1994 Denver Broncos season

1994 Denver Broncos season
1994 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
General manager	John Beake
Head coach	Wade Phillips
Offensive coordinator	Jim Fassel
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Waters
Home stadium	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Uniform

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1994 Denver Broncos draft
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 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 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 (QB) 7 John Elway 2 Will Furrer 17 Hugh Millen Running backs (RB) 43 Derrick Clark 22 Glyn Milburn 38 Reggie Rivers 41 Deon Strother Wide receivers (WR) 86 Jeff Campbell 83 Anthony Miller 80 Tony Kimbrough 85 Derek Russell 87 Cedric Tillman Tight ends (TE) 89 Dwayne Carswell 88 Jerry Evans 84 Shannon Sharpe		Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Joe Burch C 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 65 Gary Zimmerman T Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Shane Dronett DE 73 Simon Fletcher DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DT 91 Willie Oshodin DE 94 Jeff Robinson DE 98 Ted Washington DT 90 Dan Williams DT		Linebackers (LB) 57 Allen Aldridge OLB 58 Elijah Alexander OLB 56 Keith Burns MLB 51 Mike Croel OLB 54 Mitch Donahue OLB 52 Richard Harvey OLB 50 Ray Jacobs OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg MLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Steve Atwater SS 23 Ronnie Bradford CB 28 Butler B'ynote' 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 CB Special teams (ST) 1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Practice squad -- Ryan McCoy LB 19 Rod Smith WR 53 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad Reserve 33 Rod Bernstine RB (IR) 83 Melvin Bonner WR (IR) 97 Darren Drozdov NT (IR) 72 Keith Kartz C (IR) 61 Bob Meeks C (IR) 81 Mike Pritchard WR (IR) 42 Leonard Russell RB (IR) 92 Dave Wyman LB (IR) 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
	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
	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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	6	0	7	13
Broncos	6	9	0	0	15

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

External links

[1] 1994 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–27.

[2] "1994 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

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Denver Broncos
Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado
Franchise	History All-time roster Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owners Rob Walton Greg Penner (CEO) Carrie Walton Penner Mellody Hobson Condoleezza Rice Lewis Hamilton General manager George Paton Head coach Sean Payton
Culture	A Few Seconds of Panic Alan Roach Barrel Man Bucky the Bronco Cheerleaders Elway to Marino Everybody's All-American "Hold That Mork" (Mork & Mindy episode) "Joy to the World" Miles Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" South Park "Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut" "Sarcastaball" Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	1977 season (Broncomania) Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble Tebowmania 3:16 game Mile High Miracle No Fly Zone
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Radio network Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)