1994 Green Bay Packers season

1994 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Holmgren
General manager	Ron Wolf
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won NFC Wild Card Lost NFC Divisional Playoff (Dallas Cowboys)

The 1994 Green Bay Packers season was the team's 75th in the National Football League. The Packers posted a 9–7 record for their third straight winning season. 1994 marked the first of 8 seasons in which Packers' quarterback Brett Favre would throw more than 30 touchdown passes.^[1] It also marked the second season in which he started all 16 games for the Packers, starting a record-breaking starting streak which would continue throughout his career.^[1] This was the final season that the Packers played at Milwaukee County Stadium; they played home games exclusively at Lambeau beginning in 1995. Three Packers had the distinction of being named to the NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team: Reggie White, Don Hutson, and Ray Nitschke.^[2] After defeating the Detroit Lions 16–12 in the wild-card round of the playoffs, the season ended in a 35–9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC divisional playoff game.^[3]

Despite another stellar season, Brett Favre, for the first time in his career, was not eligible for the Pro Bowl.

Offseason

1994 NFL draft

With their first selection (16th overall) in the 1994 NFL draft, the Packers tabbed offensive tackle Aaron Taylor.^[4]

1994 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	16	Aaron Taylor	T	Notre Dame
3	84	LeShon Johnson	RB	Northern Illinois
4	126	Gabe Wilkins	DE	Gardner-Webb
5	146	Terry Mickens	WR	Florida A&M
5	149	Dorsey Levens	RB	Georgia Tech
6	169	Jay Kearney	WR	West Virginia
6	175	Ruffin Hamilton	LB	Tulane
6	181	Bill Schroeder	WR	Wisconsin–La Crosse
6	190	Paul Duckworth	LB	Connecticut

Personnel

Staff

1994 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson
Director of College Scouting – John Math
Pro Personnel Assistant – Reggie McKenzie

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Holmgren

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Steve Mariucci
Running Backs – Gil Haskell
Wide Receivers – Jon Gruden
Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Reid
Offensive Line – Tom Lovat

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Fritz Shurmur
Defensive Line – Larry Brooks
Linebackers – Bob Valesente
Defensive Backs – Dick Jauron
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jim Lind

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Nolan Cromwell

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston

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Roster

1994 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

8 Mark Brunell
4 Brett Favre

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

94 Matt Brock DT
93 Gilbert Brown DT
99 Don Davey DE
90 Steve McMichael DT
96 Sean Jones DE
64 John Jurkovic DT
92 Reggie White DE
98 Gabe Wilkins DE

Linebackers

58 Ruffin Hamilton OLB
53 George Koonce OLB
95 Bryce Paup OLB
59 Wayne Simmons OLB
55 Fred Strickland MLB
51 Mark Williams OLB
56 James Willis MLB

Defensive backs

27 Terrell Buckley CB
36 LeRoy Butler SS
21 Forey Duckett CB
33 Doug Evans CB
30 Corey Harris CB
24 Tim Hauck S
37 Keshon Johnson CB
22 Lenny McGill CB
47 Roland Mitchell CB
39 Mike Prior S
31 George Teague FS
35 Ray Wilson S

Special teams

13 Chris Jacke K
17 Craig Hentrich P

Rookies in italics

Regular season

The Packers finished 9–7, 2nd place in the NFC Central division, 1 game behind the 10–6 Warren Moon-led Minnesota Vikings.^[3] Via a better head-to-head record versus the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears and a better conference record versus the New York Giants, Green Bay clinched the first wild card spot in the NFC.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Kickoff	Network	Venue	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Minnesota Vikings	W 16–10	12:00pm CT	FOX	Lambeau Field	59,487
2	September 11, 1994	Miami Dolphins	L 24–14	12:00pm CT	NBC	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,011
3	September 18, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–7	12:00pm CT	FOX	Veterans Stadium	63,922
4	September 25, 1994	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–3	12:00pm CT	FOX	Lambeau Field	58,551
5	October 2, 1994	at New England Patriots	L 17–16	12:00pm CT	FOX	Foxboro Stadium	57,522
6	October 9, 1994	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	12:00pm CT	FOX	Lambeau Field	58,911
7	Bye
8	October 20, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13–10 (OT)	7:00pm CT	TNT	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	63,041
9	October 31, 1994	at Chicago Bears	W 33–6	8:00pm CT	ABC	Soldier Field	47,381
10	November 6, 1994	Detroit Lions	W 38–30	12:00pm CT	FOX	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,995
11	November 13, 1994	New York Jets	W 17–10	3:00pm CT	NBC	Lambeau Field	58,307
12	November 20, 1994	at Buffalo Bills	L 29–20	12:00pm CT	FOX	Rich Stadium	79,029
13	November 24, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 42–31	3:00pm CT	FOX	Texas Stadium	64,597
14	December 4, 1994	at Detroit Lions	L 34–31	3:00pm CT	FOX	Pontiac Silverdome	76,338
15	December 11, 1994	Chicago Bears	W 40–3	12:00pm CT	FOX	Lambeau Field	57,927
16	December 18, 1994	Atlanta Falcons	W 21–17	12:00pm CT	FOX	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,885
17	December 24, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–19	12:00pm CT	FOX	Tampa Stadium	65,076

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	3	7	10
• Packers	3	10	0	3	16

Date: September 4
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 58°F, wind 10 mph

Scoring summary

1	GB	Chris Jacke 25 yard field goal	Packers 3–0

2	GB	Sterling Sharpe 14 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick)	Packers 10–0

2	GB	Chris Jacke 39 yard field goal	Packers 13–0

3	MIN	Fuad Reveiz 28 yard field goal	Packers 13–3

4	MIN	James Harris 17 yard fumble return (Fuad Reveiz kick)	Packers 13–10

4	GB	Chris Jacke 49 yard field goal	Packers 16–10

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The Packers kickoff the season at home against their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings and came away with a 16-10 victory to improve to 1-0.

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	356	314	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	382	287	W3
⁽⁵⁾ Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	357	342	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	271	307	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	251	351	L1

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Wild Card	December 31, 1994	Detroit Lions	W 16–12	Lambeau Field	58,125
Divisional	January 8, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35–9	Texas Stadium	64,745

Awards and honors

Don Hutson, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
Ray Nitschke, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team
Reggie White, NFL's All-Time 75th Anniversary Team

References

1 2 "Brett Favre player card". Packers.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 401
1 2 3 "1994 NFL Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Green Bay Packers seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1994 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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