1994 Chicago Bears season

1994 Chicago Bears season
1994 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 35–18; Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 44–15
	← 1993; Bears seasons; 1995 →;

The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears matched their 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt for their first winning season since the end of the 1991 season. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so the Bears wore 1920s-era throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears celebrated their first playoff win since January 6, 1991, with a hard-fought road victory over the NFC Central champion Minnesota Vikings 35–18 before being knocked out by the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 44–15 at Candlestick Park.

1994 was the last time the Bears made the playoffs during the 1990s as the following seasons would be disastrous. They wouldn't return to postseason contention until 2001.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
TE Marv Cook (Patriots)	DT Steve McMichael (Packers)
QB Erik Kramer (Lions)	QB Jim Harbaugh (Colts)
QB Steve Walsh (Saints)	DE Richard Dent (49ers)
T Andy Heck (Seahawks)
WR Nate Lewis (Chargers)
RB Lewis Tillman (Giants)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1994 Chicago Bears draft
1	11	John Thierry	Defensive end	Alcorn State
2	39	Marcus Spears	Offensive tackle	Northwestern State
3	74	Jim Flanigan	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
4	114	Raymont Harris	Running back	Ohio State
6	170	Lloyd Hill	Wide receiver	Texas Tech
7	205	Dennis Collier	Defensive back	Colorado
Made roster

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Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Anthony Marshall	Cornerback	LSU

Staff

**1994 Chicago Bears staff**
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves Director of Research and Quality Control – Geep Chryst Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner Running Backs – Joe Pendry Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Mike Shula Offensive Line – Tony Wise			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord Special teams coaches Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength and conditioning Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

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Roster

**1994 Chicago Bears roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Erik Kramer 9 Shane Matthews 4 Steve Walsh Running backs (RB) 30 Tony Carter 44 Bob Christian 43 Trevor Cobb 22 Robert Green 29 Raymont Harris FB 33 Merril Hoge FB 27 Lewis Tillman 38 Tim Worley Wide receivers (WR) 80 Curtis Conway 81 Jeff Graham PR 82 Nate Lewis KR 88 Greg McMurtry 18 Greg Primus 87 Tom Waddle Tight ends (TE) 86 Marv Cook 85 Keith Jennings 89 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen (OL) 70 Troy Auzenne T 62 Mark Bortz G 63 Todd Burger G 67 Jerry Fontenot C 64 Andy Heck T 58 Jay Leeuwenburg G 69 Tom Myslinski G 75 Todd Perry G 71 James Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Trace Armstrong DE 65 Tory Epps DT 99 Jim Flanigan DT 96 Albert Fontenot DT 98 Carl Simpson DT 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 94 John Thierry DE 97 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers (LB) 91 Myron Baker OLB 59 Joe Cain OLB 54 Ron Cox OLB 60 Darwin Ireland OLB 53 Dante Jones MLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 55 Vinson Smith OLB Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 6 Kevin Butler K 17 Chris Gardocki P				Practice squad -- Ervin Collier DT 32 Dwayne Joseph CB Reserve 52 Robert Bass LB (IR) 84 Chris Gedney TE (IR) 83 Terry Obee WR (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(CT)	TV Announcers	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–9	FOX 12:00pm	Joe Buck & Tim Green	61,844
2	September 12, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–22	ABC 8:00p,	Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf	64,890
3	September 18, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	L 42–14	FOX 12:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville	61,073
4	September 25, 1994	at New York Jets	W 19–7	TNT 7:00pm	Gary Bender & Pat Haden	70,806
5	October 2, 1994	Buffalo Bills	W 20–13	NBC 3:00pm	Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy	62,406
6	October 9, 1994	New Orleans Saints	W 17–7	FOX 12:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville	63,822
7	Bye
8	October 23, 1994	at Detroit Lions	L 21–16	FOX 12:00pm	Dick Stockton & Matt Millen	73,574
9	October 31, 1994	Green Bay Packers	L 33–6	ABC 8:00pm	Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf	47,381
10	November 6, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–6	FOX 12:00pm	Joe Buck & Tim Green	60,821
11	November 13, 1994	at Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	FOX 12:00pm	Dick Stockton & Matt Millen	64,871
12	November 20, 1994	Detroit Lions	W 20–10	FOX 12:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville	55,035
13	November 27, 1994	at Arizona Cardinals	W 19–16	FOX 3:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville	65,922
14	December 1, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	L 33–27	ESPN 7:00pm	Mike Patrick & Joe Theismann	61,483
15	December 11, 1994	at Green Bay Packers	L 40–3	FOX 12:00pm	Joe Buck & Tim Green	57,927
16	December 18, 1994	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–13	FOX 12:00pm	Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville	56,276
17	December 24, 1994	New England Patriots	L 13–3	NBC 12:00pm	Marv Albert & Paul Maguire	60,178

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	356	314	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	382	287	W3
⁽⁵⁾ Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	357	342	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	271	307	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	251	351	L1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time(CT)	TV Announcers	Attendance
Wildcard	January 1, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	W 35–18	FOX 3:00pm	Pat Summerall & John Madden	60,347
Division	January 7, 1995	at San Francisco 49ers	L 44–15	FOX 3:00pm	Dick Stockton & Matt Millen	64,644

References

^ "1994 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1994 Media Guide. p. 3.
^ "1994 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

External links

1994 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] "1994 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[2] "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1994 Media Guide. p. 3.

[3] "1994 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

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