1994 Denver Broncos season

NFL team season

The 1994 Denver Broncos season was the team's 35th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League. The season would be the final year that Wade Phillips was head coach. This would also be the final season for longtime defensive stalwarts Karl Mecklenburg and Dennis Smith. This would be the last time the Broncos started 1-5 until 2023.

Offseason

NFL draft

1994 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 51 Allen Aldridge  Linebacker Houston
4 123 Randy Fuller  Cornerback Tennessee State
7 210 Keith Burns  Linebacker Oklahoma State
7 212 Butler By'not'e  Running back Ohio State
7 218 Tom Nalen *  Center Boston College
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted Free Agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Dwayne Carswell Tight end Liberty
Derrick Clark Running back Evangel
Rod Smith Wide receiver Missouri Southern State

Personnel

Staff

1994 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Director of Football Operations/Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Cornell Green
  • Director of College Scouting – Jeff Smith
  • Pro Scout – Jack Elway
  • College Scout – Dave Gettleman
  • College Scout – Ted Sundquist

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Wade Phillips
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Jim Fassel
  • Special Assistant to Head Coach/Offense – Harold Richardson

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Charlie Waters
  • Defensive Line – Rex Norris
  • Linebackers – John Paul Young
  • Defensive Backs – Leon Fuller
  • Assistant Defensive Backs/Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams/Linebackers – Richard Smith

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength/Conditioning – Vernon Banks
  • Assistant Strength/Conditioning and Assistant Defensive Line – Barney Chavous

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Roster

1994 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 86 Jeff Campbell
  • 83 Anthony Miller
  • 80 Tony Kimbrough
  • 85 Derek Russell
  • 87 Cedric Tillman

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 33 Rod Bernstine RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 83 Melvin Bonner WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 97 Darren Drozdov NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Keith Kartz C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 61 Bob Meeks C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Mike Pritchard WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 42 Leonard Russell RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 92 Dave Wyman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • -- Ryan McCoy LB
  • 19 Rod Smith WR

53 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 San Diego Chargers L 34–37 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,032 Recap
2 September 11 at New York Jets L 22–25 0–2 Giants Stadium 73,436 Recap
3 September 18 Los Angeles Raiders L 16–48 0–3 Mile High Stadium 75,764 Recap
4 September 26 at Buffalo Bills L 20–27 0–4 Rich Stadium 75,373 Recap
5 Bye
6 October 9 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–9 1–4 Husky Stadium 63,872 Recap
7 October 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–31 1–5 Mile High Stadium 75,151 Recap
8 October 23 at San Diego Chargers W 20–15 2–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 61,626 Recap
9 October 30 Cleveland Browns W 26–14 3–5 Mile High Stadium 73,190 Recap
10 November 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–27 3–6 Anaheim Stadium 48,103 Recap
11 November 13 Seattle Seahawks W 17–10 4–6 Mile High Stadium 71,290 Recap
12 November 20 Atlanta Falcons W 32–28 5–6 Mile High Stadium 70,594 Recap
13 November 27 Cincinnati Bengals W 15–13 6–6 Mile High Stadium 69,714 Recap
14 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 7–6 Arrowhead Stadium 77,631 Recap
15 December 11 at Los Angeles Raiders L 13–23 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,016 Recap
16 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 19–42 7–8 Candlestick Park 64,884 Recap
17 December 24 New Orleans Saints L 28–30 7–9 Mile High Stadium 64,445 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC West
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) San Diego Chargers 11 5 0 .688 381 306 W2
(6) Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 319 298 W2
Los Angeles Raiders 9 7 0 .563 303 327 L1
Denver Broncos 7 9 0 .438 347 396 L3
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 287 323 L2

Season summary

Week 13 vs Bengals

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–9) at Denver Broncos (5–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 6 0713
Broncos 6 9 0015

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 27, 1994
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,714
  • Box Score, Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Bengals Passing Jeff Blake 15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Steve Broussard 8 Rush, 52 Yds
Receiving Carl Pickens 6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD
Broncos Passing John Elway 21/38, 239 Yds, TD
Rushing Leonard Russell 13 Rush, 30 Yds
Receiving Anthony Miller 5 Rec, 116 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP CIN DEN
1 12:30 7 58 Broncos 34-yard field goal by Jason Elam 0 3
1 4:13 6 4 Broncos 33-yard field goal by Jason Elam 0 6
2 7:19 11 55 Bengals 43-yard field goal by Doug Pelfrey 3 6
2 4:09 7 58 Broncos Anthony Miller 16-yard touchdown reception from John Elway, 2-point conversion attempt failed 3 12
2 2:57 4 7 Broncos 37-yard field goal by Jason Elam 3 15
2 0:11 11 66 Bengals 32-yard field goal by Doug Pelfrey 6 15
4 14:48 4 80 Bengals Carl Pickens 70-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Blake, Doug Pelfrey kick good 13 15
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 15

References

  1. ^ 1994 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–27.
  2. ^ "1994 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

External links

  • Denver Broncos – 1994 media guide
  • Broncos on Pro Football Reference
  • Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com
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