1994 Washington Redskins season

1994 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1994 Washington Redskins season was the team's 63rd in the National Football League.

The Redskins' 3–13 season was the worst record the team had posted since 1961, and the fewest wins they have ever had in a 16-game season (later to be matched by their 2013 season). The team was decimated by the loss of head coach Joe Gibbs and the onset of the modern salary cap and free agency system. The Redskins were forced to depend on younger and untested player at many key positions.

The season marked the hiring of head coach Norv Turner, who would spend the next six seasons coaching the Redskins.

In addition to going winless at RFK in 1994, Turner's first season in Washington saw the team lose at home to the Falcons for the first time. Prior to the Falcons' 27-20 victory in Week 4, Atlanta had been 0-10 against the Redskins at RFK. This included a 24-7 loss to the Redskins during Washington's most recent championship season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1994 NFL Draft

1994 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Heath Shuler	Quarterback	Tennessee
2	31	Tre' Johnson *	Offensive tackle	Temple
3	68	Tydus Winans	Wide receiver	Fresno State
3	97	Joe Patton	Guard	Alabama A&M
4	105	Kurt Haws	Tight end	Utah
6	163	Dexter Nottage	Defensive end	Florida A&M
7	197	Gus Frerotte *	Quarterback	Tulsa
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1994 Washington Redskins staff

Front office Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer – Jack Kent Cooke Executive Vice President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of Player Personnel – Kirk Mee Director of College Scouting – George Saimes Head coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Cam Cameron Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Russ Grimm Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Emmitt Thomas Defensive Assistant – Ray Horton Special teams coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Assistant Strength – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1994 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Gus Frerotte  5 Heath Shuler Running backs (RB) 40 Reggie Brooks 21 Earnest Byner 32 Ricky Ervins 30 Brian Mitchell Wide receivers (WR) 85 Henry Ellard 80 Desmond Howard Tight ends (TE) 89 Ethan Horton 22 Frank Wycheck

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Ray Brown G 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 69 Mark Schlereth G 76 Ed Simmons T Defensive linemen (DL) 91 Shane Collins DE 78 Tim Johnson DT 72 Lamar Mills DE 97 Sterling Palmer DE 94 Bobby Wilson DT 98 Tony Woods DE

Linebackers (LB) 51 Monte Coleman 55 Andre Collins 54 Kurt Gouveia 57 Ken Harvey 90 Tyronne Stowe Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams  8 Chip Lohmiller K

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Seattle Seahawks	L 28–7	52,930
2	September 11, 1994	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–24	58,049
3	September 18, 1994	at New York Giants	L 31–23	77,298
4	September 25, 1994	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–20	53,238
5	October 2, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 34–7	55,394
6	October 9, 1994	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–17	63,947
7	October 16, 1994	Arizona Cardinals	L 19–16	50,019
8	October 23, 1994	at Indianapolis Colts	W 41–27	57,879
9	October 30, 1994	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–29	53,530
10	November 6, 1994	San Francisco 49ers	L 37–22	54,335
11	Bye
12	November 20, 1994	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–7	64,644
13	November 27, 1994	New York Giants	L 21–19	43,384
14	December 4, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 26–21	45,121
15	December 11, 1994	at Arizona Cardinals	L 17–15	53,790
16	December 18, 1994	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–14	47,315
17	December 24, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–21	25,705

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	414	248	L1
New York Giants	9	7	0	.563	279	305	W6
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	235	267	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	308	308	L7
Washington Redskins	3	13	0	.188	320	412	W1