1994 Indianapolis Colts season

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1994 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Robert Irsay
General manager Bill Tobin
Head coach Ted Marchibroda
Home stadium RCA Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1994 Indianapolis Colts season was the 42nd season for the team in the National Football League and 11th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1994 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished third in the AFC East division.

Contents

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
DE Tony Bennett (Packers)QB Jeff George (Falcons)
QB Jim Harbaugh (Bears)LB Duane Bickett (Seahawks)
QB Browning Nagle (Jets)RB Rodney Culver (Chargers)
S David Tate (Giants)RB Anthony Johnson (Jets)
WR Floyd Turner (Saints)G Bill Schultz (Oilers)
QB Jack Trudeau (Jets)
WR Clarence Verdin (Falcons)

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
12 Marshall Faulk Running back San Diego State
15 Trev Alberts Linebacker Nebraska
232 Eric Mahlum Tackle California
367 Jason Mathews Tackle Texas A&M
4106 Bradford Banta Tight end USC
5133 John Covington Safety Notre Dame
6164 Lamont Warren Running Back Colorado

Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Aaron Bailey Wide receiver Louisville

Personnel

Staff

1994 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

  • President/treasurer – Robert Irsay
  • Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay
  • Vice president/director of football operations – Bill Tobin
  • Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening
  • Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Director of college player personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Tom Batta

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1994 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 3 practice squad

Regular season

In his NFL debut, Marshall Faulk had three touchdowns. [1]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 4 Houston Oilers W 45–211–0 Hoosier Dome 47,372
2September 11at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–241–1 Tampa Stadium 36,631
3September 18at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–311–2 Three Rivers Stadium 54,040
4September 25 Cleveland Browns L 14–211–3Hoosier Dome55,821
5October 2 Seattle Seahawks W 17–152–3Hoosier Dome49,876
6October 9at New York Jets L 6–162–4 Giants Stadium 64,934
7October 16at Buffalo Bills W 27–173–4 Rich Stadium 79,404
8October 23 Washington Redskins L 27–413–5Hoosier Dome57,879
9October 30 New York Jets W 28–254–5Hoosier Dome44,350
10November 6at Miami Dolphins L 21–224–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,158
11 Bye
12November 20at Cincinnati Bengals W 17–135–6 Riverfront Stadium 55,566
13November 27 New England Patriots L 10–125–7Hoosier Dome43,839
14December 4at Seattle Seahawks W 31–196–7 Kingdome 39,574
15December 11at New England Patriots L 13–286–8 Foxboro Stadium 57,656
16December 18 Miami Dolphins W 10–67–8Hoosier Dome58,867
17December 24 Buffalo Bills W 10–98–8Hoosier Dome38,458
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(3) Miami Dolphins 1060.625389327W1
(5) New England Patriots 1060.625351312W7
Indianapolis Colts 880.500307320W2
Buffalo Bills 790.438340356L3
New York Jets 6100.375264320L5

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16