1994 New York Jets season

1994 New York Jets season
Owner	Leon Hess
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Rob Moore
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The 1994 New York Jets season was the 35th season for the team and the 25th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1993 under new head coach Pete Carroll. The franchise’s largest home crowd at that time, 75,606, watched the Jets battle Miami for a share of first place in the AFC East. The Jets led, 24–6, in the third quarter before Dan Marino led a furious comeback, capped by the “fake spike” touchdown pass to Mark Ingram, for the Dolphins’ 28–24 win. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–10, losing six of their last seven games to end the season, and Carroll was fired.

Offseason[]

After the 1993 season, the Jets fired head coach Bruce Coslet, who had coached the team for four years, and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Carroll to Jets head coach.

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	12	Aaron Glenn	Cornerback	Texas A&M
2	41	Ryan Yarborough	Wide Receiver	Wyoming
3	94	Lou Benfatti	Defensive Tackle	Penn State
4	117	Orlando Parker	Wide Receiver	Troy State
5	152	Horace Morris	Linebacker	Tennessee
6	173	Fred Lester	Running Back	Alabama A&M
7	208	Glenn Foley	Quarterback	Boston College

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1994 New York Jets staff

	Front office Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg Assistant General Manager – James Harris Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan Head coaches Head Coach – Pete Carroll Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ray Sherman Quarterbacks – Walt Harris Running Backs – Johnny Roland Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – Don Breaux Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Offensive Assistant – Sparky Woods			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Larry Coyer Linebackers – Foge Fazio Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell Defensive Assistant – Steve Trimble Special teams coaches Special Teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides

Roster[]

1994 New York Jets final roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Boomer Esiason 14 Glenn Foley 10 Jack Trudeau Running backs 20 Richie Anderson FB 30 Brad Baxter FB 32 Anthony Johnson 39 Johnny Johnson 29 Adrian Murrell Wide receivers 88 Stevie Anderson 82 Rob Carpenter 81 Art Monk 85 Rob Moore 89 Orlando Parker 87 Ryan Yarborough Tight ends 84 Fred Baxter 86 Johnny Mitchell 80 James Thornton		Offensive linemen 76 James Brown T 69 Jeff Criswell T 52 Cal Dixon C 62 Roger Duffy G 74 Everett McIver G 53 Jim Sweeney C 67 Dwayne White G 77 Matt Willig T 61 Terrence Wisdom G Defensive linemen 78 Lou Benfatti DT 92 Tony Casillas DT 66 Donald Evans DT 91 Paul Frase DE/DT 56 Jeff Lageman DE 95 Alfred Oglesby DT 71 Bill Pickel DT 97 Marvin Washington DE		Linebackers 51 Tuineau Alipate 98 Kurt Barber ILB 50 Glenn Cadrez MLB 59 Kyle Clifton MLB 55 Bobby Houston 54 Marvin Jones 57 Mo Lewis OLB Defensive backs 31 Aaron Glenn CB 21 Victor Green SS 40 James Hasty CB 25 Cliff Hicks CB 42 Ronnie Lott FS 37 Anthony Prior 27 Pat Terrell 22 Eric Thomas CB 23 Marcus Turner FS 48 Brian Washington SS Special teams 11 Brian Hansen P  8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists Practice squad —- TE 1 Tony Meola PK -- FS Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(ET)	TV Announcers	Game site	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–3	NBC 4:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	Rich Stadium	79,460
2	September 11, 1994	Denver Broncos	W 25–22 (OT)	NBC 4:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	The Meadowlands	73,436
3	September 18, 1994	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–14	NBC 1:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,977
4	September 25, 1994	Chicago Bears	L 19–7	TNT 8:00pm	Gary Bender & Pat Haden	The Meadowlands	70,806
5	October 2, 1994	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–7	NBC 1:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	Cleveland Stadium	76,188
6	October 9, 1994	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–6	NBC 1:00pm	Jim Lampley & Todd Christensen	The Meadowlands	64,934
7	October 16, 1994	New England Patriots	W 24–17	NBC 1:00pm	Charlie Jones & Randy Cross	The Meadowlands	71,123
8	Bye
9	October 30, 1994	at Indianapolis Colts	L 28–25	NBC 4:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	RCA Dome	44,350
10	November 6, 1994	Buffalo Bills	W 22–17	NBC 4:00pm	Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy	The Meadowlands	66,949
11	November 13, 1994	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–10	NBC 4:00pm	Charlie Jones & Randy Cross	Lambeau Field	58,307
12	November 20, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	W 31–21	NBC 4:00pm	Tom Hammond & Cris Collinsworth	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,687
13	November 27, 1994	Miami Dolphins	L 28–24	NBC 1:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	The Meadowlands	75,606
14	December 4, 1994	at New England Patriots	L 24–13	NBC 1:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	Foxboro Stadium	60,138
15	December 10, 1994	Detroit Lions	L 18–7	FOX 12:30pm	Dick Stockton & Matt Millen	The Meadowlands	56,080
16	December 18, 1994	San Diego Chargers	L 21–6	NBC 1:00pm	Tom Hammond & Cris Collinsworth	The Meadowlands	48,213
17	December 24, 1994	at Houston Oilers	L 24–10	NBC 4:00pm	Charlie Jones & Randy Cross	Astrodome	31,176

Game summaries[]

Week 1[]

 

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 0 17 3 3 23 Bills 3 0 0 0 3 Date: September 4 Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Paul Maguire
Scoring summary 1 BUF Steve Christie 27 yard field goal Bills 3–0 2 NYJ Richie Anderson 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Jets 7–3 2 NYJ Johnny Johnson 9 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Jets 14–3 2 NYJ Nick Lowery 27 yard field goal Jets 17–3 3 NYJ Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal Jets 24–3 4 NYJ Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal Jets 27–3

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Week 7[]

1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 0 7 0 10 17 • Jets 7 14 0 3 24 Date: October 16 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C); wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn) Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Randy Cross

Scoring summary Q1 NYJ Brad Baxter 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 7–0 Q2 NE Ray Crittenden 3 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 NYJ Brad Baxter 2 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 14–7 Q2 NYJ Johnny Mitchell 4 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 21–7 Q4 NE Blair Thomas 4 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) NYJ 21–14 Q4 NYJ Nick Lowery 37 yard field goal NYJ 24–14 Q4 NE Matt Bahr 40 yard field goal NYJ 24–17

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Standings[]

AFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	389	327	W1
(5) New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	351	312	W7
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	307	320	W2
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	340	356	L3
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	264	320	L5

Turning point[]

In Week 13, the Jets were 6–5 and were still in the hunt for a playoff berth (a win would have created a first-place tie in the AFC East) as they faced the Dolphins. With the Jets leading 24–21 late in the game, Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino was ready to spike the ball to stop the clock, but instead he tricked the Jets defense by tossing for a game-winning touchdown and a Dolphin win. The Jets never recovered as they lost the remaining four games of the season and Pete Carroll, who called the loss "a staggering defeat", subsequently lost his job as Jets head coach. This game began a nosedive for the team that spanned the remaining two seasons, as between the end of the 1994 season and the close of the 1996 NFL season; the Jets won only 4 of their next 36 games following the "fake spike".

References[]

External links[]

• 1994 statistics