1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 27th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League.

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

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 would go on to complete another miserable 3–13 season (their third in four years), as Jeff Blake become the new Quarterback of the future, bringing the David Klingler era to a crashing end.[1]

Offseason

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



Rookies in italics

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

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

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Jeff Blake306156215414976.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Derrick Fenner1414683.3211
Steve Broussard944034.3372

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Carl Pickens71112715.97011

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Steve Tovar1223.0132
Alfred Williams489.5011
Louis Oliver631.0310

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Doug Pelfrey332884.8%252496.0%104
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Lee Johnson79346164143.8

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Eric Ball4291521.8430000.000
Corey Sawyer11414.01402630711.8821

Awards and records

  • Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 (achieved on November 6, 1994) [4]
  • Jeff Blake, AFC offensive player of the month for November

Milestones

  • Carl Pickens, 1st 1000 Yard Receiving Season (1,127 yards) [5]

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. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
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