1994 Shreveport Pirates season
1994 Shreveport Pirates season | |
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Owner | East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
The 1994 Shreveport Pirates season was the first season in the teams franchise history. They finished last place in the East division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason
During the
Training camp
The Pirates first training camp was meant to be on the grounds at Louisiana State University. Instead, there was a scheduling error and the Pirates were forced to hold their training camp on the grounds of the Louisiana State Fair.[3] The players were housed in a large barracks style room that housed 12 to 18 players, and were on the second level, while animals were on the first level.[3] Pirates player Joe Mero would book a nearby hotel room at his own expense.[4] Head coach John Huard was the former football coach at the Maine Maritime Academy and he would be fired during training camp. An incident occurred where Huard berated a volunteer athletic therapist. The therapist left training camp and Huard was released from his coaching duties.[4] Huard was replaced by NFL Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bengals and Toronto Argonauts head coach Forrest Gregg. Gregg convinced the Gliebermans to remove the Vice President of Operations and the General Manager.[5]
Preseason
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Fri, June 24 | vs. Baltimore CFLers | L 18–33 | 0–1 | Independence Stadium | 19,000 |
B | Tue, June 28 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 1–24 | 0–2 | Skydome
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12,712 |
Regular season
Despite the losing, Shreveport averaged a respectable attendance of 17,871 fans per game.[6] The Pirates set a CFL record with the longest losing streak in history (14 consecutive losses).[5]
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 651 | 572 | 9–1 | W1 | Details |
Baltimore CFLers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 518 | 401 | 7–3 | W2 | Details |
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 504 | 578 | 5–5 | L2 | Details |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 480 | 647 | 3–7 | L7 | Details |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 435 | 562 | 3–7 | L3 | Details |
Shreveport Pirates | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 330 | 661 | 2–8 | W2 | Details |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Wed, July 6 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–40 | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium
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18,134 |
2 | 2 | Sat, July 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 34–35 | 0–2 | Independence Stadium | 20,634 |
3 | 3 | Sat, July 23 | at Baltimore CFLers | L 24–40 | 0–3 | Memorial Stadium
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31,172 |
4 | 4 | Sat, July 30 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–24 | 0–4 | Independence Stadium | 17,434 |
5 | 5 | Fri, Aug 5 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 15–38 | 0–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 12,612 |
6 | 6 | Sat, Aug 13 | vs. Las Vegas Posse | L 13–49 | 0–6 | Independence Stadium | 18,011 |
7 | 7 | Sat, Aug 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 26–30 | 0–7 | Independence Stadium | 14,364 |
8 | 8 | Sat, Aug 27 | at BC Lions | L 15–67 | 0–8 | BC Place | 20,398 |
9 | 9 | Sat, Sept 3 | vs. Baltimore CFLers | L 16–28 | 0–9 | Independence Stadium | 16,332 |
10 | 10 | Sat, Sept 10 | at Las Vegas Posse | L 21–34 | 0–10 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 9467 |
11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 17 | at Sacramento Gold Miners | L 3–56 | 0–11 | Hornet Stadium | 13,747 |
12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 24 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 11–29 | 0–12 | Independence Stadium | 15,502 |
13 | 13 | Sat, Oct 1 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–39 | 0–13 | Winnipeg Stadium | 20,426 |
14 | 14 | Sat, Oct 8 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 22–38 | 0–14 | Independence Stadium | 14,088 |
15 | 15 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs. Sacramento Gold Miners | W 24–12 | 1–14 | Independence Stadium | 12,465 |
16 | 16 | Fri, Oct 21 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 8–52 | 1–15 | McMahon Stadium | 21,317 |
17 | 17 | Fri, Oct 28 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 29–27 | 2–15 | Skydome
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20,328 |
18 | 18 | Fri, Nov 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–24 | 3–15 | Independence Stadium | 32,011 |
Awards and honors
- Ben Williams, Defensive Tackle, CFL Eastern All-Star
- Joe Fuller, Defensive Back, CFL Eastern All-Star
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ^ a b "1994 Shreveport Pirates (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".