The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears finished with a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt for their first winning season since the end of the 1991 season. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so the Bears wore 1920s-era throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears celebrated their first playoff win since January 6, 1991, with a hard-fought road victory over the NFC Central champion Minnesota Vikings 35–18 before being knocked out by the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 44–15 at Candlestick Park.
This season was the Bears' final playoff appearance until 2001, and last playoff victory until 2006, marking the beginning of a period of under performance for the franchise.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsTE Marv Cook (Patriots) DT Steve McMichael (Packers)QB Erik Kramer (Lions) QB Jim Harbaugh (Colts)QB Steve Walsh (Saints) DE Richard Dent (49ers)T Andy Heck (Seahawks) WR Nate Lewis (Chargers) RB Lewis Tillman (Giants)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1994 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRobert BassLinebackerMiami (FL)Donny BrooksCornerbackTexas TechArthur BussieDefensive endNortheast LouisianaTony CarterFullbackMinnesotaJosh DunningGuardWashington StateMarcus DurginCornerbackSamfordMatt FrierWide receiverFlorida StateMichael HightowerRunning backEast Texas StateDarwin IrelandLinebackerArkansasAnthony MarshallCornerbackLSUJohn MartinRunning backMemphisTodd NormanTackleNotre DameSteve SandersWide receiverVirginia TechOscar ShortenDefensive tackleAbilene ChristianAubrey ThompsonTight endUtah StateCedric WalkerSafetyStephen F. Austin
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result TV TV Announcers Attendance 1 September 4, 1994 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–9 Fox Joe Buck, Tim Green 2 September 12, 1994 at Philadelphia Eagles L 30–22 ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann 3 September 18, 1994 Minnesota Vikings L 42–14 Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville 4 September 25, 1994 at New York Jets W 19–7 TNT Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley 5 October 2, 1994 Buffalo Bills W 20–13 NBC Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, Hannah Storm 6 October 9, 1994 New Orleans Saints W 17–7 Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville 7 Bye 8 October 23, 1994 at Detroit Lions L 21–16 Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen 9 October 31, 1994 Green Bay Packers L 33–6 ABC Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann 10 November 6, 1994 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–6 Fox Joe Buck, Tim Green 11 November 13, 1994 at Miami Dolphins W 17–14 Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Ron Pitts 12 November 20, 1994 Detroit Lions W 20–10 Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville 13 November 27, 1994 at Arizona Cardinals W 19–16 (OT) Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville 14 December 1, 1994 at Minnesota Vikings L 33–27 (OT) ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Mark Malone 15 December 11, 1994 at Green Bay Packers L 40–3 Fox Joe Buck, Tim Green, Dan Jiggetts 16 December 18, 1994 Los Angeles Rams W 27–13 Fox Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville, Kevin Frazier 17 December 24, 1994 New England Patriots L 13–3 NBC Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, Will McDonough
Standings
Playoffs Week Date Opponent Result TV TV Announcers Attendance Wild Card January 1, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings W 35–18 Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden, Matt Millen, Anthony Muñoz Division January 7, 1995 at San Francisco 49ers L 44–15 Fox Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Tim Green
References
External links
1994 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com