1994 Denver Broncos 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 noted for being the final year that Wade Phillips was head coach.

1994 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Head coach	Wade Phillips
General manager	John Beake
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

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	Cornerback	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 Assistant to the Head Coach/Offense – Harold Richardson Offensive coaches Running Backs – Bishop Harris Wide Receivers – Mo Forte Tight Ends – Les Steckel Offensive Line – John Levra			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Charlie Waters Defensive Line – Rex Norris Assistant Defensive Line – Barney Chavous Linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive Backs/Secondary – Leon Fuller Assistant Defensive Backs/Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Vernon Banks Strength Assistant – Barney Chavous

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Roster

1994 Denver Broncos roster

	Quarterbacks  7 John Elway  2 Will Furrer 17 Hugh Millen Running backs 33 Rod Bernstine 43 Derrick Clark 22 Glyn Milburn 38 Reggie Rivers 42 Leonard Russell 41 Deon Strother Wide receivers 86 Jeff Campbell 83 Anthony Miller 80 Tony Kimbrough 85 Derek Russell 87 Cedric Tillman Tight ends 89 Dwayne Carswell 88 Jerry Evans 82 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive linemen 68 Russell Freeman T 75 Brian Habib G 67 Ken Lanier T 78 Don Maggs G/T 64 Jon Melander G 66 Tom Nalen C/G 76 Kirk Scrafford T 79 Dave Widell C 65 Gary Zimmerman T Defensive linemen 54 Mitch Donahue DE 99 Shane Dronett DE 73 Simon Fletcher DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DT 91 Willie Oshodin DT 94 Jeff Robinson DE 98 Ted Washington DT 90 Dan Williams DT		Linebackers 57 Allen Aldridge OLB 58 Elijah Alexander OLB 56 Keith Burns MLB 51 Mike Croel OLB 52 Richard Harvey OLB 50 Ray Jacobs OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg MLB 55 Glenell Sanders 92 Dave Wyman MLB Defensive backs 27 Steve Atwater SS 23 Ronnie Bradford CB 21 Randy Hilliard CB 39 Ray Crockett CB 24 Randy Fuller CB 40 Darryl Hall SS 21 Randy Hilliard CB 31 Rondell Jones FS 26 Ben Smith CB 49 Dennis Smith FS 25 Charles Swann DB/WR Special teams  1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists 83 Melvin Bonner WR (IR) 28 Butler By'not'e CB (IR) 97 Darren Drozdov NT (IR) 82 Vance Johnson WR (IR) 72 Keith Kartz C (IR) 61 Bob Meeks C (IR) 81 Mike Pritchard WR (IR) Practice squad 80 Rod Smith WR Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	TV Time
1	September 4, 1994	San Diego Chargers	L 37–34	74,032	TNT 6:00 PM
2	September 11, 1994	at New York Jets	L 25–22	73,436	NBC 2:00 PM
3	September 18, 1994	Los Angeles Raiders	L 48–16	75,764	NBC 2:00 PM
4	September 26, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	L 27–20	75,373	ABC 6:00 PM
5	Bye
6	October 9, 1994	at Seattle Seahawks	W 16–9	63,872	NBC 2:00 PM
7	October 17, 1994	Kansas City Chiefs	L 31–28	75,151	ABC 6:00 PM
8	October 23, 1994	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–15	61,626	NBC 2:00 PM
9	October 30, 1994	Cleveland Browns	W 26–14	73,190	NBC 2:00 PM
10	November 6, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	L 27–21	48,103	NBC 2:00 PM
11	November 13, 1994	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–10	71,290	NBC 2:00 PM
12	November 20, 1994	Atlanta Falcons	W 32–28	70,594	Fox 2:00 PM
13	November 27, 1994	Cincinnati Bengals	W 15–13	69,714	NBC 2:00 PM
14	December 4, 1994	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	77,631	NBC 2:00 PM
15	December 11, 1994	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 23–13	60,016	NBC 2:00 PM
16	December 17, 1994	at San Francisco 49ers	L 42–19	64,884	NBC 2:00 PM
17	December 24, 1994	New Orleans Saints	L 30–28	64,445	Fox 2:00 PM

Standings

AFC West
	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

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