1994 Shreveport Pirates season

May 2025 Shreveport Pirates 1994 3–15 6th, East Bernard Glieberman and Lonnie Glieberman J. I. Albrecht John Huard (released during training camp), Forrest Gregg Independence Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL Jersey SHV 1994.png true The 1994 Shreveport Pirates season was the first season in the teams franchise history. They finished last place in the East division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. Offseason During the 1993 season, Bernie Glieberman was the owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders franchise. The city refused to renegotiate the terms of the lease for Frank Clair Stadium and Glieberman threatened to move the franchise. Instead, Glieberman sold the franchise to local businessman Bruce Firestone.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.77, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Glieberman was offered the opportunity to start a new franchise and the Shreveport Pirates were born. His son Lonie was named team president and the Gliebermans were leased Independence Stadium at a 10-year lease for $2,500 a game.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.78, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Lonie Glieberman boasted that the Pirates would be the first US based CFL franchise to win the Grey Cup. Training camp The Pirates first training camp was meant to be on the grounds at Louisiana State University. Instead, there was a scheduling error and the Pirates were forced to hold their training camp on the grounds of the Louisiana State Fair.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.193, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 The players were housed in a large barracks style room that housed 12 to 18 players, and were on the second level, while animals were on the first level. Pirates player Joe Mero would book a nearby hotel room at his own expense.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.194, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Head coach John Huard was the former football coach at the Maine Maritime Academy and he would be fired during training camp. An incident occurred where Huard berated a volunteer athletic therapist. The therapist left training camp and Huard was released from his coaching duties. Huard was replaced by NFL Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bengals and Toronto Argonauts head coach Forrest Gregg. Gregg convinced the Gliebermans to remove the Vice President of Operations and the General Manager.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.195, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, June 24 vs. Baltimore CFLers L 18–33 0–1 Independence Stadium 19,000 B Tue, June 28 at Toronto Argonauts L 1–24 0–2 Skydome 12,712 Regular season Despite the losing, Shreveport averaged a respectable attendance of 17,871 fans per game.http://www.profootballarchives.com/1994cflshr.html 1994 Shreveport Pirates (CFL) - Pro Football Archives The Pirates set a CFL record with the longest losing streak in history (14 consecutive losses). This abysmal record stood for 32 years until the Ottawa Redblacks broke it with their 15th consecutive loss during their 2026 season.Redblacks set CFL record with 0-15 start to season https://www.thescore.com/news/3614075 theScore 2026-10-03 . Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Wed, July 6 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–40 0–1 Frank Clair Stadium 18,134 2 2 Sat, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 34–35 0–2 Independence Stadium 20,634 3 3 Sat, July 23 at Baltimore CFLers L 24–40 0–3 Memorial Stadium 31,172 4 4 Sat, July 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 10–24 0–4 Independence Stadium 17,434 5 5 Fri, Aug 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 15–38 0–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 12,612 6 6 Sat, Aug 13 vs. Las Vegas Posse L 13–49 0–6 Independence Stadium 18,011 7 7 Sat, Aug 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 26–30 0–7 Independence Stadium 14,364 8 8 Sat, Aug 27 at BC Lions L 15–67 0–8 BC Place 20,398 9 9 Sat, Sept 3 vs. Baltimore CFLers L 16–28 0–9 Independence Stadium 16,332 10 10 Sat, Sept 10 at Las Vegas Posse L 21–34 0–10 Sam Boyd Stadium 9467 11 11 Sat, Sept 17 at Sacramento Gold Miners L 3–56 0–11 Hornet Stadium 13,747 12 12 Sat, Sept 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–29 0–12 Independence Stadium 15,502 13 13 Sat, Oct 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–39 0–13 Winnipeg Stadium 20,426 14 14 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–38 0–14 Independence Stadium 14,088 15 15 Sun, Oct 16 vs. Sacramento Gold Miners W 24–12 1–14 Independence Stadium 12,465 16 16 Fri, Oct 21 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–52 1–15 McMahon Stadium 21,317 17 17 Fri, Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts W 29–27 2–15 Skydome 20,328 18 18 Fri, Nov 4 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–24 3–15 Independence Stadium 32,011 Roster 1994 Shreveport Pirates final roster Quarterbacks 12 I Robert Cobb  1 I Robert Hall 10 I Mike Johnson Running backs  2 I Ryan Benjamin 20 I Butch Hadnot  5 I Martin Patton 22 I Derrick Witherspoon Receivers 17 I Greg Ballard 84 I Lloyd Hill 82 I David Lucas 88 I Terry Smith  6 I Charles Thompson 80 I Wayne Walker Special teams  3 I Aaron Kanner P 16 I Björn Nittmo K Offensive linemen 66 I Terry Beauford G 69 I Freddie Childress T 65 I Jon Heidenreich T 68 I Donnell Johnson T 57 I Steve McAdoo T 60 I Uzooma Okeke G 58 I Chuck Reed G 59 I William Scott C 62 I Mike Stowell C 56 I Rob Wallow G Defensive linemen 53 I Keith Browner DT 99 I Alex Mash DE 77 I Reggie Rogers DT 96 I Ray Savage DE 72 I Johnny Scott DT 95 I Greg Stumon DE 64 I Ben Willaims DT Linebackers 35 I Paschall Davis 15 I Brian Hilk 46 I Eldonta Osborne 36 I Mario Perry 34 I Ron Perry 44 I Steve Solari Defensive backs  8 I Cliff Baskerville 31 I Don Caparotti 43 I William Evers 14 I Corris Ervin 24 I Joe Fuller 27 I Daniel Hunter 32 I Carlton Johnson 18 I Joe Mero 37 I Harold Nash 23 I Anthony Shelton 33 I Jonathan Wilson 25 I Antoine Worthman Italics indicate American player Awards and honors Ben Williams, Defensive Tackle, CFL Eastern All-Star Joe Fuller, Defensive Back, CFL Eastern All-Star References External links Shreveport Pirates team profile Category:Shreveport Pirates Shrev