1994 Chicago Bears season

The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears matched their 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt for their first winning season since the end of the 1991 season. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so the Bears wore 1920s-era throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears celebrated their first playoff win since January 6, 1991, with a hard-fought road victory over the NFC Central champion Minnesota Vikings 35–18 before being knocked out by the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 44–15 at Candlestick Park.

1994 Chicago Bears season
Head coachDave Wannstedt
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record9–7
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(at Vikings) 35–18
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at 49ers) 15–44

1994 was the last time the Bears made the playoffs during the 1990s as the following seasons would be disastrous. They would not return to postseason contention until 2001.

Offseason
AdditionsSubtractions
TE Marv Cook (Patriots)DT Steve McMichael (Packers)
QB Erik Kramer (Lions)QB Jim Harbaugh (Colts)
QB Steve Walsh (Saints)DE Richard Dent (49ers)
T Andy Heck (Seahawks)
WR Nate Lewis (Chargers)
RB Lewis Tillman (Giants)

NFL draft
Main article: 1994 NFL draft
1994 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 John Thierry  Defensive end Alcorn State
2 39 Marcus Spears  Offensive tackle Northwestern State
3 74 Jim Flanigan  Defensive tackle Notre Dame
4 114 Raymont Harris  Running back Ohio State
6 170 Lloyd Hill  Wide receiver Texas Tech
7 205 Dennis Collier  Defensive back Colorado
      Made roster  

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Undrafted free agents
1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Anthony Marshall Cornerback LSU

Staff
1994 Chicago Bears staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich
  • Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

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Roster
1994 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 52 Robert Bass LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 47 Anthony Blaylock DB (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 44 Bob Christian FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 84 Chris Gedney TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74 Garland Hawkins DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 33 Merril Hoge FB/Retired (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 83 Terry Obee WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 38 Tim Worley RB (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)


Practice squad

53 active, 8 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 4, 1994 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–9
61,844
2 September 12, 1994 at Philadelphia Eagles L 30–22
64,890
3 September 18, 1994 Minnesota Vikings L 42–14
61,073
4 September 25, 1994 at New York Jets W 19–7
70,806
5 October 2, 1994 Buffalo Bills W 20–13
62,406
6 October 9, 1994 New Orleans Saints W 17–7
63,822
7 Bye
8 October 23, 1994 at Detroit Lions L 21–16
73,574
9 October 31, 1994 Green Bay Packers L 33–6
47,381
10 November 6, 1994 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–6
60,821
11 November 13, 1994 at Miami Dolphins W 17–14
64,871
12 November 20, 1994 Detroit Lions W 20–10
55,035
13 November 27, 1994 at Arizona Cardinals W 19–16 (OT)
65,922
14 December 1, 1994 at Minnesota Vikings L 33–27 (OT)
61,483
15 December 11, 1994 at Green Bay Packers L 40–3
57,927
16 December 18, 1994 Los Angeles Rams W 27–13
56,276
17 December 24, 1994 New England Patriots L 13–3
60,178

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 .625 356 314 W1
(4) Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 382 287 W3
(5) Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 357 342 L1
(6) Chicago Bears 9 7 0 .563 271 307 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 251 351 L1

Playoffs
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wildcard January 1, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings W 35–18
60,347
Division January 7, 1995 at San Francisco 49ers L 44–15
64,644

References
  1. "1994 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  2. "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1994 Media Guide. p. 3.
  3. "1994 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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