1994 Arizona Cardinals season

Arizona Cardinals
1994 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Buddy Ryan
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Seth Joyner; FS Aeneas Williams

The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise'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 had 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

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 7 Steve Beuerlein 9 Jim McMahon 11 Jay Schroeder Running backs 37 Larry Centers 23 Garrison Hearst 39 Brian Henesey 22 Mark Higgs 4 Chuck Levy 30 Ronald Moore 32 Barry Word Wide receivers 84 Gary Clark 81 Randal Hill 18 Kevin Knox 87 Ricky Proehl 80 Bryan Reeves 82 Patrick Robinson Tight ends 86 Chad Fann 89 Terry Samuels 85 Derek Ware		Offensive linemen 62 Ben Coleman T 59 Ed Cunningham C 67 Rick Cunningham T 65 Ernest Dye G 60 Anthony Redmon G 67 Luis Sharpe T 68 Joe Wolf T 71 Mark Tucker G Defensive linemen 63 Michael Bankston DE 92 Eric England DE 90 Keith McCants DE 96 Clyde Simmons DE 98 Eric Swann DT 94 Bernard Wilson DT		Linebackers 58 Eric Hill ILB 56 Terry Irving 53 Garth Jax 59 Seth Joyner 55 Wilber Marshall OLB 95 Jamir Miller Defensive backs 46 Brent Alexander FS 24 Herschel Currie 34 Terry Hoage FS 29 Lorenzo Lynch SS 20 Andre Waters 35 Aeneas Williams CB 21 James Williams Special teams 5 Greg Davis K 10 Jeff Feagles P		Reserve lists 83 Anthony Edwards WR (IR) —- Sean Wallace S (IR) Practice squad —- Wendall Gaines DE -- Chris Swartz QB Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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

Week 1

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	6	14	0	0	20
Cardinals	3	7	0	7	17

Date: September 11
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 5:00 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 60,066
Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C); humidity 45%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
• Browns	0	3	15	14	32

Date: September 18
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 62,818
Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C); humidity 62%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Referee: Dale Hamer

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	0	7
• Cardinals	7	0	0	10	17

Date: October 2
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 67,950
Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C); humidity 26%; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	3	0	3
• Cowboys	21	7	10	0	38

Date: October 9
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 64,518
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Cardinals	0	3	0	13	3	19
Redskins	0	14	0	2	0	16

Date: October 16
Location: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 50,019
Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	7	0	14	28
Cardinals	0	14	0	7	21

Date: October 23
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 71,023
Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C); wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall and John Madden

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	3	0	17
• Cardinals	7	10	0	0	3	20

Date: October 30
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 6:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C); wind 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h; 3.5 kn)
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	7	7
• Eagles	0	3	14	0	17

Date: November 6
Location: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C); wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)

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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 (11.1 °C); wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)

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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 (7.2 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Bears	7	3	6	0	3	19
Cardinals	0	3	3	10	0	16

Date: November 27
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C); wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	0	10	0	20	30
Oilers	9	3	0	0	12

Date: December 4
Location: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 39,821
Game weather: played indoors, domed stadium
Referee: Red Cashion

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This ninth successive defeat for the Oilers has the unusual distinction of being the most recent NFL game as of 2017 during which both teams scored a safety, and one of only eight since at least 1940.[15]

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 (11.1 °C); wind 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h; 3.5 kn)

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	7	0	7
• Cardinals	14	7	0	7	28

Date: December 18
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C); wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)

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Week 17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	3	6
• Falcons	7	0	3	0	10

Date: December 24
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 35,311
Game weather: played indoors, domed stadium

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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) [20]

References

"1994 Arizona Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – September 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – September 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – September 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – October 2nd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – October 9th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 16th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – October 23rd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – October 30th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 6th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – November 13th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – November 20th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – November 27th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.
Arizona Cardinals at Houston Oilers – December 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.
Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date
Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – December 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – December 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – December 24th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
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

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[1] "1994 Arizona Cardinals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.

[2] Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – September 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[3] New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – September 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[4] Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – September 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[5] Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – October 2nd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[6] Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – October 9th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.

[7] Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 16th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.

[8] Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – October 23rd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.

[9] Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – October 30th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.

[10] Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 6th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.

[11] Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – November 13th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-May-18.

[12] Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – November 20th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.

[13] Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – November 27th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.

[14] Arizona Cardinals at Houston Oilers – December 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.

[15] Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date

[16] Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – December 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.

[17] Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – December 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[18] Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – December 24th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.

[19] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

[20] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453

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
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