NFL team season (1st season as Arizona)
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 [ ]
[1]
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
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator – Ronnie Jones
Defensive Line – Rex Ryan
Linebackers – Ted Cottrell
Defensive Backs – Rob Ryan
Special teams coaches
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
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 4
at Los Angeles Rams
L 12–14
0–1
Anaheim Stadium
32,969
2
September 11
New York Giants
L 17–20
0–2
Sun Devil Stadium
60,066
3
September 18
at Cleveland Browns
L 0–32
0–3
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
62,818
4
Bye
5
October 2
Minnesota Vikings
W 17–7
1–3
Sun Devil Stadium
67,950
6
October 9
at Dallas Cowboys
L 3–38
1–4
Texas Stadium
64,518
7
October 16
at Washington Redskins
W 19–16
2–4
RFK Stadium
50,019
8
October 23
Dallas Cowboys
L 21–28
2–5
Sun Devil Stadium
71,023
9
October 30
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 20–17
3–5
Sun Devil Stadium
65,690
10
November 6
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 7–17
3–6
Veterans Stadium
64,952
11
November 13
at New York Giants
W 10–9
4–6
Giants Stadium
71,719
12
November 20
Philadelphia Eagles
W 12–6
5–6
Sun Devil Stadium
62,779
13
November 27
Chicago Bears
L 16–19
5–7
Sun Devil Stadium
65,922
14
December 4
at Houston Oilers
W 30–12
6–7
Houston Astrodome
39,821
15
December 11
Washington Redskins
W 17–15
7–7
Sun Devil Stadium
53,790
16
December 18
Cincinnati Bengals
W 28–7
8–7
Sun Devil Stadium
50,110
17
at Atlanta Falcons
L 6–10
8–8
Georgia Dome
35,311
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
6 6 0
12
• Rams
7
0 7 0
14
Date: September 18Location: Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim , California Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT Game attendance: 32,969Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C); humidity 77%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)Referee: Bernie Kukar
Scoring summary Q1 2:31 RAM Todd Lyght 74-yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) RAM 7–0
Q2 4:33 ARI Greg Davis 37-yard field goalRAM 7–3
Q2 11:52 ARI Greg Davis 34-yard field goalRAM 7–6
Q2 6:07 RAM Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) RAM 14–6
Q4 12:56 ARI Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (pass failed) RAM 14–12
[2]
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Giants
6
14 0 0
20
Cardinals
3
7 0 7
17
Date: September 11Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe , Arizona Game start: 5:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 60,066Game 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
[3]
Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 0
0
• Browns
0
3 15 14
32
Date: September 18Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 62,818Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C); humidity 62%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)Referee: Dale Hamer
Scoring summary Q2 2:31 CLE Matt Stover 32-yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q3 4:33 CLE Vinny Testaverde 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick)CLE 10–0
Q3 11:52 CLE Tommy Vardell 16-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Tom Tupa run)CLE 18–0
Q4 6:07 CLE Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 25–0
Q4 12:56 CLE Eric Turner 93-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick)CLE 32–0
[4]
Week 5 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Vikings
0
7 0 0
7
• Cardinals
7
0 0 10
17
Date: October 2Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe , Arizona Game start: 4:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 67,950Game weather: 80 °F (26.7 °C); humidity 26%; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Scoring summary Q1 9:21 ARI Derek Ware 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q2 5:15 MIN Jake Reed 15-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick)7–7
Q4 2:20 ARI Greg Davis 46-yard field goalARI 10–7
Q4 6:50 ARI Larry Centers 6-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 17–7
[5]
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 3 0
3
• Cowboys
21
7 10 0
38
Date: October 9Location: Texas Stadium , Irving , Texas Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Game attendance: 64,518Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C); wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Scoring summary Q1 7:35 DAL Daryl Johnston 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 7–0
Q1 10:40 DAL Emmitt Smith 3-yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 14–0
Q1 14:18 DAL Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 21–0
Q2 6:20 DAL Michael Irvin 12-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 28–0
Q3 6:50 DAL Chris Boniol 19-yard field goalDAL 31–0
Q3 8:01 ARI Greg Davis 42-yard field goalDAL 31–3
Q3 8:10 DAL Kevin Williams 87-yard kickoff return (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 38–3
[6]
Week 7 [ ]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Cardinals
0
3 0 13 3
19
Redskins
0
14 0 2 0
16
Date: October 16Location: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium , Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 50,019Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Scoring summary Q2 1:43 WAS Brian Mitchell 46-yard pass from Heath Shuler (Chip Lohmiller kick) WAS 7–0
Q2 13:27 WAS Darrell Green 27-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) WAS 14–0
Q2 13:42 ARI Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal WAS 14–3
Q4 4:58 ARI Ronald Moore 10-yard rush (run failed) WAS 14–9
Q4 5:50 WAS Safety, Jeff Feagles stepped out of end zone WAS 16–9
Q4 10:00 ARI Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick) 16–16
OT 5:45 ARI Todd Peterson 29-yard field goalARI 19–16
[7]
Week 8 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
7
7 0 14
28
Cardinals
0
14 0 7
21
Date: October 23Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona Game start: 1:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 71,023Game 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
[8]
Week 9 [ ]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Steelers
0
14 0 3 0
17
• Cardinals
7
10 0 0 3
20
Date: October 30Location: 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 BlumTV announcers (TNT ): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
[9]
Week 10 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 7
7
• Eagles
0
3 14 0
17
Date: November 6Location: 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)
Scoring summary Q2 14:47 PHI Eddie Murray 36-yard field goalPHI 3–0
Q3 3:35 PHI Fred Barnett 47-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)PHI 10–0
Q3 9:43 PHI Fred Barnett 50-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)PHI 17–0
Q4 14:39 ARI Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick)PHI 17–7
[10]
Week 11 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
0
0 3 7
10
Giants
7
2 0 0
9
Date: November 13Location: 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)
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 goalNYG 9–3
Q4 ARI Bryan Reeves 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick) ARI 10–9
[11]
Week 12 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
3 0 3
6
• Cardinals
3
3 3 3
12
Date: November 20Location: 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)
Scoring summary Q1 ARI Davis 24-yard field goalARI 3–0
Q2 ARI Davis 24-yard field goal ARI 6–0
Q2 PHI Murray 26-yard field goalARI 6–3
Q3 ARI Davis 24-yard field goal ARI9–3
Q4 PHI Murray 30-yard field goal ARI9–6
Q4 ARI Davis 39-yard field goal ARI12–6
[12]
Week 13 [ ]
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Bears
7
3 6 0 3
19
Cardinals
0
3 3 10 0
16
Date: November 27Location: 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)
[13]
Week 14 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
0
10 0 20
30
Oilers
9
3 0 0
12
Date: December 4Location: Astrodome , Houston , Texas Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 39,821Game weather: played indoors, domed stadiumReferee: Red Cashion
Scoring summary Q1 9:33 HOU Safety, Lamar Lathon tackled Jay Schroeder in end zone HOU 2–0
Q1 11:50 HOU Cris Dishman 36-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick)HOU 9–0
Q2 2:59 ARI Larry Centers 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)HOU 9–7
Q2 10:45 ARI Greg Davis 25-yard field goalARI 10–9
Q2 13:42 HOU Al Del Greco 34-yard field goalHOU 12–10
Q4 2:57 ARI Gary Clark 13-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ronald Moore run)ARI 18–12
Q4 ARI Greg Davis 23-yard field goalARI 21–12
Q4 ARI Larry Centers 4-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 28–12
Q4 ARI Safety, Eric Swann tackled Billy Joe Tolliver in end zone ARI 30–12
[14]
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 11Location: 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)
Scoring summary Q1 ARI Proehl 48-yard pass from Schroeder (Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q1 WSH Chip Lohmiller 34-yard field goalARI 7–3
Q2 WSH Chip Lohmiller 31-yard field goalARI 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
[16]
Week 16 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
0
0 7 0
7
• Cardinals
14
7 0 7
28
Date: December 18Location: 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)
Scoring summary Q1 3:29 ARI Garrison Hearst 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q1 4:59 ARI Larry Centers 10-yard pass from Garrison Hearst (Greg Davis kick)ARI 14–0
Q2 0:10 ARI Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick)ARI 21–0
Q3 4:23 CIN Carl Pickens 4-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick)ARI 21–7
Q4 ARI Larry Centers 10-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 28–7
[17]
Week 17 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
3 0 3
6
• Falcons
7
0 3 0
10
Date: December 24Location: Georgia Dome , Atlanta Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 35,311Game weather: played indoors, domed stadium
[18]
Standings [ ]
[19]
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
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