1994 New York Jets season

1994 New York Jets season
Head coach Pete Carroll
Owner Leon Hess
Home field The Meadowlands
Results
Record 6–10
Division place 5th AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers WR Rob Moore

The 1994 New York Jets season was the 35th season for the team and the 25th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1993 under new head coach Pete Carroll. The franchise’s largest home crowd at that time, 75,606, watched the Jets battle Miami for a share of first place in the AFC East. The Jets led, 24–6, in the third quarter before Dan Marino led a furious comeback, capped by the “fake spike” touchdown pass to Mark Ingram, for the Dolphins’ 28–24 win. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–10, losing six of their last seven games to end the season, and Carroll was fired.

Offseason

After the 1993 season, the Jets fired head coach Bruce Coslet, who had coached the team for four years, and promoted defensive coordinator Pete Carroll to Jets head coach.

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 12 Aaron Glenn Defensive Back Texas A&M
2 41 Ryan Yarborough Wide Receiver Wyoming
3 94 Lou Benfatti Defensive Tackle Penn State
4 117 Orlando Parker Wide Receiver Troy State
5 152 Horace Morris Linebacker Tennessee
6 173 Fred Lester Running Back Alabama A&M
7 208 Glenn Foley Quarterback Boston College

Personnel

Staff

1994 New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Assistant General Manager – James Harris
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides

Roster

1994 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 4, 1994at Buffalo BillsW 23–3Rich Stadium
79,460
2September 11, 1994Denver BroncosW 25–22 (OT)The Meadowlands
73,436
3September 18, 1994at Miami DolphinsL 28–14Joe Robbie Stadium
68,977
4September 25, 1994Chicago BearsL 19–7The Meadowlands
70,806
5October 2, 1994at Cleveland BrownsL 27–7Cleveland Stadium
76,188
6October 9, 1994Indianapolis ColtsW 16–6The Meadowlands
64,934
7October 16, 1994New England PatriotsW 24–17The Meadowlands
71,123
8Bye
9October 30, 1994at Indianapolis ColtsL 28–25RCA Dome
44,350
10November 6, 1994Buffalo BillsW 22–17The Meadowlands
66,949
11November 13, 1994at Green Bay PackersL 17–10Lambeau Field
58,307
12November 20, 1994at Minnesota VikingsW 31–21Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
60,687
13November 27, 1994Miami DolphinsL 28–24The Meadowlands
75,606
14December 4, 1994at New England PatriotsL 24–13Foxboro Stadium
60,138
15December 10, 1994Detroit LionsL 18–7The Meadowlands
56,080
16December 18, 1994San Diego ChargersL 21–6The Meadowlands
48,213
17December 24, 1994at Houston OilersL 24–10Astrodome
31,176

Game summaries

Week 1

 

1 234Total
• Jets 0 1733 23
Bills 3 000 3

[1]

Week 7

1 234Total
Patriots 0 7010 17
• Jets 7 1403 24

[2]

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 389 327 W1
(5) New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 351 312 W7
Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 .500 307 320 W2
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 340 356 L3
New York Jets 6 10 0 .375 264 320 L5

Turning point

In Week 13, the Jets were 6–5 and were still in the hunt for a playoff berth (a win would have created a first-place tie in the AFC East) as they faced the Dolphins. With the Jets leading 24–21 late in the game, Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino was ready to spike the ball to stop the clock, but instead he tricked the Jets defense by tossing for a game-winning touchdown and a Dolphin win. The Jets never recovered as they lost the remaining four games of the season and Pete Carroll, who called the loss "a staggering defeat", subsequently lost his job as Jets head coach. This game began a nosedive for the team that spanned the remaining two seasons, as between the end of the 1994 season and the close of the 1996 NFL season; the Jets won only 4 of their next 36 games following the "fake spike".

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-25.
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