1994 Washington Redskins season

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1994 Washington Redskins season
Owner Jack Kent Cooke
General manager Charley Casserly
President John Kent Cooke
Head coach Norv Turner
Offensive coordinatorNorv Turner
Defensive coordinator Ron Lynn
Home field RFK Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1994 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 63rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 58th in Washington, D.C.

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The Redskins' 3–13 season was the worst record the team had posted since 1961, and the fewest wins they have ever gained in a 16-game season, an ignominy later matched by their 2013 and 2019 seasons. The team was decimated by the onset of the modern salary cap and free agency system. The Redskins were forced to depend on younger and untested players at many key positions.

The season marked the hiring of head coach Norv Turner, who would spend the next six seasons coaching the Redskins.

In addition to going winless at RFK in 1994, Turner's first season in Washington saw the team lose at home to the Falcons for the first time. Prior to the Falcons' 27–20 victory in Week 4, Atlanta had been 0–10 against the Redskins at RFK. This included a 24–7 loss to the Redskins during Washington's most recent championship season. [1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1994 Washington Redskins draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Heath Shuler   Quarterback Tennessee
231 Tre' Johnson  *  Offensive tackle Temple
368 Tydus Winans   Wide receiver Fresno State
397 Joe Patton   Guard Alabama A&M
4105 Kurt Haws   Tight end Utah
6163 Dexter Nottage   Defensive end Florida A&M
7197 Gus Frerotte  * Quarterback Tulsa
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1994 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Dan Riley
  • Assistant Strength – Jason Arapoff


Roster

1994 Washington Redskins 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

Practice squad


53 active, 7 inactive, 3 practice squadReserved


Rookies in italics

Regular season

The Redskins not only finished with the second worst record in 1994 at 3–13, just behind the 2–14 Oilers, but also suffered their worst 16–game season in terms of wins, although this would later be tied in 2013 and 2019. The Redskins suffered nine of their thirteen defeats by less than a full touchdown and only the two defeats to the Dallas Cowboys came by more than 20 points. All three of the Redskins' wins are on the road; the team failed to win a home game all season, going 0–8 when playing at RFK, including their biggest low point, losing to Atlanta for their first ever home loss to that team in eleven games. The Redskins also went 0–8 in division games: their three wins comprised two against NFC West rivals and one against the Colts. This would be Norv Turner's first of seven season's coaching the Redskins.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceGame
recap
1September 4 Seattle Seahawks L 7–280–1 RFK Stadium 52,930 Recap
2September 11at New Orleans Saints W 38–241–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,049 Recap
3September 18at New York Giants L 23–311–2 Giants Stadium 77,298 Recap
4September 25 Atlanta Falcons L 20–271–3RFK Stadium53,238 Recap
5October 2 Dallas Cowboys L 7–341–4RFK Stadium55,394 Recap
6October 9at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–211–5 Veterans Stadium 63,947 Recap
7October 16 Arizona Cardinals L 16–19(OT)1–6RFK Stadium50,019 Recap
8October 23at Indianapolis Colts W 41–272–6 RCA Dome 57,879 Recap
9October 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 29–312–7RFK Stadium53,530 Recap
10November 6 San Francisco 49ers L 22–372–8RFK Stadium54,335 Recap
11 Bye
12November 20at Dallas Cowboys L 7–312–9 Texas Stadium 64,644 Recap
13November 27 New York Giants L 19–212–10RFK Stadium43,384 Recap
14December 4at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–262–11 Tampa Stadium 45,121 Recap
15December 11at Arizona Cardinals L 15–172–12 Sun Devil Stadium 53,790 Recap
16December 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–172–13RFK Stadium47,315 Recap
17December 24at Los Angeles Rams W 24–213–13 Anaheim Stadium 25,705 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) Dallas Cowboys 1240.750414248L1
New York Giants 970.563279305W6
Arizona Cardinals 880.500235267L1
Philadelphia Eagles 790.438308308L7
Washington Redskins 3130.188320412W1

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References

  1. ↑ "All Matchups, Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Football Team".
  2. ↑ "1994 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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