1994 Philadelphia Eagles season

1994 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Rich Kotite
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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 club from Norman Braman to Jeffrey Lurie.^[1] The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 8–8, winning only seven games^[2] 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.

Offseason

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 draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	14	Bernard Williams	Offensive tackle	Georgia
2	37	Bruce Walker	Defensive tackle	UCLA
2	42	Charlie Garner *	Running back	Tennessee
3	77	Joe Panos	Guard	Wisconsin
3	103	Eric Zomalt	Defensive back	California
5	144	Marvin Goodwin	Defensive back	UCLA
6	174	Ryan McCoy	Linebacker	Houston
6	193	Mitch Berger *	Punter	Colorado
7	206	Mark Montgomery	Running back	Wisconsin
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 Philadelphia Eagles staff
	Front office Owner – Jeffrey Lurie President/Chief Operating Officer – Harry Gamble Vice President – Joe Banner Director of Player Personnel – John Wooten Director of Pro Personnel – Chuck Banker Head coaches Head Coach – Rich Kotite Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs – Dick Wood Receivers/Tight Ends – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Bill Muir Offensive Assistant – Bobby Hammond			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Secondary – Bud Carson Defensive Line – Dale Haupt Linebackers – Jim Vechiarella Defensive Assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Special Teams Assistant – Bobby Hammond Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jim Williams

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at New York Giants	L 28–23	76,130
2	September 12, 1994	Chicago Bears	W 30–22	64,890
3	September 18, 1994	Green Bay Packers	W 13–7	63,922
4	Bye
5	October 2, 1994	at San Francisco 49ers	W 40–8	64,843
6	October 9, 1994	Washington Redskins	W 21–17	63,947
7	October 16, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–13	64,703
8	October 24, 1994	Houston Oilers	W 21–6	65,233
9	October 30, 1994	at Washington Redskins	W 31–29	53,530
10	November 6, 1994	Arizona Cardinals	W 17–7	64,952
11	November 13, 1994	Cleveland Browns	L 26–7	65,233
12	November 20, 1994	at Arizona Cardinals	L 12–6	62,779
13	November 27, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	L 28–21	60,008
14	December 4, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–19	65,974
15	December 11, 1994	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–3	55,474
16	December 18, 1994	New York Giants	L 16–13	64,540
17	December 24, 1994	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 33–30	39,923

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 16

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	30
Cincinnati 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
	Bengal	Doug Pelfrey 54 yard field goal	30	33

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	414	248	L1
New York Giants	9	7	0	.563	279	305	W6
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	235	267	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	308	308	L7
Washington Redskins	3	13	0	.188	320	412	W1

Roster

= 1994 Pro Bowler[6]

• + After name = 1st-team All-Pro

NO.	Player	AGE	POS	GP	GS	WT	HT	YRS	College
72	David Alexander	30	C-G-T	16	16	275	6–3	7	Tulsa
21	Eric Allen*	29	DB	16	16	184	6–2	6	Arizona State
82	Victor Bailey	24	WR	16	0	196	6–2	1	Missouri,Texas-El Paso
4	Bryan Barker	30	P	11	*	202	6–1	4	Santa Clara
86	Fred Barnett	28	WR	16	16	204	6–0	4	Arkansas State
84	Mark Bavaro	31	TE	12	11	245	6–4	9	Notre Dame
17	Mitch Berger	22	P	5	0	220	6–4	Rookie	Colorado
6	Bubby Brister	32	QB	7	2	205	6–3	8	La-Monroe,Tulane
12	Randall Cunningham	31	QB	14	14	212	6–4	9	UNLV
78	Antone Davis	27	T-G	16	14	330	6–4	3	Tennessee
56	Byron Evans	30	LB	10	10	235	6–2	7	Arizona
96	Mike Flores	28	DE	15	2	256	6–3	3	Louisville
23	Derrick Frazier	24	DB	12	0	178	5–11	Rookie	Texas A&M
95	William Fuller*	32	DE	16	16	271	6–3	8	North Carolina
25	Charlie Garner	22	RB	10	8	190	5–10	Rookie	Tennessee
69	Burt Grossman	27	DE	14	2	270	6–4	5	Pittsburgh
54	Britt Hager	28	LB	16	5	231	6–1	5	Texas
91	Andy Harmon	25	DT-DE	16	16	272	6–4	3	Kent State
45	Vaughn Hebron	24	RB	16	1	195	5–8	1	Virginia Tech
73	Lester Holmes	25	G	16	16	315	6–4	1	Jackson State
66	John Hudson	26	G-C	16	0	270	6–2	3	Auburn
26	Al Jackson	23	DB	11	0	182	6–0	Rookie	Georgia
47	Greg Jackson	28	DB	16	16	217	6–1	5	LSU
98	Tommy Jeter	25	DT	14	0	285	6–5	2	Texas
87	Maurice Johnson	27	TE	16	10	242	6–2	3	Temple
52	Vaughan Johnson	32	LB	4	0	235	6–3	8	North Carolina State
32	James Joseph	27	RB	14	6	222	6–2	3	Auburn
68	Tom McHale	31	G	13	2	290	6–4	7	Cornell,Maryland
29	Mark McMillian	24	DB	16	16	15	5–7	2	Alabama
38	Rich Miano	32	DB	16	0	200	6–1	9	Hawaii
3	Eddie Murray	38	K	16	0	177	5–10	14	Tulane
31	Brian O'Neal	24	FB	14	0	233	6–0	Rookie	Penn State
58	Derrick Oden	24	LB	11	0	230	5–11	1	Alabama
63	Joe Panos	23	G-C	16	2	300	6–3	Rookie	Wisconsin
90	William Perry	32	DT-DE	16	16	325	6–2	9	Clemson
42	Mike Reid	24	DB	3	0	218	6–1	1	North Carolina State
94	Leonard Renfro	24	DT	9	0	291	6–2	1	Colorado
53	Bill Romanowski	28	LB	16	15	245	6–4	6	Boston College
55	Ken Rose	32	LB	16	0	215	6–1	7	UNLV
75	Rob Selby	27	G-T	2	0	290	6–4	3	Auburn
30	Otis Smith	29	DB	16	2	198	5–11	3	Missouri,Southern
85	Jeff Sydner	25	WR	16	0	177	5–6	2	Hawaii
51	William Thomas	26	LB	16	16	223	6–2	3	Texas A&M
76	Broderick Thompson	34	T-G	14	14	295	6–5	9	Kansas
93	Greg Townsend	33	DE-LB-DT-NT	16	12	264	6–3	11	TCU
34	Herschel Walker	32	RB	16	14	225	6–1	8	Georgia
14	Jeff Wilkins	22	K	6	0	205	6–2	Rookie	Youngstown State
74	Bernard Williams	22	T	16	16	317	6–8	Rookie	Georgia
89	Calvin Williams	27	WR	16	14	187	5–11	4	Purdue
57	Marc Woodard	24	LB	16	0	238	6–0	Rookie	Mississippi State
27	Eric Zomalt	22	DB	12	0	201	5–11	Rookie	California
36	Mike Zordich	31	DB	16	16	207	6–1	7	Penn State

Post season

Shortly after the season ended Head coach Rich Kotite was fired. There was rumors that the Eagles new owner, Jeffrey Lurie would not keep him on as coach. His fate was sealed when after a 7 and 2 start the Eagles lost the last 7 games off the season and missed the playoffs.

During the few weeks the Eagles would interview outside the organization for a replacement. They had to wait to 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

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287
2. 1994 Philadelphia Eagles
3. "1994 Philadelphia Eagles draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
4. Juliano, Joe (February 9, 1994). "Eagles promote John Wooten to director of player personnel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
5. Newman, Chuck (July 6, 1994). "Redskins scout hired for Eagles front office: Chuck Banker is the new director of pro personnel. Also, Joe Banner was named a vice president.". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
6. Players are identified as a 1981 Pro Bowler.

External links

• 1994 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com