 25, 1994at Houston Oilers L 13–200–4
44,253
5October 2, 1994 Miami Dolphins L 7–230–5
55,056
6Bye
7October 16, 1994at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–140–6
55,353
8October 23, 1994at Cleveland Browns L 13–370–7
77,588
9October 30, 1994 Dallas Cowboys L 20–230–8
57,096
10November 6, 1994at Seattle Seahawks W 20–17 (OT)1–8
46,630
11November 13, 1994 Houston Oilers W 34–312–8
54,908
12November 20, 1994 Indianapolis Colts L 13–172–9
55,566
13November 27, 1994at Denver Broncos L 13–152–10
69,714
14December 4, 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–382–11
53,401
15December 11, 1994at New York Giants L 20–272–12
67,530
16December 18, 1994at Arizona Cardinals L 7–282–13
50,110
17December 24, 1994 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–303–13
39,923

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 1240.750316234L1
(4) Cleveland Browns 1150.688340204W1
Cincinnati Bengals 3130.188276406W1
Houston Oilers 2140.125226352W1

Season summary

Week 13 at Broncos

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–9) at Denver Broncos (5–6)
Period1234Total
Bengals 060713
Broncos 690015

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 27, 1994
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,714
  • Box Score, Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BengalsPassing Jeff Blake 15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Steve Broussard 8 Rush, 52 Yds
Receiving Carl Pickens 6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD
BroncosPassing John Elway 21/38, 239 Yds, TD
Rushing Leonard Russell 13 Rush, 30 Yds
Receiving Anthony Miller 5 Rec, 116 Yds, TD

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Jeff Blake 306156215414976.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Derrick Fenner 1414683.3211
Steve Broussard 944034.3372

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Carl Pickens 71112715.97011

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Steve Tovar 1223.0132
Alfred Williams 489.5011
Louis Oliver 631.0310

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Doug Pelfrey 332884.8%252496.0%104
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Lee Johnson 79346164143.8

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Eric Ball 4291521.8430000.000
Corey Sawyer 11414.01402630711.8821

Awards and records

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References

  1. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
  2. ↑ "1994 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1994 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ 100 Things Dolphins Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Armando Salguero, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2020, ISBN 978-1-62937-722-3, p.157
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
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