1994 Atlanta Falcons season

1994 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1994 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League (NFL).

Under head coach June Jones, the Falcons' Run and shoot offense was heavily imbalanced in 1994, in favor of the passing game. Atlanta's passing yardage—4,112 yards—was third in the NFC, and fifth in the league overall; but their rushing yards (1,249, 78.1 yards per game) were dead-last in the league. They had, by far, the fewest rushing attempts in the league in 1994, with only 330 all year.^[1]

Offseason

NFL draft

1994 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	45	Bert Emanuel	Wide receiver	Rice
3	72	Anthony Phillips	Defensive back	Texas A&M–Kingsville
3	99	Alai Kalaniuvalu	Guard	Oregon State
4	111	Perry Klein	Quarterback	C. W. Post
4	118	Mitch Davis	Linebacker	Georgia
5	138	Harrison Houston	Wide receiver	Florida
7	201	Jamal Anderson *	Running back	Utah
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 Atlanta Falcons staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Rankin M. Smith, Sr. President – Taylor Smith Vice President of Player Personnel – Ken Herock Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Connor Head coaches Head Coach – June Jones Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Mouse Davis Running Backs – Ollie Wilson Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Offensive Line – Bob Palcic			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates Defensive Line – Bill Kollar Linebackers – Joe Haering Outside Linebackers – Keith Armstrong Secondary – Greg Brown Defensive Assistant – Tim Marcum Special teams coaches Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1994 Atlanta Falcons roster
	Quarterbacks  1 Jeff George  3 Bobby Hebert  7 Perry Klein Running backs 32 Jamal Anderson 34 Craig Heyward 33 Erric Pegram 28 Tony Smith Wide receivers 87 Bert Emanuel 82 Leonard Harris 81 Terance Mathis 85 David Mims 80 Andre Rison 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Darryl Spencer  2 Clarence Verdin KR/PR		Tight ends 88 Harper LeBel 86 Mitch Lyons Offensive linemen 75 Irv Eatman T 65 Roman Fortin C 78 Mike Kenn T 66 Lincoln Kennedy G/T 62 David Richards G 51 Jim Ritcher G 61 Robbie Tobeck C 70 Bob Whitfield T 72 Mike Zandofsky G		Defensive linemen 68 Mel Agee DT 73 Dunstan Anderson DE 92 Lester Archambeau DE 56 Chris Doleman DE 67 Moe Gardner DT 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 71 Bill Goldberg DT 95 Pierce Holt DT 90 Chuck Smith DE Linebackers 48 Darryl Ford LB 50 Ron George LB 53 Dwayne Gordon SILB 57 Clay Matthews WILB 52 Ken Tippins WILB 58 Jessie Tuggle SILB		Defensive backs 25 Scott Case FS 27 Vinnie Clark CB 20 Brad Edwards FS 47 Roger Harper SS 39 Eric Jack CB 44 D. J. Johnson CB 41 Brett Maxie SS 22 Alton Montgomery SS 26 Anthony Phillips CB 36 Kevin Ross (American football) FS 37 Elbert Shelley CB 45 Darnell Walker CB 46 Charles Washington SS Special teams  5 Harold Alexander P  9 Norm Johnson K  4 Scott Tyner P/K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 4	at Detroit Lions	L 28–31 (OT)	0–1	Pontiac Silverdome	60,740
2	September 11	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–13	1–1	Georgia Dome	55,378
3	September 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–30	1–2	Georgia Dome	67,357
4	September 25	at Washington Redskins	W 27–20	2–2	RFK Stadium	53,258
5	October 2	at Los Angeles Rams	W 8–5	3–2	Anaheim Stadium	34,599
6	October 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–13	4–2	Georgia Dome	52,633
7	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	L 3–42	4–3	Georgia Dome	67,298
8	October 23	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 17–30	4–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	42,192
9	Bye
10	November 6	San Diego Chargers	W 10–9	5–4	Georgia Dome	59,217
11	November 13	at New Orleans Saints	L 32–33	5–5	Louisiana Superdome	60,313
12	November 20	at Denver Broncos	L 28–32	5–6	Mile High Stadium	70,594
13	November 27	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–21	6–6	Georgia Dome	60,008
14	December 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–50	6–7	Candlestick Park	60,549
15	December 11	New Orleans Saints	L 20–29	6–8	Georgia Dome	61,307
16	December 18	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–21	6–9	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,885
17	December 24	Arizona Cardinals	W 10–6	7–9	Georgia Dome	35,311

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(1) San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	505	296	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	348	407	W1
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	317	385	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	12	0	.250	286	365	L7

Awards and records

• Terance Mathis, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 111 Receptions ^[5]

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1994 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
2. "1994 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
3. "1994 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
4. "1994 Atlanta Falcons statistics and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 98

External links

• 1994 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com