1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

1994 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachDave Shula
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

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.

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

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  

[2]

Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
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

  • October 2, 1994: Dubbed the “Shula Bowl”, it marked the first time in NFL history that a head coaching matchup featured father against son. Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins defeated David Shula’s Cincinnati Bengals by a 23-7 mark. [4]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 4, 1994 Cleveland Browns L 20–28 0–1
52,778
2 September 11, 1994 at San Diego Chargers L 10–27 0–2
53,217
3 September 18, 1994 New England Patriots L 28–31 0–3
46,640
4 September 25, 1994 at Houston Oilers L 13–20 0–4
44,253
5 October 2, 1994 Miami Dolphins L 7–23 0–5
55,056
6 Bye
7 October 16, 1994 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–14 0–6
55,353
8 October 23, 1994 at Cleveland Browns L 13–37 0–7
77,588
9 October 30, 1994 Dallas Cowboys L 20–23 0–8
57,096
10 November 6, 1994 at Seattle Seahawks W 20–17 (OT) 1–8
46,630
11 November 13, 1994 Houston Oilers W 34–31 2–8
54,908
12 November 20, 1994 Indianapolis Colts L 13–17 2–9
55,566
13 November 27, 1994 at Denver Broncos L 13–15 2–10
69,714
14 December 4, 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers L 15–38 2–11
53,401
15 December 11, 1994 at New York Giants L 20–27 2–12
67,530
16 December 18, 1994 at Arizona Cardinals L 7–28 2–13
50,110
17 December 24, 1994 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–30 3–13
39,923

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

Season summary

Week 13 at Broncos

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–9) at Denver Broncos (5–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 6 0713
Broncos 6 9 0015

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
Team Category Player Statistics
Bengals Passing Jeff Blake 15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Steve Broussard 8 Rush, 52 Yds
Receiving Carl Pickens 6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD
Broncos Passing 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

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
  • Darnay Scott, WR, PFWA All-Rookie Team

Milestones

  • Carl Pickens, 1st 1000 Yard Receiving Season (1,127 yards) [6]

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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