1994 Philadelphia Eagles season

62nd season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1994 7–9 4th NFC East Rich Kotite Zeke Bratkowski Bud Carson Jeffrey Lurie Veterans Stadium 180px Did not qualify Eagles seasons The 1994 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 62nd in the National Football League (NFL). On May 6, 1994, the NFL approved the transfer of majority interest in the team from Norman Braman to Jeffrey Lurie.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287 The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 8–8, winning only seven games1994 Philadelphia Eagles and failing to qualify for the playoffs. Rich Kotite's fate as Eagles head coach was sealed after a seven-game losing streak to end the season knocked Philly from the top of the NFC at 7–2 all the way to fourth place in the Eastern Division. One key injury was the season-ending broken leg suffered by linebacker Byron Evans, who was lost in game #10 against Cleveland. The epitome of this collapse came on Christmas Eve at Cincinnati, when the 2–13 Bengals scored six points in the final seconds – thanks in part to the recovery of a fumbled kick return – to steal a win. The high point of the '94 season occurred on October 2 at Candlestick Park, when the Eagles steamrolled the eventual Super Bowl winning 49ers by a 40–8 count. After the season, Vaughan Johnson retired. Offseason Additions SubtractionsK Eddie Murray (Cowboys) P Jeff Feagles (Cardinals)DE Burt Grossman (Chargers) S Andre Waters (Cardinals)LB Bill Romanowski (49ers) LB Seth Joyner (Cardinals)DE William Fuller (Oilers) DE Tim Harris (49ers)S Mike Zordich (Cardinals) G Mike Schad (Browns)P Bryan Barker (Chiefs) NFL draft 1994 NFL draft The 1994 NFL draft was held April 24–25, 1994. This was the first draft in which the rounds were reduced to seven in total. 1994 Philadelphia Eagles 1 14 Bernard Williams Offensive tackle Georgia yes 2 37 Bruce Walker Defensive tackle UCLA 2 42 Charlie Garner Running back Tennessee yes yes 3 77 Joe Panos Guard Wisconsin yes 3 103 Eric Zomalt Defensive back California yes 5 144 Marvin Goodwin Defensive back UCLA 6 174 Ryan McCoy Linebacker Houston 6 193 Mitch Berger Punter Colorado yes yes 7 206 Mark Montgomery Running back Wisconsin no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1994_draft.htm 1994 Philadelphia Eagles draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 8, 2014 Personnel 1994 Philadelphia Eagles Head coach – Rich Kotite Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running backs – Dick Wood Receivers/tight ends – Lew Carpenter Offensive line – Bill Muir Offensive assistant – Bobby Hammond Defensive coordinator/secondary – Bud Carson Defensive line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coordinator – Larry Pasquale Special teams assistant – Bobby Hammond Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-09/sports/25858765_1_front-office-harry-gamble-total-control https://web.archive.org/web/20141217092743/http://articles.philly.com/1994-02-09/sports/25858765_1_front-office-harry-gamble-total-control dead December 17, 2014 Eagles promote John Wooten to director of player personnel Juliano Joe February 9, 1994 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 8, 2014 http://articles.philly.com/1994-07-06/sports/25845883_1_front-office-redskins-scout-joe-banner https://web.archive.org/web/20141217090641/http://articles.philly.com/1994-07-06/sports/25845883_1_front-office-redskins-scout-joe-banner dead December 17, 2014 Redskins scout hired for Eagles front office: Chuck Banker is the new director of pro personnel. Also, Joe Banner was named a vice president. Newman Chuck July 6, 1994 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 8, 2014 Roster 1994 Philadelphia Eagles 52 5  6 Bubby Brister 12 Randall Cunningham 11 Jay Fiedler y 25 Charlie Garner y 45 Vaughn Hebron 32 James Joseph American football 31 Brian O'Neal y FB 34 Herschel Walker 82 Victor Bailey American football 86 Fred Barnett 85 Jeff Sydner 89 Calvin Williams 84 Mark Bavaro 87 Maurice Johnson American football 72 David Alexander American football C 78 Antone Davis G 73 Lester Holmes G 68 Tom McHale American football T 63 Joe Panos y G 75 Rob Selby G/T 76 Broderick Thompson T 74 Bernard Williams gridiron football y T 96 Mike Flores DE 95 William Fuller American football DE 69 Burt Grossman DE 91 Andy Harmon DT 98 Tommy Jeter DT 90 William Perry American football DT 94 Leonard Renfro DT 93 Greg Townsend DE 54 Britt Hager MLB 52 Vaughan Johnson MLB 58 Derrick Oden OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 55 Ken Rose American football OLB 51 William Thomas linebacker OLB 57 Marc Woodard OLB 21 Eric Allen CB 23 Derrick Frazier CB 22 Marvin Goodwin American football y SS 26 Al Jackson defensive back CB 47 Greg Jackson American football FS 29 Mark McMillian CB 38 Rich Miano FS 42 Mike Reid defensive back FS 30 Otis Smith American football CB 27 Eric Zomalt y SS 36 Mike Zordich SS  4 Bryan Barker P 66 John Hudson American football LS  3 Eddie Murray American football K 14 Jeff Wilkins y K 24 Corey Barlow CB IR 64 Curt Brown American football DT IR 71 Mike Chalenski DT IR 56 Byron Evans LB IR 10 JeMone Smith y WR IR 52 active, 5 inactive, 5 practice squad 39 Phil Bryant American football RB 19 Gregory Clifton WR 67 Chris Dausin y C 80 Tom Garlick y WR 97 Ray Hall American football y DT Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Kickoff Network Attendance 1 September 4, 1994 at New York Giants L 28–23 0–1 1:00pm ET FOX 76,130 2 September 12, 1994 Chicago Bears W 30–22 1–1 9:00pm ET ABC 64,890 3 September 18, 1994 Green Bay Packers W 13–7 2–1 1:00pm ET FOX 63,922 4 Bye 5 October 2, 1994 at San Francisco 49ers W 40–8 3–1 4:00pm ET FOX 64,843 6 October 9, 1994 Washington Redskins W 21–17 4–1 8:00pm ET TNT 63,947 7 October 16, 1994 at Dallas Cowboys L 24–13 4–2 4:00pm ET FOX 64,703 8 October 24, 1994 Houston Oilers W 21–6 5–2 9:00pm ET ABC 65,233 9 October 30, 1994 at Washington Redskins W 31–29 6–2 1:00pm ET FOX 53,530 10 November 6, 1994 Arizona Cardinals W 17–7 7–2 1:00pm ET FOX 64,952 11 November 13, 1994 Cleveland Browns L 26–7 7–3 1:00pm ET NBC 65,233 12 November 20, 1994 at Arizona Cardinals L 12–6 7–4 4:00pm ET FOX 62,779 13 November 27, 1994 at Atlanta Falcons L 28–21 7–5 1:00pm ET FOX 60,008 14 December 4, 1994 Dallas Cowboys L 31–19 7–6 1:00pm ET FOX 65,974 15 December 11, 1994 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–3 7–7 1:00pm ET FOX 55,474 16 December 18, 1994 New York Giants L 16–13 7–8 4:00pm ET FOX 64,540 17 December 24, 1994 at Cincinnati Bengals L 33–30 7–9 1:00pm ET FOX 39,923 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Sunday, September 4, 1994 – Kickoff 1:01 PM Eastern Played at Giants Stadium with 68F degrees and 11 MPH wind '1st Quarter Highlights QB Dave Brown intercepted by Mark McMillian of the Eagles. KR Jeff Snyder fumbles and the Giants recover. Giants RB Rodney Hampton 1 yard TD run. (7–0 Giants) Giants PR Dave Meggett returns punt 68 yard TD (14–0 Giants) Week 17 Saturday, December 24, 1994 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern Played at Riverfront Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with a 12 MPH wind 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia Eagles (7–9) 3 17 7 3 30Cincinnati Bengals (3–13) 7 3 10 13 33 SCORING PLAYS PHIL CIN TIME 1st Bengals Carl Pickens 14 yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) 0 7 Eagles Eddie Murray 34 yard field goal 3 7 2nd Bengals Doug Pelfrey 18 yard field goal 3 10 Eagles Herschel Walker 94 yard kickoff return (Eddie Murray kick) 10 10 Eagles James Joseph 7 yard pass from Bubby Brister (Eddie Murray kick) 17 10 Eagles Eddie Murray 23 yard field goal 20 10 3rd Eagles Mike Zordich 18 yard interception return (Eddie Murray kick) 27 10 Bengals Harold Green 5 yard rush (Doug Pelfrey kick) 27 17 Bengals Doug Pelfrey 36 yard field goal 27 20 4th Eagles Eddie Murray 35 yard field goal 30 20 Bengals Tony McGee 8 yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) 30 27 Bengals Doug Pelfrey 22 yard field goal 30 30 Bengals Doug Pelfrey 54 yard field goal 30 33 Standings Postseason Shortly after the season ended, head coach Rich Kotite was fired. There were rumors that the Eagles new owner Jeffrey Lurie would not keep him on as coach. His fate was sealed when, after a 7-2 start, the Eagles lost the last 7 games of the season and missed the playoffs. During the few weeks the Eagles would interview outside the organization for a replacement, they had to wait until the Super Bowl was played to talk to candidates from the teams in the playoffs. Less than a week after Super Bowl XXIX, won by the San Francisco 49ers, the Eagles hired their defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes. References External links 1994 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles