1994 Washington Redskins season

1994 Washington Redskins season
1994 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1993; Redskins seasons; 1995 →;

The 1994 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 63rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 58th in Washington, D.C.

The Redskins' 3–13 season was the worst record the team had posted since 1961, and the fewest wins they have ever gained in a 16-game season, an ignominy later matched by their 2013 and 2019 seasons. The team was decimated by the onset of the modern salary cap and free agency system. The Redskins were forced to depend on younger and untested players at many key positions.

The season marked the hiring of head coach Norv Turner, who would spend the next six seasons coaching the Redskins.

In addition to going winless at RFK in 1994, Turner's first season in Washington saw the team lose at home to the Falcons for the first time. Prior to the Falcons' 27–20 victory in Week 4, Atlanta had been 0–10 against the Redskins at RFK. This included a 24–7 loss to the Redskins during Washington's most recent championship season.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1994 Washington Redskins draft
1	3	Heath Shuler	Quarterback	Tennessee
2	31	Tre' Johnson *	Offensive tackle	Temple
3	68	Tydus Winans	Wide receiver	Fresno State
3	97	Joe Patton	Guard	Alabama A&M
4	105	Kurt Haws	Tight end	Utah
6	163	Dexter Nottage	Defensive end	Florida A&M
7	197	Gus Frerotte *	Quarterback	Tulsa
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

**1994 Washington Redskins staff**
	Front office Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer – Jack Kent Cooke Executive Vice President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of Player Personnel – Kirk Mee Director of College Scouting – George Saimes Head coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Cam Cameron Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Russ Grimm Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas Defensive Assistant – Ray Horton Special teams coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Assistant Strength – Jason Arapoff

Roster

**1994 Washington Redskins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Gus Frerotte 17 John Friesz 5 Heath Shuler Running backs (RB) 36 William Bell 40 Reggie Brooks 32 Ricky Ervins 30 Brian Mitchell 39 Tyrone Rush 37 Cedric Smith FB Wide receivers (WR) 85 Henry Ellard 80 Desmond Howard 86 Leslie Shepherd 84 Olanda Truitt 83 Tydus Winans Tight ends (TE) 87 Coleman Bell 82 Kurt Haws 89 Ethan Horton 88 James Jenkins		Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Ray Brown G/T 75 John Gesek C 77 Tre' Johnson T 64 Trevor Matich 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 68 Joe Patton G/T 69 Mark Schlereth G 76 Ed Simmons T 61 Vernice Smith G Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Marc Boutte DT 91 Shane Collins DE 78 Tim Johnson DT 70 Leonard Marshall DE/DT 72 Lamar Mills DE/DT 92 Dexter Nottage DE 97 Sterling Palmer DE 94 Bobby Wilson DT 98 Tony Woods DE		Linebackers (LB) 56 Erick Anderson OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 55 Andre Collins OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB 57 Ken Harvey OLB 90 Tyronne Stowe MLB Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 8 Chip Lohmiller K 1 Reggie Roby P				Practice squad -- Anthony Abrams DT —- Gonzalo Floyd DE -- Alai Kalaniuvalu G Reserve 90 Rick Graf LB (IR) -- Martin Hochertz DE (IR) 79 Jim Lachey T (IR) 20 Alvoid Mays CB (IR) -- Mark Stock WR (IR) 29 Keith Taylor S (IR) 22 Frank Wycheck TE (Susp.) Rookies in italics

Regular season

The Redskins not only finished with the second worst record in 1994 at 3–13, just behind the 2–14 Oilers, but also suffered their worst 16–game season in terms of wins, although this would later be tied in 2013 and 2019. The Redskins suffered nine of their thirteen defeats by less than a full touchdown and only the two defeats to the Dallas Cowboys came by more than 20 points. All three of the Redskins' wins are on the road; the team failed to win a home game all season, going 0–8 when playing at RFK, including their biggest low point, losing to Atlanta for their first ever home loss to that team in eleven games. The Redskins also went 0–8 in division games: their three wins comprised two against NFC West rivals and one against the Colts. This would be Norv Turner's first of seven season's coaching the Redskins.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 4	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–28	0–1	RFK Stadium	52,930	Recap
2	September 11	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–24	1–1	Louisiana Superdome	58,049	Recap
3	September 18	at New York Giants	L 23–31	1–2	Giants Stadium	77,298	Recap
4	September 25	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–27	1–3	RFK Stadium	53,238	Recap
5	October 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 7–34	1–4	RFK Stadium	55,394	Recap
6	October 9	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–21	1–5	Veterans Stadium	63,947	Recap
7	October 16	Arizona Cardinals	L 16–19_(OT)	1–6	RFK Stadium	50,019	Recap
8	October 23	at Indianapolis Colts	W 41–27	2–6	RCA Dome	57,879	Recap
9	October 30	Philadelphia Eagles	L 29–31	2–7	RFK Stadium	53,530	Recap
10	November 6	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–37	2–8	RFK Stadium	54,335	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 20	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–31	2–9	Texas Stadium	64,644	Recap
13	November 27	New York Giants	L 19–21	2–10	RFK Stadium	43,384	Recap
14	December 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–26	2–11	Tampa Stadium	45,121	Recap
15	December 11	at Arizona Cardinals	L 15–17	2–12	Sun Devil Stadium	53,790	Recap
16	December 18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–17	2–13	RFK Stadium	47,315	Recap
17	December 24	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–21	3–13	Anaheim Stadium	25,705	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	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

References

^ "All Matchups, Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Football Team".
^ "1994 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[1] "All Matchups, Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Football Team".

[2] "1994 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

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