1994 Chicago Bears

1994 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	9–7
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Won NFC Wild Card; Lost NFC Divisional
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1993	1995

The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so it saw the Bears wearing 1920's throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears won their first playoff game, upsetting the NFC Central champion Minnesota 35–18, before being blown out by the 49ers 44–15.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1994 NFL Draft

1994 Chicago Bears NFL Draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1	11	John Thierry	DE	Alcorn State
2	39	Marcus Spears	OT	Northwestern State
3	74	Jim Flanigan	DT	Notre Dame
4	114	Raymont Harris	RB	Ohio State
6	170	Lloyd Hill	WR	Texas Tech
7	205	Dennis Collier	DB	Colorado

Personnel[]

Roster[]

Chicago Bears 1994 roster

Quarterbacks

12 Erik Kramer
4 Steve Walsh

Running Backs

44 Bob Christian FB
43 Trevor Cobb RB
22 Robert GreenRB
29 Raymont HarrisRB
33 Merril Hoge RB
27 Lewis Tillman RB

Wide Receivers

80 Curtis Conway
81 Jeff Graham
82 Nate Lewis
88 Greg McMurtry
87 Tom Waddle

Tight Ends

86 Marv Cook
84 Chris Gedney
85 Keith Jennings
89 Ryan Wetnight

Offensive Linemen

70 Troy AuzenneT
62 Mark Bortz G
63 Todd BurgerG
67 Jerry FontenotC
64 Andy HeckT
58 Jay Leeuwenburg G
69 Tom Myslinski
75 Todd PerryG
76 Marcus SpearsT
71 James WilliamsT

Defensive Linemen

93 Trace Armstrong DE
65 Tory Epps DT
99 Jim Flanigan DT
96 Albert Fontenot DE
98 Carl Simpson DE
90 Alonzo Spellman DE
91 John ThierryDE
97 Chris Zorich DT

Linebackers

91 Myron BakerOLB
59 Joe CainOLB
54 Ron CoxILB
52 Darwin IrelandLB
53 Dante Jones MLB
92 Barry Minter MLB
55 Vinson Smith OLB

Defensive Backs

35 James Burton CB
20 Mark CarrierFS
37 Maurice DouglassCB
23 Shaun Gayle SS
39 Jeremy Lincoln CB
26 John MangumS
36 Anthony Marshall FS
24 Kevin Miniefield CB
21 Donnell Woolford CB

Special Teams

17 Chris Gardocki P
6 Kevin Butler K

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 week
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	65,922
14	December 1, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	L 33-27	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[]

Template:1994 NFC Central standings

Playoffs[]

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