The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted 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.
1994 was the last time the Bears made the playoffs during the 1990s as the following seasons would be disastrous. They wouldn't return to postseason contention until 2001.
Personnel
Staff
1994 Chicago Bears staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
- Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Bob Slowik
- Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
- Linebackers – Dave McGinnis
- Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich
- Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer
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Roster
1994 Chicago Bears roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
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Regular season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 4, 1994 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 21–9 |
61,844 |
2 |
September 12, 1994 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L 30–22 |
64,890 |
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September 18, 1994 |
Minnesota Vikings |
L 42–14 |
61,073 |
4 |
September 25, 1994 |
at New York Jets |
W 19–7 |
70,806 |
5 |
October 2, 1994 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 20–13 |
62,406 |
6 |
October 9, 1994 |
New Orleans Saints |
W 17–7 |
63,822 |
7 |
Bye |
8 |
October 23, 1994 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 21–16 |
73,574 |
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October 31, 1994 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 33–6 |
47,381 |
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November 6, 1994 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 20–6 |
60,821 |
11 |
November 13, 1994 |
at Miami Dolphins |
W 17–14 |
64,871 |
12 |
November 20, 1994 |
Detroit Lions |
W 20–10 |
55,035 |
13 |
November 27, 1994 |
at Arizona Cardinals |
W 19–16 |
65,922 |
14 |
December 1, 1994 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 33–27 |
61,483 |
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December 11, 1994 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 40–3 |
57,927 |
16 |
December 18, 1994 |
Los Angeles Rams |
W 27–13 |
56,276 |
17 |
December 24, 1994 |
New England Patriots |
L 13–3 |
60,178 |
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Key personnel | |
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Division championships (18) | |
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Conference championships (4) | |
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League championships (9) | |
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Media |
- Broadcasters
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game)
- NBC Sports Chicago (in-season team programming)
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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