1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

1994 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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. As of the 2012 season, the 1993 and 1994 Bengals are the most recent franchise to be the last winless NFL team in consecutive seasons.

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.

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

Personnel

Staff

1994 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – Mike Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson Tight Ends – Paul Alexander Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Line – Joe Wessel Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Defensive Staff Assistant – Bobby DePaul Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1994 Cincinnati Bengals roster
	Quarterbacks  8 Jeff Blake 12 Donald Hollas  7 David Klingler  4 Erik Wilhelm Running backs 42 Eric Ball 33 Steve Broussard 46 Jeff Cothran FB 44 Derrick Fenner FB 28 Harold Green Wide receivers 19 Jeff Hill 85 Tim McGee 80 Carl Pickens 89 Jeff Query 86 Darnay Scott 84 Milt Stegall		Tight ends 83 David Frisch 82 Tony McGee 87 Troy Sadowski Offensive linemen 74 Rich Braham T 65 Darrick Brilz C 72 Scott Brumfield G 68 Dave Cadigan G 74 Mark Dennis T 66 Dan Jones G 64 Bruce Kozerski G/T 60 Eric Moore T 73 Ken Moyer G/C 76 Trent Pollard T 77 Kevin Sargent T		Defensive linemen 92 John Copeland DE 97 Mike Frier DE 69 Tim Krumrie DT 93 Ty Parten DE 95 Keith Rucker DT 70 Artie Smith DE 79 Ramondo Stallings DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DE 99 Dan Wilkinson DT 94 Alfred Williams DE Linebackers 58 David Braxton OLB 50 James Francis OLB 57 Kevin Jefferson LB 55 John Johnson LB 56 Ricardo McDonald OLB 96 Kanavis McGhee LB 90 Eric Shaw LB 53 Santo Stephens OLB 51 Steve Tovar MLB 91 Brett Wallerstedt MLB		Defensive backs 43 Mike Brim CB 41 Forey Duckett CB 45 Adrian Hardy CB 25 Rod Jones CB 24 Roger Jones (American football) CB 29 Louis Oliver SS 23 Corey Sawyer CB 34 Fernandus Vinson SS 27 Bracy Walker FS 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams 11 Lee Johnson P  9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS Rookies in italics

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

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)

• Jeff Blake, AFC offensive player of the month for November

Milestones

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

External links

• 1994 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com