1994 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season (1st season as Arizona) August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 1994 8–8 3rd NFC East Buddy Ryan Dave Atkins Ronnie Jones Bill Bidwill Sun Devil Stadium Did not qualify LB Seth JoynerFS Aeneas Williams 1993 (Phoenix) Cardinals seasons The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 75th season with the National Football League (NFL), the seventh season in Arizona and the first season as the "Arizona Cardinals". Buddy Ryan became the 32nd head coach in Cardinals history. After being given a large share of the credit for the success of the Houston Oilers in 1993, Ryan was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8–8 his first year, the Cardinals’ first non-losing season since 1984. The Cardinals finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, although it allowed only two fewer points in 1994 than they had in 1993. An anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona scored 89 points fewer in 1994 than it did in 1993, and it finished with a minus-32-point differential after finishing at plus-57 in 1993. Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then were shut out 32–0 by the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals recovered to enter the final week of the season with a shot at the playoffs, but those hopes were ended by a 10–6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Offseason NFL draft 1994 NFL draft 1994 Arizona Cardinals 1 10 Jamir Miller Linebacker UCLA yes yes 2 38 Chuck Levy Running back Arizona yes 3 76 Rich Braham Center West Virginia 3 89 Eric England Defensive end Texas A&M yes 4 107 Perry Carter Defensive back Southern Miss 4 113 John Reece Defensive back Nebraska 4 115 Terry Irving Linebacker McNeese State yes 5 139 Anthony Redmon Guard Auburn yes 6 172 Terry Samuels Tight end Kentucky yes 7 204 Frank Harvey Running back Georgia yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1994_draft.htm 1994 Arizona Cardinals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 2, 2014 Personnel Staff 1994 Arizona Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Assistant general manager – Bob Ackles Director of college scouting – Bo Bolinger Head coach/general manager – Buddy Ryan Offensive coordinator – Dave Atkins Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Receivers/tight ends – Ted Plumb Offensive line – Dan Neal Offensive line assistant – Guy Morriss Quality control – George Martinez Defensive coordinator – Ronnie Jones Defensive line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive backs – Rob Ryan Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki Roster 1994 Arizona Cardinals 53 5 2  7 Steve Beuerlein  9 Jim McMahon 11 Jay Schroeder 37 Larry Centers FB 23 Garrison Hearst 22 Mark Higgs  4 Chuck Levy y 30 Ronald Moore American football 84 Gary Clark American football 81 Randal Hill 18 Kevin Knox y American football 87 Ricky Proehl 80 Bryan Reeves y 82 Patrick Robinson wide receiver 86 Chad Fann 89 Terry Samuels y 74 Brian Bollinger G 62 Ben Coleman American football T 59 Ed Cunningham C 67 Rick Cunningham American football T 65 Ernest Dye G 60 Anthony Redmon y G 68 Joe Wolf American football T 71 Mark Tucker offensive lineman G 69 Mark Vander Poel T 63 Michael Bankston DE 73 Sebastian Barrie DE 78 Chad Brown defensive end DE 92 Eric England gridiron football y DE 91 Wendall Gaines y DT 97 Bryan Hooks y DE 90 Keith McCants DE 96 Clyde Simmons DE 98 Eric Swann DT 94 Bernard Wilson American football DT 54 Darryl Hardy 58 Eric Hill American football MLB 56 Terry Irving y OLB 53 Garth Jax MLB 59 Seth Joyner OLB 55 Wilber Marshall OLB 50 David Merritt OLB 95 Jamir Miller y OLB 46 Brent Alexander y FS 31 Odie Harris FS 34 Terry Hoage FS 29 Lorenzo Lynch SS 27 Chris Oldham CB 20 Andre Waters SS 35 Aeneas Williams CB 21 James Williams cornerback CB  5 Greg Davis placekicker K 10 Jeff Feagles P 57 Randy Kirk LS 83 Anthony Edwards American football WR IR 93 Kenny Lopez y DE IR 67 Luis Sharpe T IR -- Willy Tate WR IR 48 Sean Wallace defensive back S IR 49 Eric Gant y FB 39 Brian Henesey y RB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 at Los Angeles Rams L 12–14 0–1 Anaheim Stadium 32,969 2 September 11 New York Giants L 17–20 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 60,066 3 September 18 at Cleveland Browns L 0–32 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,818 4 Bye 5 October 2 Minnesota Vikings W 17–7 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 67,950 6 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–38 1–4 Texas Stadium 64,518 7 October 16 at Washington Redskins W 19–16 (OT) 2–4 RFK Stadium 50,019 8 October 23 Dallas Cowboys L 21–28 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 71,023 9 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–17 (OT) 3–5 Sun Devil Stadium 65,690 10 November 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–17 3–6 Veterans Stadium 64,952 11 November 13 at New York Giants W 10–9 4–6 Giants Stadium 71,719 12 November 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 12–6 5–6 Sun Devil Stadium 62,779 13 November 27 Chicago Bears L 16–19 (OT) 5–7 Sun Devil Stadium 65,922 14 December 4 at Houston Oilers W 30–12 6–7 Houston Astrodome 39,821 15 December 11 Washington Redskins W 17–15 7–7 Sun Devil Stadium 53,790 16 December 18 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–7 8–7 Sun Devil Stadium 50,110 17 December 24, 1994 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–10 8–8 Georgia Dome 35,311 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Cardinals 0 6 6 0 Rams 7 0 7 0 September 18 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 1:00 p.m. PDT 32,969 70 °F °C 1; humidity 77%; wind 8 mph km/h knots Bernie Kukar Kenny Albert and Ron Pitts FOX yes Q1 2:31 RAM Todd Lyght 74-yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) RAM 7–0 Q2 4:33 ARI Greg Davis 37-yard field goal RAM 7–3 Q2 11:52 ARI Greg Davis 34-yard field goal RAM 7–6 Q2 6:07 RAM Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) RAM 14–6 Q4 12:56 ARI Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (pass failed) RAM 14–12 yes Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – September 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Week 2 Giants 6 14 0 0 Cardinals 3 7 0 7 September 11 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 5:00 p.m. MST 60,066 87 °F °C 1; humidity 45%; wind 11 mph km/h knots Jerry Markbreit Gary Bender, Pat Haden, and Kevin Kiley TNT yes Q1 2:55 NYG Howard Cross 1 yard pass from Dave Brown NYG 7–0 Q1 13:02 ARI Greg Davis 21-yard field goal NYG 7–3 Q2 0:06 ARI Fred McAfee 2-yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 10–7 Q2 6:07 NYG Rodney Hampton 3-yard rush (David Treadwell kick) NYG 14–10 Q2 15:01 NYG Howard Cross 1 yard pass from Dave Brown (David Treadwell kick) NYG 20–10 Q4 5:02 ARI Ronald Moore 2-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Greg Davis kick) NYG 20–17 yes New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – September 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Week 3 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Browns 0 3 15 14 September 18 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:00 p.m. EDT 62,818 65 °F °C 1; humidity 62%; wind 11 mph km/h knots Dale Hamer Kenny Albert and Ron Pitts FOX yes Q2 2:31 CLE Matt Stover 32-yard field goal CLE 3–0 Q3 4:33 CLE Vinny Testaverde 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) CLE 10–0 Q3 11:52 CLE Tommy Vardell 16-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Tom Tupa run) CLE 18–0 Q4 6:07 CLE Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick) CLE 25–0 Q4 12:56 CLE Eric Turner 93-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick) CLE 32–0 yes Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – September 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Week 5 Vikings 0 7 0 0 Cardinals 7 0 0 10 October 2 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 4:00 p.m. MST 67,950 80 °F °C 1; humidity 26%; wind 7 mph km/h knots Dick Hantak Thom Brennaman and Anthony Muñoz FOX yes Q1 9:21 ARI Derek Ware 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick) ARI 7–0 Q2 5:15 MIN Jake Reed 15-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick) 7–7 Q4 2:20 ARI Greg Davis 46-yard field goal ARI 10–7 Q4 6:50 ARI Larry Centers 6-yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 17–7 yes Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – October 2nd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Week 6 Cardinals 0 0 3 0 Cowboys 21 7 10 0 October 9 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 3:00 p.m. CDT 64,518 61 °F °C 1; wind 14 mph km/h knots Howard Roe Pat Summerall and John Madden FOX yes Q1 7:35 DAL Daryl Johnston 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 7–0 Q1 10:40 DAL Emmitt Smith 3-yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 14–0 Q1 14:18 DAL Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 21–0 Q2 6:20 DAL Michael Irvin 12-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 28–0 Q3 6:50 DAL Chris Boniol 19-yard field goal DAL 31–0 Q3 8:01 ARI Greg Davis 42-yard field goal DAL 31–3 Q3 8:10 DAL Kevin Williams 87-yard kickoff return (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 38–3 yes Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – October 9th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11. Week 7 Cardinals 0 3 0 13 3 Redskins 0 14 0 2 0 October 16 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m. EST 50,019 57 °F °C 1; wind 8 mph km/h knots Gary Lane Thom Brennaman and Anthony Muñoz FOX yes Q2 1:43 WAS Brian Mitchell 46-yard pass from Heath Shuler (Chip Lohmiller kick) WAS 7–0 Q2 13:27 WAS Darrell Green 27-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) WAS 14–0 Q2 13:42 ARI Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal WAS 14–3 Q4 4:58 ARI Ronald Moore 10-yard rush (run failed) WAS 14–9 Q4 5:50 WAS Safety, Jeff Feagles stepped out of end zone WAS 16–9 Q4 10:00 ARI Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick) 16–16 OT 5:45 ARI Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal ARI 19–16 yes Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 16th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11. Week 8 Cowboys 7 7 0 14 Cardinals 0 14 0 7 October 23 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 1:00 p.m. MST 71,023 73 °F °C 1; wind 5 mph km/h knots Red Cashion Pat Summerall and John Madden FOX yes Q1 4:30 DAL Alvin Harper 15-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 1:00 ARI Steve Beuerlein 1 yard rush (Todd Peterson kick) 7–7 Q2 12:59 ARI Ronald Moore 4-yard rush (Todd Peterson kick) ARI 14–7 Q2 14:02 DAL Michael Irvin 5-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Chris Boniol kick) 14–14 Q4 3:38 ARI Ricky Proehl 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick) ARI 21–14 Q4 5:08 DAL Michael Irvin 65-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Chris Boniol kick) 21–21 Q4 9:10 DAL Emmitt Smith 6-yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) DAL 28–21 yes Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – October 23rd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11. Week 9 Steelers 0 14 0 3 0 Cardinals 7 10 0 0 3 October 30 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 6:00 p.m. MST 73 °F °C 1; wind 4 mph km/h knots Ron Blum Gary Bender, Pat Haden, and Kevin Kiley TNT yes Q1 11:05 ARI Larry Centers 4-yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 7–0 Q2 3:02 PIT Bam Morris 11-yard rush (Gary Anderson kick) 7–7 Q2 11:40 ARI Greg Davis 20-yard field goal ARI 10–7 Q2 12:00 PIT Yancey Thigpen 60-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick) PIT 14–10 Q2 14:18 ARI Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 17–14 Q4 14:19 PIT Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal 17–17 QOT ARI Greg Davis 51-yard field goal ARI 20–17 yes Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – October 30th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11. Week 10 Cardinals 0 0 0 7 Eagles 0 3 14 0 November 6 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. EST 63 °F °C 1; wind 12 mph km/h knots Tom White Dick Stockton and Matt Millen FOX yes Q2 14:47 PHI Eddie Murray 36-yard field goal PHI 3–0 Q3 3:35 PHI Fred Barnett 47-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) PHI 10–0 Q3 9:43 PHI Fred Barnett 50-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick) PHI 17–0 Q4 14:39 ARI Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick) PHI 17–7 yes Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 6th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11. Week 11 Cardinals 0 0 3 7 Giants 7 2 0 0 November 13 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 1:00 p.m. 52 °F °C 1; wind 12 mph km/h knots Bob McElwee Joe Buck and Tim Green FOX yes Q1 NYG Aaron Pierce 4-yard pass from Kent Graham (David Treadwell kick) NYG 7–0 Q2 NYG Holding penalty on Cardinals in end zone NYG 9–0 Q3 ARI Greg Davis 45-yard field goal NYG 9–3 Q4 ARI Bryan Reeves 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick) ARI 10–9 yes Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – November 13th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-May-18. Week 12 Eagles 0 3 0 3 Cardinals 3 3 3 3 November 20 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 4:00 p.m. 45 °F °C 1; wind 7 mph km/h knots Dale Hamer Dick Stockton and Matt Millen FOX yes Q1 ARI Davis 24-yard field goal ARI 3–0 Q2 ARI Davis 24-yard field goal ARI 6–0 Q2 PHI Murray 26-yard field goal ARI 6–3 Q3 ARI Davis 24-yard field goal ARI9–3 Q4 PHI Murray 30-yard field goal ARI9–6 Q4 ARI Davis 39-yard field goal ARI12–6 yes Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – November 20th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06. Week 13 Bears 7 3 6 0 3 Cardinals 0 3 3 10 0 November 27 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 4:00 p.m. 51 °F °C 1; wind 11 mph km/h knots Gerald Austin Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville FOX yes Q1 CHI Ryan Wetnight 2-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 7–0 Q2 ARI Greg Davis 49-yard field goal CHI 7–3 Q2 CHI Kevin Butler 35-yard field goal CHI 10–3 Q3 CHI Kevin Butler 52-yard field goal CHI 13–3 Q3 ARI Greg Davis 22-yard field goal CHI 13–6 Q3 CHI Kevin Butler 31-yard field goal CHI 16–6 Q4 ARI Keith McCants 46-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick) CHI 16–13 Q4 ARI Greg Davis 47-yard field goal 16–16 OT CHI Kevin Butler 27-yard field goal CHI 19–16 yes Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – November 27th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10. Week 14 Cardinals 0 10 0 20 Oilers 9 3 0 0 December 4 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 3:00 p.m. CST 39,821 played indoors, domed stadium Red Cashion Thom Brennaman and Anthony Muñoz FOX yes Q1 9:33 HOU Safety, Lamar Lathon tackled Jay Schroeder in end zone HOU 2–0 Q1 11:50 HOU Cris Dishman 36-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick) HOU 9–0 Q2 2:59 ARI Larry Centers 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) HOU 9–7 Q2 10:45 ARI Greg Davis 25-yard field goal ARI 10–9 Q2 13:42 HOU Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal HOU 12–10 Q4 2:57 ARI Gary Clark 13-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ronald Moore run) ARI 18–12 Q4 ARI Greg Davis 23-yard field goal ARI 21–12 Q4 ARI Larry Centers 4-yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 28–12 Q4 ARI Safety, Eric Swann tackled Billy Joe Tolliver in end zone ARI 30–12 yes Arizona Cardinals at Houston Oilers – December 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10. This ninth successive defeat for the Oilers has the unusual distinction of being the most recent NFL game as of 2017 during which both teams scored a safety, and one of only eight since at least 1940.Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date Week 15 Redskins 3 3 0 9 Cardinals 7 0 0 10 December 11 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 2:00 p.m. MST 52 °F °C 1; wind 4 mph km/h knots Ron Blum Kenny Albert and Ron Pitts FOX yes Q1 ARI Proehl 48-yard pass from Schroeder (Davis kick) ARI 7–0 Q1 WSH Chip Lohmiller 34-yard field goal ARI 7–3 Q2 WSH Chip Lohmiller 31-yard field goal ARI 7–6 Q4 ARI Moore 1 yard run (Davis kick) ARI 14–6 Q4 WSH Ellard 52-yard pass from Shuler (kick failed) ARI 14–12 Q4 WSH Lohmiller 21-yard field goal WSH 15–14 Q4 ARI Davis 27-yard field goal ARI 17–15 yes Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – December 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06. Week 16 Bengals 0 0 7 0 Cardinals 14 7 0 7 December 18 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 2:00 p.m. MST 58 °F °C 1; wind 5 mph km/h knots Howard Roe Dan Hicks and Bob Golic NBC yes Q1 3:29 ARI Garrison Hearst 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 7–0 Q1 4:59 ARI Larry Centers 10-yard pass from Garrison Hearst (Greg Davis kick) ARI 14–0 Q2 0:10 ARI Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick) ARI 21–0 Q3 4:23 CIN Carl Pickens 4-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) ARI 21–7 Q4 ARI Larry Centers 10-yard rush (Greg Davis kick) ARI 28–7 yes Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – December 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Week 17 Cardinals 0 3 0 3 Falcons 7 0 3 0 December 24 Georgia Dome, Atlanta 1:00 p.m. EST 35,311 played indoors, domed stadium Bernie Kukar Dick Stockton and Matt Millen FOX yes Q1 8:32 ATL Bert Emanuel 85-yard pass from Jeff George (Norm Johnson kick) ATL 7–0 Q2 7:51 ARI Greg Davis 22-yard field goal ATL 7–3 Q3 13:58 ATL Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal ATL 10–3 Q4 6:40 ARI Greg Davis 49-yard field goal ATL 10–6 yes Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – December 24th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15. Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291 Awards and records Aeneas Williams, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453 References 2 External links 1994 Arizona Cardinals at Pro Football Reference Arizona Cardinals Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Cardinals season