1994 New York Jets season

1994 New York Jets season
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	The Meadowlands
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1994 New York Jets season was the 35th season for the team and the 25th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1993 under new head coach Pete Carroll. The franchise's largest home crowd at that time, 75,606, watched the Jets battle Miami for a share of first place in the AFC East. The Jets led, 24-6, in the third quarter before Dan Marino led a furious comeback, capped by the "fake spike" TD pass to Mark Ingram, for the Dolphins' 28-24 win. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–10, losing six of their last seven games to end the season, and Carroll was fired.

Offseason

After the 1993 season, the Jets fired head coach Bruce Coslet, who had coached the team for four years, and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Carroll to Jets head coach.

Personnel

Staff

1994 New York Jets staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess President – Steve Gutman Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg Assistant General Manager – James Harris Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan Head coaches Head Coach – Pete Carroll Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ray Sherman Quarterbacks – Walt Harris Running Backs – Johnny Roland Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – Don Breaux Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Offensive Assistant – Sparky Woods			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive Line – Larry Coyer Linebackers – Foge Fazio Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell Defensive Assistant – Steve Trimble Special teams coaches Special Teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–3	Rich Stadium	79,460
2	September 11, 1994	Denver Broncos	W 25–22 (OT)	The Meadowlands	73,436
3	September 18, 1994	at Miami Dolphins	L 28–14	Joe Robbie Stadium	68,977
4	September 25, 1994	Chicago Bears	L 19–7	The Meadowlands	70,806
5	October 2, 1994	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–7	Cleveland Stadium	76,188
6	October 9, 1994	Indianapolis Colts	W 16–6	The Meadowlands	64,934
7	October 16, 1994	New England Patriots	W 24–17	The Meadowlands	71,123
8	Bye
9	October 30, 1994	at Indianapolis Colts	L 28–25	RCA Dome	44,350
10	November 6, 1994	Buffalo Bills	W 22–17	The Meadowlands	66,949
11	November 13, 1994	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–10	Lambeau Field	58,307
12	November 20, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	W 31–21	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,687
13	November 27, 1994	Miami Dolphins	L 28–24	The Meadowlands	75,606
14	December 4, 1994	at New England Patriots	L 24–13	Foxboro Stadium	60,138
15	December 10, 1994	Detroit Lions	L 18–7	The Meadowlands	56,080
16	December 18, 1994	San Diego Chargers	L 21–6	The Meadowlands	48,213
17	December 24, 1994	at Houston Oilers	L 24–10	Astrodome	31,176

Game summaries

Week 1

 

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 0 17 3 3 23 Bills 3 0 0 0 3 Date: September 4 Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 57°F, wind 8 mph
Scoring summary 1 BUF Steve Christie 27 yard field goal Bills 3–0 2 NYJ Richie Anderson 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Jets 7–3 2 NYJ Johnny Johnson 9 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) Jets 14–3 2 NYJ Nick Lowery 27 yard field goal Jets 17–3 3 NYJ Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal Jets 24–3 4 NYJ Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal Jets 27–3

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Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 0 7 0 10 17 • Jets 7 14 0 3 24 Date: October 16 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 55°F; wind 16

Scoring summary Q1 NYJ Brad Baxter 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 7–0 Q2 NE Ray Crittenden 3 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 NYJ Brad Baxter 2 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 14–7 Q2 NYJ Johnny Mitchell 4 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery kick) NYJ 21–7 Q4 NE Blair Thomas 4 yard run (Matt Bahr kick) NYJ 21–14 Q4 NYJ Nick Lowery 37 yard field goal NYJ 24–14 Q4 NE Matt Bahr 40 yard field goal NYJ 24–17

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Miami Dolphins	10	6	0	.625	389	327	W1
^(5) New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	351	312	W7
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	307	320	W2
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	340	356	L3
New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	264	320	L5

Turning point

In Week 13, the Jets were 6–5 and were still in the hunt for a playoff berth (a win would have created a first-place tie in the AFC East) as they faced the Dolphins. With the Jets leading 24–21 late in the game, Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino was ready to spike the ball to stop the clock, but instead he tricked the Jets defense by tossing for a game-winning touchdown and a Dolphin win. The Jets never recovered as they lost the remaining four games of the season and Pete Carroll, who called the loss "a staggering defeat," subsequently lost his job as Jets head coach. This game began a nosedive for the team that spanned the remaining two seasons, as between the end of the 1994 season and the close of the 1996 NFL season; the Jets won only 4 of their next 36 games following the "fake spike".

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-25.

External links

• 1994 statistics