1994 Indianapolis Colts season

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1994 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coachTed Marchibroda
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The

season was the 42nd season for the team in the National Football League and 11th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1994 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished third in the AFC East
division.

Offseason

Additions Subtractions
DE Tony Bennett (Packers) QB Jeff George (Falcons)
QB Jim Harbaugh (Bears) LB Duane Bickett (Seahawks)
QB Browning Nagle (Jets) RB Rodney Culver (Chargers)
S David Tate (Giants) RB Anthony Johnson (Jets)
WR Floyd Turner (Saints) G Bill Schultz (Oilers)
QB Jack Trudeau (Jets)
WR Clarence Verdin (Falcons)

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Marshall Faulk Running back San Diego State
1 5 Trev Alberts Linebacker Nebraska
2 32 Eric Mahlum Tackle California
3 67 Jason Mathews Tackle Texas A&M
4 106 Bradford Banta Tight end USC
5 133 John Covington Safety Notre Dame
6 164 Lamont Warren Running Back Colorado

Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Aaron Bailey Wide receiver Louisville

Personnel

Staff

1994 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

  • President/treasurer – Robert Irsay
  • Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay
  • Vice president/director of football operations – Bill Tobin
  • Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening
  • Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers
  • Director of college player personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Tom Batta

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1994 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 3 practice squad

Regular season

In his NFL debut, Marshall Faulk had three touchdowns.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 4 Houston Oilers W 45–21 1–0
Hoosier Dome
47,372
2 September 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–24 1–1 Tampa Stadium 36,631
3 September 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–31 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 54,040
4 September 25 Cleveland Browns L 14–21 1–3 Hoosier Dome 55,821
5 October 2 Seattle Seahawks W 17–15 2–3 Hoosier Dome 49,876
6 October 9 at New York Jets L 6–16 2–4 Giants Stadium 64,934
7 October 16 at Buffalo Bills W 27–17 3–4
Rich Stadium
79,404
8 October 23 Washington Redskins L 27–41 3–5 Hoosier Dome 57,879
9 October 30 New York Jets W 28–25 4–5 Hoosier Dome 44,350
10 November 6 at Miami Dolphins L 21–22 4–6
Joe Robbie Stadium
71,158
11 Bye
12 November 20 at Cincinnati Bengals W 17–13 5–6 Riverfront Stadium 55,566
13 November 27 New England Patriots L 10–12 5–7 Hoosier Dome 43,839
14 December 4 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–19 6–7 Kingdome 39,574
15 December 11 at New England Patriots L 13–28 6–8 Foxboro Stadium 57,656
16 December 18 Miami Dolphins W 10–6 7–8 Hoosier Dome 58,867
17 December 24 Buffalo Bills W 10–9 8–8 Hoosier Dome 38,458
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 389 327 W1
(5) New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 351 312 W7
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 307 320 W2
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 340 356 L3
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375 264 320 L5

Awards and honors

  • Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year[1]
  • Marshall Faulk, AFC Pro Bowl selection

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16