1994 Chicago Bears season
1994 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Vikings) 35–18 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 15–44 |
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 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
Additions | Subtractions |
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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
1994 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 11 | John Thierry | Defensive end | Alcorn State | |
2 | 39 | Marcus Spears | Offensive tackle
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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 |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Anthony Marshall | Cornerback | LSU |
Todd Norman | Tackle | Notre Dame |
Aubrey Thompson | Tight end | Utah State |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | |
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1 | September 4, 1994 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–9 | 61,844
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2 | September 12, 1994 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 30–22 | 64,890
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3 | September 18, 1994 | Minnesota Vikings | L 42–14 | 61,073
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4 | September 25, 1994 | at New York Jets | W 19–7 | 70,806
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5 | October 2, 1994 | Buffalo Bills | W 20–13 | 62,406
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6 | October 9, 1994 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–7 | 63,822
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7 | Bye | ||||
8 | October 23, 1994 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–16 | 73,574
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9 | October 31, 1994 | Green Bay Packers | L 33–6 | 47,381
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10 | November 6, 1994 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–6 | 60,821
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11 | November 13, 1994 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17–14 | 64,871
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12 | November 20, 1994 | Detroit Lions | W 20–10 | 55,035
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13 | November 27, 1994 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 19–16 (OT) | 65,922
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14 | December 1, 1994 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 33–27 (OT) | 61,483
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15 | December 11, 1994 | at Green Bay Packers | L 40–3 | 57,927
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16 | December 18, 1994 | Los Angeles Rams | W 27–13 | 56,276
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17 | December 24, 1994 | New England Patriots | L 13–3 | 60,178
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Standings
NFC Central
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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 |
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Wildcard | January 1, 1995 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 35–18 | 60,347
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Division | January 7, 1995 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 44–15 | 64,644
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References
- ^ "1994 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1994 Media Guide. p. 3.
- ^ "1994 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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