1994 Chicago Bears season
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The 1994 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season
was their 75th regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...

 completed in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The club posted a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt is current Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers Coach for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He was most recently head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team, a position he held for six seasons. Wannstedt is also the former head coach of the Miami...

. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...

. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so it saw the Bears wearing 1920's throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears won their first playoff game upsetting the NFC Central champion Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

 35–18 before being blown out by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

 44–15.

NFL Draft

1994 Chicago Bears NFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Pick
1 11 John Thierry
John Thierry
John Thierry is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round of the 1994 NFL Draft...

DE Alcorn State
Alcorn State Braves football
The Alcorn State Braves are the college football team representing the Alcorn State University. The Braves play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.-National championships:*1968*1969*1974*1984...

2 39 Marcus Spears
Marcus Spears (offensive tackle)
Marcus DeWayne Spears is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was selected with the tenth pick of the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University by the Chicago Bears. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the...

OT Northwestern State
3 74 Jim Flanigan
Jim Flanigan
James Michael Flanigan, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League from 1994–2003. Most of his success came when he was with the Chicago Bears from 1994–2000. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame...

DT Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...

4 114 Raymont Harris
Raymont Harris
Raymont LaShawn Harris is a former college and professional American football running back. He played 6 seasons in the NFL from 1994 to 2000 for the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers, the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots.-College career:He starred at the Ohio State University, where...

RB Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...

6 170 Lloyd Hill WR Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

7 205 Dennis Collier DB Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...


Roster

Chicago Bears 1994 roster
Quarterbacks
  •  12 Erik Kramer
    Erik Kramer
    William Erik Kramer , is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football...

  •  4 Steve Walsh
    Steve Walsh
    Steve, Stephen or Steven Walsh may refer to:* Steve Walsh , British disc jockey* Steve Walsh , of the 1970s progressive rock band Kansas...



Running Backs
  • 44 Bob Christian
    Bob Christian
    Robert Douglas Christian is a former American football fullback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1992 to 2002. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft...

     FB
  • 43 Trevor Cobb
    Trevor Cobb
    Trevor Cobb is a former professional American football player who played running back for one season for the Chicago Bears. In 1991, he won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back while playing for Rice University....

     RB
  • 22 Robert Green
    Robert Green
    Robert Paul Green is an English footballer who plays for West Ham United and the England national football team as a goalkeeper.-Norwich City:...

    RB
  • 29 Raymont Harris
    Raymont Harris
    Raymont LaShawn Harris is a former college and professional American football running back. He played 6 seasons in the NFL from 1994 to 2000 for the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers, the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots.-College career:He starred at the Ohio State University, where...

    RB
  • 33 Merril Hoge
    Merril Hoge
    Merril DuAine Hoge is a former professional American football player. He played eight seasons at running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears, retiring after the 1994 season. Since 1997 he has been a football analyst for ESPN television....

     RB
  • 27 Lewis Tillman
    Lewis Tillman
    For the football player of the same name see Lewis Tillman .Lewis Tillman was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on August 18, 1816 near Shelbyville, Tennessee in Bedford County. He attended...

     RB


Wide Receivers
  • 80 Curtis Conway
    Curtis Conway
    Curtis Lamont Conway is a former National Football League wide receiver and was a first round 1993 NFL Draft choice out of the University of Southern California...

  • 81 Jeff Graham
    Jeff Graham
    Jeffery Todd Graham is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 206-lb...

  • 82 Nate Lewis
    Nate Lewis
    Nathaniel "Nate" Lewis is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the San Diego Chargers and the Chicago Bears ....

  • 88 Greg McMurtry
    Greg McMurtry
    Gregory Wendell McMurtry is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the early 1990s....

  • 87 Tom Waddle
    Tom Waddle
    Gregory Thomas Waddle is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. Waddle is currently a co host of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000, as well as co-hosting "The Final Word" on WFLD FOX Chicago. He also appears on Pro Football Weekly and NFL Network. He spent his entire six year career...



Tight Ends
  • 86 Marv Cook
    Marv Cook
    Marvin Eugene Cook is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'4", 234-lb. tight end from the University of Iowa, Cook played in 7 NFL seasons from 1989 to 1995 for the Patriots, the Chicago Bears, and...

  • 84 Chris Gedney
    Chris Gedney
    Chris Gedney is a former professional American football player who played tight end for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals. He now resides in Syracuse where he is the Assistant Athletics Director for Major Gifts...

  • 85 Keith Jennings
  • 89 Ryan Wetnight
    Ryan Wetnight
    Ryan Wetnight is a former professional American football player who played tight end for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers....

Offensive Linemen
  • 70 Troy Auzenne
    Troy Auzenne
    Troy Anthony Auzenne is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts...

    T
  • 62 Mark Bortz
    Mark Bortz
    Mark Steven Bortz was a guard in the National Football League. He attended the University of Iowa and was drafted by the Bears in 1983 for the Chicago Bears and played there until 1994.-Professional career:...

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  • 63 Todd Burger
    Todd Burger
    Todd Richard Burger is a former professional American football player. Burger grew up in Clark, New Jersey and is a graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School. He attended Penn State University where he played four years under legendary coach Joe Paterno. In his professional career, he played in...

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  • 67 Jerry Fontenot
    Jerry Fontenot
    Jerry Paul Fontenot Jerry Paul Fontenot Jerry Paul Fontenot (born November 21, 1966 in Lafayette, Louisiana was an American football Center in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals. Fontenot attended Texas A&M University....

    C
  • 64 Andy Heck
    Andy Heck
    Andrew Robert Heck is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and Seattle Seahawks. He is the current offensive line coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. He attended W.T. Woodson High School...

    T
  • 58 Jay Leeuwenburg
    Jay Leeuwenburg
    Jay Robert Leeuwenburg is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Washington Redskins...

     G
  • 69 Tom Myslinski
    Tom Myslinski
    Thomas Joseph Myslinski, Jr. is a professional American football strength and conditioning coach. He was strength and conditioning coach for the Cleveland Browns until the end of the 2009 season. He is also a former National Football League offensive lineman...

  • 75 Todd Perry
    Todd Perry
    ----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...

    G
  • 76 Marcus Spears
    Marcus Spears (offensive tackle)
    Marcus DeWayne Spears is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He was selected with the tenth pick of the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft out of Northwestern State University by the Chicago Bears. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the...

    T
  • 71 James Williams
    James Williams
    -In American politics:*James Williams , U.S. Congressman from Delaware*James D. Williams , US Representative from Indiana and governor of Indiana...

    T


  • Defensive Linemen
    • 93 Trace Armstrong
      Trace Armstrong
      Raymond Lester "Trace" Armstrong, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League for fifteen seasons from the late 1980s to the early 2000s...

       DE
    • 65 Tory Epps
      Tory Epps
      Tory Epps was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, the Chicago Bears, and the New Orleans Saints. He also played in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at Memphis State University. Epps died of a...

       DT
    • 99 Jim Flanigan
      Jim Flanigan
      James Michael Flanigan, Jr. is a former American football defensive tackle that played in the National Football League from 1994–2003. Most of his success came when he was with the Chicago Bears from 1994–2000. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame...

      DT
    • 96 Albert Fontenot
      Albert Fontenot
      Albert Fontenot was a professional American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. The defensive lineman was a fourth-round draft pick in 1993 NFL Draft by the Bears out of Baylor....

       DE
    • 98 Carl Simpson
      Carl Simpson
      "HOT" Carl Simpson is a former American professional football player, Professional poker player, olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps personal trainer.-Navy Years:...

       DE
    • 90 Alonzo Spellman
      Alonzo Spellman
      Alonzo Robert Spellman is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions...

       DE
    • 91 John Thierry
      John Thierry
      John Thierry is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round of the 1994 NFL Draft...

      DE
    • 97 Chris Zorich
      Chris Zorich
      Christopher Robert Zorich is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.-Early life:...

       DT
    Linebackers
  • 91 Myron Baker
    Myron Baker
    Myron Tobias Baker is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers . He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.-References:...

    OLB
  • 59 Joe Cain
    Joe Cain
    ]Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. is largely credited with the rebirth of Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, stopped due to the Civil War....

    OLB
  • 54 Ron Cox
    Ron Cox
    For the football player of the same name see Ron Cox .Ron Cox , is a driver in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. He was the 1999 Rookie of the Year in that series, and has 31 top-ten finishes so far. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army...

    ILB
  • 52 Darwin IrelandLB
  • 53 Dante Jones
    Dante Jones
    Dante Jones is a former linebacker in the NFL who played for the Chicago Bears from 1988–1994 and Denver Broncos in 1995. As a Sooner, Jones was an All Big 8 selection at linebacker in 1987.He is from Skyline High School in Dallas, TX, Class of 1983....

     MLB
  • 92 Barry Minter
    Barry Minter
    Barry Antoine Minter is a former National Football League linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.Minter played college football for the University of Tulsa...

     MLB
  • 55 Vinson Smith
    Vinson Smith
    Vinson Robert Smith , is a former American football linebacker, who spent 12 years in the National Football League after graduating from East Carolina University. Smith won one Super Bowl as a member of the Dallas Cowboys...

     OLB


  • Defensive Backs
    • 35 James Burton
      James Burton
      James Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...

      CB
    • 20 Mark CarrierFS
    • 37 Maurice Douglass
      Maurice Douglass
      Maurice Gerrard "Mo" Douglass is a high school football head coach and former American football safety who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants...

      CB
    • 23 Shaun Gayle
      Shaun Gayle
      Shaun Lanard Gayle is a former American football cornerback/safety in the NFL. He played twelve seasons, eleven for the Chicago Bears , and one for the San Diego Chargers . He was a member of the Bears squad that won Super Bowl XX in 1985. He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video...

       SS
    • 39 Jeremy Lincoln
      Jeremy Lincoln
      Jeremy Arlo Lincoln is an American football cornerback who played eight seasons in the NFL.Lincoln played football and ran track at DeVilbiss High School , where he was part of the 1987 Ohio High School state championship track team, and the University of Tennessee....

       CB
    • 26 John Mangum
      John Mangum
      John Mangum , is a former American professional football player who played in 9 NFL seasons from 1990-1998 for the Chicago Bears....

      S
    • 36 Anthony Marshall
      Anthony Marshall (American football)
      Anthony Dewayne Marshall is a former professional American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, and the Philadelphia Eagles. After winding down his career in the NFL, Marshall finished his football his career by...

       FS
    • 24 Kevin Miniefield
      Kevin Miniefield
      Kevin Lamar Miniefield is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the eight round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State....

       CB
    • 21 Donnell Woolford
      Donnell Woolford
      Donnell Woolford is a former professional American football cornerback who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round of the 1989 NFL Draft. Woolford played in 10 NFL seasons for the Bears from 1989 to 1997, the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1997 to 1998 and Carolina Panthers from 1998-1999...

       CB


    Special Teams
    •  17 Chris Gardocki
      Chris Gardocki
      Christopher Allen Gardocki is a former punter in the National Football League. Gardocki has spent time with the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers...

       P
    •  6 Kevin Butler
      Kevin Butler (American football)
      Kevin Gregory Butler is a former professional American football placekicker. He played college football for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and then played professionally for the Chicago Bears and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League...

       K

    Schedule

    Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
    1 September 4, 1994 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

    W 21-9
    61,844
    2 September 12, 1994 at Philadelphia Eagles
    Philadelphia Eagles
    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

    L 30-22
    64,890
    3 September 18, 1994 Minnesota Vikings
    Minnesota Vikings
    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

    L 42-14
    61,073
    4 September 25, 1994 at New York Jets
    New York Jets
    The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    W 19-7
    70,806
    5 October 2, 1994 Buffalo Bills
    Buffalo Bills
    The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    W 20-13
    62,406
    6 October 9, 1994 New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

    W 17-7
    63,822
    7 Bye
    8 October 23, 1994 at Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions
    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

    L 21-16
    73,574
    9 October 31, 1994 Green Bay Packers
    Green Bay Packers
    The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

    L 33-6
    47,381
    10 November 6, 1994 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

    W 20-6
    60,821
    11 November 13, 1994 at Miami Dolphins
    Miami Dolphins
    The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

    W 17-14
    64,871
    12 November 20, 1994 Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions
    The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

    W 20-10
    55,035
    13 November 27, 1994 at Arizona Cardinals
    Arizona Cardinals
    The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

    W 19-16
    65,922
    14 December 1, 1994 at Minnesota Vikings
    Minnesota Vikings
    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

    L 33-27
    61,483
    15 December 11, 1994 at Green Bay Packers
    Green Bay Packers
    The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

    L 40-3
    57,927
    16 December 18, 1994 Los Angeles Rams
    St. Louis Rams
    The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

    W 27-13
    56,276
    17 December 24, 1994 New England Patriots
    New England Patriots
    The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...

    L 13-3
    60,178

    Playoffs

    Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
    Wildcard January 1, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings
    Minnesota Vikings
    The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

    W 35-18
    60,347
    Division January 7, 1995 at San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

    L 44-15
    64,644
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