1994 Arizona Cardinals

1994 Arizona Cardinals season
Head Coach	Buddy Ryan
Home Field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	3rd NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1993	1995

The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the team's 75th season with the National Football League and the 7th season in Arizona. 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 finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, but an anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then was 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.

Personnel

Staff

1994 Arizona Cardinals final staff
	Front Office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President – Larry Wilson Assistant General Manager – Bob Ackles Director of College Scouting – Bo Bolinger Head Coaches Head Coach/General Manager – Buddy Ryan Offensive Coaches 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 Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ronnie Jones Defensive Line – Rex Ryan Linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive Backs – Rob Ryan Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Al Roberts Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1994 Arizona Cardinals final roster
	Quarterbacks  7 Steve Beuerlein Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14-12	32,969
2	September 11, 1994	New York Giants	L 20-17	60,066
3	September 18, 1994	at Cleveland Browns	L 32-0	62,818
4	Bye week
5	October 2, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	W 17-7	67,950
6	October 9, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 38-3	64,518
7	October 16, 1994	at Washington Redskins	W 19-16	50,019
8	October 23, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 28-21	71,023
9	October 30, 1994	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20-17	65,690
10	November 6, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-7	64,952
11	November 13, 1994	at New York Giants	W 10-9	71,719
12	November 20, 1994	Philadelphia Eagles	W 12-6	62,779
13	November 27, 1994	Chicago Bears	L 19-16	65,922
14	December 4, 1994	at Houston Oilers	W 30-12	39,821
15	December 11, 1994	Washington Redskins	W 17-15	53,790
16	December 18, 1994	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28-7	50,110
17	December 24, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10-6	35,311

Standings

Template:1994 NFC East standings

Awards and records

• Aeneas Williams, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)

References

• Cardinals on Pro Football Reference
• Cardinals on jt-sw.com