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 and the seventh season in Arizona. 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 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

1994 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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

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 22 Mark Higgs  4 Chuck Levy 30 Ronald Moore 32 Barry Word Wide receivers 84 Gary Clark 81 Randal Hill 87 Ricky Proehl Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen 63 Michael Bankston DE 90 Keith McCants DE 96 Clyde Simmons DE 98 Eric Swann DT 94 Bernard Wilson DT		Linebackers 58 Eric Hill ILB 59 Seth Joyner 55 Wilber Marshall OLB 95 Jamir Miller Defensive backs 34 Terry Hoage 29 Lorenzo Lynch CB 35 Aeneas Williams CB 21 James Williams 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 0no 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

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, AZ 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 ARI 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

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, AZ 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

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

Awards and records

• Aeneas Williams, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)

External links

• 1994 Arizona Cardinals at Pro Football Reference