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
Timeline
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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

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Dan Wilkinson	Defensive Tackle	Ohio State
2	Darnay Scott	Wide Receiver	San Diego State
3	Jeff Cothran	Running Back	Ohio State
3	Steve Shine	Linebacker	Northwestern
4	Corey Sawyer	Cornerback	Florida State
5	Trent Pollard	Tackle	Eastern Washington
6	Kimo von Oelhoffen	Defensive Tackle	Boise State
6	Jerry Reynolds	Tackle	UNLV
7	Ramondo Stallings	Defensive End	San Diego State

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 Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Practice Squad 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
Pittsburgh Steelers	12	4	0	.750	316	234	L1
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

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

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site