1994 Arizona Cardinals season

1994 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Buddy Ryan
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the team's 75th season with the National Football League, the seventh season in Arizona and the first season as the Arizona Cardinals. Buddy Ryan became the 32nd head coach in Cardinals history. After being given a large share of the credit for the success of the Houston Oilers in 1993, Ryan was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8–8 his first year, the Cardinals' first non-losing season since 1984.

The Cardinals finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, although it allowed only two fewer points in 1994 than they did in 1993. An anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona scored 89 points fewer in 1994 than it did in 1993, and it finished with a minus-32 point differential after finishing at plus-57 in 1993.

Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then were shut out 32–0 by the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals recovered to enter the final week of the season with a shot at the playoffs, but those hopes were ended by a 10–6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1994 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1994 Arizona Cardinals draft
1	10	Jamir Miller *	Linebacker	UCLA
2	38	Chuck Levy	Running back	Arizona
3	76	Rich Braham	Center	West Virginia
3	89	Eric England	Defensive end	Texas A&M
4	107	Perry Carter	Defensive back	Southern Miss
4	113	John Reece	Defensive back	Nebraska
4	115	Terry Irving	Linebacker	McNeese State
5	139	Anthony Redmon	Guard	Auburn
6	172	Terry Samuels	Tight end	Kentucky
7	204	Frank Harvey	Running back	Georgia
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

President – Bill Bidwill
Vice President – Larry Wilson
Assistant General Manager – Bob Ackles
Director of College Scouting – Bo Bolinger

Head coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Buddy Ryan

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Dave Atkins
Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh
Receivers/Tight Ends – Ted Plumb
Offensive Line – Dan Neal
Offensive Line Assistant – Guy Morriss
Quality Control – George Martinez

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ronnie Jones
Defensive Line – Rex Ryan
Linebackers – Ted Cottrell
Defensive Backs – Rob Ryan

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Al Roberts

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1994 Arizona Cardinals final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

5 Greg Davis K
10 Jeff Feagles p

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–12	32,969
2	September 11, 1994	New York Giants	L 20–17	60,066
3	September 18, 1994	at Cleveland Browns	L 32–0	62,818
4	Bye
5	October 2, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	W 17–7	67,950
6	October 9, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 38–3	64,518
7	October 16, 1994	at Washington Redskins	W 19–16	50,019
8	October 23, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 28–21	71,023
9	October 30, 1994	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20–17	65,690
10	November 6, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–7	64,952
11	November 13, 1994	at New York Giants	W 10–9	71,719
12	November 20, 1994	Philadelphia Eagles	W 12–6	62,779
13	November 27, 1994	Chicago Bears	L 19–16	65,922
14	December 4, 1994	at Houston Oilers	W 30–12	39,821
15	December 11, 1994	Washington Redskins	W 17–15	53,790
16	December 18, 1994	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–7	50,110
17	December 24, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10–6	35,311

Game summaries

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	0	0	3	7	10
Giants	7	2	0	0	9

Date: November 13
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52°F; wind 12

Scoring summary

Q1	NYG	Aaron Pierce 4 yard pass from Kent Graham (David Treadwell kick)	NYG 7–0

Q2	NYG	Holding penalty on Cardinals in end zone	NYG 9–0

Q3	ARI	Greg Davis 45 yard field goal	NYG 9–3

Q4	ARI	Bryan Reeves 9 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick)	ARI 10–9

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	3	6
• Cardinals	3	3	3	3	12

Date: November 20
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 45°F; wind 7

Scoring summary

Q1	ARI	Davis 24 yard field goal	ARI 3–0

Q2	ARI	Davis 24 yard field goal	ARI 6–0

Q2	PHI	Murray 26 yard field goal	ARI 6–3

Q3	ARI	Davis 24 yard field goal	ARI 9–3

Q4	PHI	Murray 30 yard field goal	ARI 9–6

Q4	ARI	Davis 39 yard field goal	ARI 12–6

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Week 15

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	3	0	9	15
• Cardinals	7	0	0	10	17

Date: December 11
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 52°F; wind 4

Scoring summary

Q1	ARI	Proehl 48 yard pass from Schroeder (Davis kick)	ARI 7–0

Q1	WSH	Lohmiller 34 yard field goal	ARI 7–3

Q2	WSH	Lohmiller 31 yard field goal	ARI 7–6

Q4	ARI	Moore 1 yard run (Davis kick)	ARI 14–6

Q4	WSH	Ellard 52 yard pass from Shuler (kick failed)	ARI 14–12

Q4	WSH	Lohmiller 21 yard field goal	WSH 15–14

Q4	ARI	Davis 27 yard field goal	ARI 17–15

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	414	248	L1
New York Giants	9	7	0	.563	279	305	W6
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	235	267	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	308	308	L7
Washington Redskins	3	13	0	.188	320	412	W1

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Awards and records

Aeneas Williams, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9) ^[6]

References

↑ "1994 Arizona Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453

External links

1994 Arizona Cardinals at Pro Football Reference

Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Chicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals seasons

Chicago 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 St. Louis 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Phoenix 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Arizona 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1994 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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