1994 Dallas Cowboys

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1994 NFC Eastern Division Champions!

 

1994 Record: 12-4 (Regular Season), 3-0 (Playoffs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head Coach: Barry Switzer

Points Scored: 414 (2nd out of 28 NFL teams)

Points Allowed: 248 (3rd out of 28 NFL teams)

Home Stadium: Texas Stadium in Irving, TX

 

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                    Beasts of the NFC East Part III

 

Following the Super Bowl victory in 1993, owner Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson were unable to see eye-to-eye on personnel issues prompting Jones to encourage Johnson to resign as coach, which he did.  Former University of Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer assumed the reins of America's Team and was given the task of getting this team to the Super Bowl and winning for the third straight year - a feat that had never been done before. 

 

In addition to the change at the top, offensive coordinator Norv Turner became the head coach of the Washington Redskins and was replaced by Ernie Zampese, Pro Bowl linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. signed with the rival 49ers as a free agent, and Pro Bowl safety Thomas Everett signed with Tampa Bay prior to the start of the 1994 season.

 

The Cowboys started 1994 with two consecutive victories out of the gate:  a 26-9 victory in Pittsburgh followed by a 20-17 home win over Houston.  The following Monday night featured a game at home against the Detroit Lions.  The Cowboys sported their jerseys from their inaugural season - 1960.  Unfortunately for the host Cowboys, the result was similar to many of their 1960 contests - a 20-17 overtime loss.  The Cowboys rebouned strongly with 6 straight wins, 5 of those wins coming against divisional foes.  The Cowboys stood at 8-1 going into their toughest matchup on paper of the regular season, a trip to Candlestick Park in San Francsco against a 49er team they defeated in the last 2 NFC Championship Games.  The battle lived up to expectations, but the Cowboys lost to the 49ers for the first time in the 1990's by a score of 21-14.  The Cowboys responded to that loss with a dominating 31-7 victory over the rival Redskins at home.  Troy Aikman got hurt in the contest prompting third string QB Jason Garrett to make his starting debut against Green Bay on Thanksgiving.  Garrett's Thanksgiving Day performance reminded long-time Cowboy fans of Clint Longley's Thanksgiving performance two decades earlier.  Garrett threw for 315 yards, 2 TD's and 1 pick in the 42-31 victory over the Packers.  Backup QB Rodney Peete returned from injury to start in Philadelphia against the Eagles the following week and the Cowboys prevailed 31-19.  The Cowboys returned home the following week only to lose 19-14 to Cleveland.  The Cowboys had alread clinched the division before their visit to New Orleans on a Monday night and the Cowboys won 24-16. The Cowboys had already clinched the NFC's #2 seed prior to their final regular season game against the Giants and the Cowboys fell in Giants Stadium by a score of 15-10 and the Cowboys ended the regular season with a 12-4 and a first-round playoff bye.

 

 

The Cowboys' playoff run started when the Packers traveled to Dallas for a rematch of their Thanksgiving Day clash.  The Cowboys sent the Packers packing with a 35-9 blowout win.  Troy Aikman completed 23 of 30 passes for 337 yards, 2 TD's and 1 pick.  Michael Irvin caught 6 passes for 111 yards and Jay Novacek caught 11 passes for 104 yards in the game.  Blair Thomas replaced an injured Emmitt Smith early in the contest and gained 70 yards on 23 carries and scored 2 rushing TD's.  The Cowboy triumph meant they had to travel to Candlestick with a third straight trip to the Super Bowl on the line.  The NFC Championship game was a blowout early as Eric Davis picked off a Troy Aikman pass and returned it for a 44-yard touchdown, Steve Young and Ricky Watters hooked up for a 29-yard TD pass, and William Floyd scored on a 1-yard plunge to put the Niners up 21-0 in the first quarter.  Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin hooked up for a 44-yard TD pass and catch with 2:14 left in the opening stanza to put the Cowboys within 14.  The Cowboys were able to outscore the 49ers 21-17 the rest of the way, but the damage was done and the 49ers ended the Cowboys hopes of a three-peat with a 38-28 victory. 

 

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       1994 Results

                                     Regular Season

         Date    Opponent                Result

   9/  4/94     at Pittsburgh           W 26-  9

   9/11/94     Houston                  W 20-17

   9/19/94     Detroit                    L  17-20 (OT)

   9/25/94     Bye Week        

 10/  2/94     at Washington         W 34-  7

 10/  9/94     Arizona                  W 38-  3

 10/16/94     Philadelphia            W 24-13

 10/23/94     at Arizona              W 28-21

 10/30/94     at Cincinnati           W 23-20     

 11/  7/94     N.Y. Giants             W 38-10

 11/13/94     at San Francisco      L 14-21

 11/20/94     Washington             W 31-  7

 11/24/94     Green Bay               W 42-31

 12/  4/94     at Philadelphia        W 31-19

 12/10/94     Cleveland                L  14-19

 12/19/94     at New Orleans       W 24-16

 12/24/94     at N.Y. Giants         L  10-15

                                Playoffs

Round                      Opponent               Result

NFC Div. Playoff       Green Bay              W 35-  9

NFC Championship   at San Francisco     L 28-38

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Halfback Emmitt Smith finished 2nd in the NFC and 3rd in the NFL with 1484 yards rushing.  His 21 rushing touchdowns in 1994 led all NFL rushers.

 

Quarterback Troy Aikman finished sixth in the NFC with an 84.9 passer rating and made his fourth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl in 1994.

1994 Dallas Cowboys Depth Chart / Roster:

      #  Player                      Ht   Wt Age Exp College                 Face Shape Hair       Equipment

Quarterbacks

1.   8 Troy Aikman             6-4   223 28   5 UCLA                        33   4 blo crop        style 3 helmet, 3 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, wt sleeves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2.   9 Rodney Peete           6-0   215 28   5 USC                         36   6 blk buzz        3 bar, left wt wristband, right qb wristband

3. 17 Jason Garrett             6-2   195 28   1 Princeton                 28   2 red crop        3 bar, qb wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf)

Halfbacks

1. 22 Emmitt Smith           5-9   209 25   4 Florida                    224   4 blk fade        2 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 32 Blair Thomas            5-10 202 27   4 Penn State               18 14 blk fade        3 bar, wt wristbands

3. n/a (switch position to FB)

#  42 Robert Wilson           6-0   258 25   1 Texas A&M             215 15 blk fade        full cage, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands, wt gloves

Fullbacks

1. 48 Daryl Johnston          6-2   242 28   5 Syracuse                   35   7 l. brn crop     3 bar qb, bk extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 44 Lincoln Coleman      6-1   249 25   1 Baylor                       53   5 blk buzz        2 bar rb, wt wristbands

#  34 Tommie Agee          6-0   235 30   7 Auburn                    214   9 blk buzz        3 bar rb, bk extended, wt wristbands, bk gloves

Wide Receivers

1. 88 Michael Irvin            6-2   207 28   6 Miami                     221   2 blk fade         2 bar, wt mouthpiece, wt wrist double, wt gloves

2. 80 Alvin Harper (lefty)   6-3   207 27   3 Tennessee              224   3 blk fade         2 bar, wt wrist double, wt gloves (grass), fingers taped (turf)

3. 85 Kevin Williams         5-9   194 23   1 Miami                     149   4 blk fade (2)    3 bar, wt nasal strip, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt sleeves, wt wrist double (turf)

4. 82 Cory Fleming            6-1   216 23   R Tennessee               43   4 blk bald (2)    2 bar, wt wristbands, wt gloves

5. n/a (switch position to HB)

Tight Ends

1. n/a (switch positon to FS)

2. n/a (switch position to FS)

#  84 Jay Novacek              6-4   234 32   9 Wyoming   lt skin      46   7 l. brn crop     half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

#  89 Scott Galbraith          6-2   255 27   4 USF                       201 16 blk fade         3 bar qb, tc rb gloves, wt sleeves

Left Tackles

1. 71 Mark Tuinei              6-5   314 34 11 Hawaii                      13 11 blk crop         style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves

2. 68 James Parrish           6-6   315 26   R Temple    dk skin        3 16 blk buzz        half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

3. n/a (switch position to LE)

Left Guards

1. 61 Nate Newton             6-3   320 33   8 Florida A&M           256 17 blk crop         half cage, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 69 George Hegamin      6-7   331 21   R N.C. State               133 20 blk crop         half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Centers

1. 53 Mark Stepnoski         6-2   264 27   5 Pittsburgh                 43 12 brn crop         half cage, bk extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. 70 Dale Hellestrae        6-5   286 32   6 SMU                         72 18 brn crop          style 3 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt wristbands

Right Guards

1. 60 Derek Kennard          6-3   333 32   8 N/A                           71 14 blk fade        half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. n/a (switch positon to RE)

3. 65 Ron Stone                6-5   310 23   1 Boston Coll.              82 19 blk fade        style 3 helmet, half cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Right Tackles

1. 79 Erik Williams             6-6   324 26   3 Central St Ohio      133 14 blk fade (2)    style 3 helmet, full cage, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, wt gloves, rubber pads (turf)

2. 73 Larry Allen                6-3   326 23   R Sonoma St. md skn  11 20 blk fade         half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves

3. n/a (switch position to RE)

Left Defensive Ends

1. 92 Tony Tolbert             6-6   263 27   5 UTEP                     107 11 blk fade         style 3 helmet, full cage, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, tc gloves, right wt elbowpad (turf)

2. n/a (switch positon to MLB)

#  77 Jim Jeffcoat              6-5   280 33 11 Arizona St.  dk skin 160   8 blk crop         full cage, tc extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves, left wt elbowpad (turf)

Right Defensive Ends

1. n/a (switch positon to TE)

2. n/a (switch position to TE)

#  94 Charles Haley           6-5   255 30   8 J. Madison dk skin   142 14 blk buzz        style 3 helmet, half cage, clr visor, rubber pads, bk gloves

#  96 Shante Carver          6-5   253 23   R Arizona St. dk skin   112   3 blk bald        half cage, tc gloves, wt sleeves, wt wristbands (turf)

Defensive Tackles

1. 67 Russell Maryland      6-1   282 25   3 Miami                       66 12 blk buzz        style 2 helmet, half cage, wt nasal strip, wt wristbands, tc gloves, rubber pads (turf)

2. 78 Leon Lett                  6-6   291 26   3 Emporia State        113 13 blk fade        half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

3. 95 Chad Hennings         6-6   295 29   2 Air Force                   14 10 blo crop       half cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

4. 99 Hurvin McCormack    6-5   274 23   R Indiana                  132 12 blk crop         half cage, wt wristbands

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 58 Dixon Edwards          6-1   225 26   3 Michigan St.             51   4 blk crop         half cage, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, tc gloves

2. 98 Godfrey Myles           6-1   240 26   3 Florida                   121   9 blk fade          half cage, wt mouthpiece, bk extended, wt wristbands, wt gloves

Middle Linebackers

1. 55 Robert Jones            6-2   244 25   2 E. Carolina             102   6 blk crop         full cage, wt mouthpiece, wt wristbands, tc gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

2. 52 Jim Schwantz          6-2   240 24   1 Purdue                      32   2 brn long        style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves

#  50 Darrick Brownlow     5-10 237 25   3 Illinois     dk skin      264 13 blk buzz         half cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves, rubber pads (turf), fingers taped (turf)

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 59 Darrin Smith             6-1   230 24   1 Miami                      92   4 blk fade         full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk gloves

2. 91 Matt Vanderbeek     6-3   239 27   5 Michigan St.             91 13 blo crop        half cage, bk extended. wt wristbands, wt gloves

Cornerbacks

1. 26 Kevin Smith             5-11 177 24   2 Texas A&M             273   5 blk crop         3 bar rb, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt sleeves, tc gloves (turf)

2. 24 Larry Brown              5-11 186 25   3 TCU                        192   4 blk crop         3 bar, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt sleeves

3. 41 Dave Thomas          6-2   213 26   1 Tennessee               244   4 blk fade (2)   2 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt gloves

4. 47 Clayton Holmes       5-10 181 25   2 N/A                          141   3 blk fade         3 bar, wt wristbands, bk gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Free Safeties

1. 37 James Washington    6-1   209 29   6 UCLA                       87   6 blk flat top     3 bar, wt wrist double, bk gloves (grass), wt gloves (turf)

2. 31 Brock Marion             5-11 193 24   1 Nevada                   12   8 blk crop          3 bar rb, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

#  46 Joe Fishback             6-0   212 28   4 N/A         dk skin         8   3 blk fade          full cage, bk elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves, rubber pads (turf), bk gloves (turf)

#  30 Darren Studstill         6-1  187 24   R West Virginia  dk skin                                3 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves

Strong Safeties

1. 28 Darren Woodson       6-1   216 25   2 Arizona St.              273   4 blk fade        3 bar rb, bk nasal strip, wt wrist double, bk gloves

2. 40 Bill Bates                 6-1   211 33 11 Tennessee                 61 10 brn crop        2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves

3. 29 Kenneth Gant          5-11 196 27   4 N/A                          203   4 blk fade        style 3 helmet, 2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves

Kicker

1. 18 Chris Boniol              5-11 170 23   R LA. Tech                  63   3 brn crop        2 bar (thin), wt sleeves

Punter

1. 19 John Jett                   6-0   199 26   1 E. Carolina              66   6 brn crop        2 bar (thin), wt sleeves

Player Ratings   spd-str-awr-agi-acl-cth-car-jmp-bkt-tak-thp-tha-pbk-rbk-kpr-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

Aikman              61-63-95-58-60-28-53-56-49-23-95-98-26-28-23-20-0-92-76-84

R. Peete            65-56-78-65-67-10-42-53-49-20-84-89-10-10-19-21-0-86-77-64

J. Garrett           55-54-64-53-53-26-53-48-51-17-81-76-22-18-16-26-0-84-76-62

E. Smith            95-70-92-97-98-82-96-83-86-30-37-28-49-45-33-23-10-97-87-98

B. Thomas        90-63-77-86-89-64-83-67-69-23-41-37-37-39-32-26-35-79-77-74

R. Wilson          72-75-64-68-82-62-68-52-83-28-38-24-46-52-28-23-10-74-72-71

D. Johnston       69-78-93-69-64-67-83-50-74-24-36-23-70-79-27-22-8-90-88-81

Agee                 75-76-74-71-75-70-69-54-65-25-38-20-51-55-34-25-10-76-81-78

L. Coleman       63-77-62-61-74-61-73-54-74-24-38-24-56-64-32-19-10-76-72-70

M. Irvin             95-68-92-95-98-97-88-89-75-20-27-24-35-44-26-24-15-95-84-88

A. Harper          96-60-88-96-98-88-69-83-73-24-62-44-33-35-30-24-60-85-81-58

K. Williams       90-51-63-90-88-81-66-84-69-18-25-24-27-33-24-19-91-82-80-64

C. Fleming       85-61-54-82-88-76-65-81-61-23-27-26-28-32-28-23-25-77-79-63

Novacek           73-70-94-72-69-86-73-62-71-24-34-26-64-61-24-15-8-85-83-76

Galbraith         66-78-76-58-74-64-68-57-65-23-34-23-66-72-34-24-8-78-83-74

M. Tuinei        57-93-95-55-66-17-21-36-32-36-23-32-95-94-31-19-0-70-82-88

J. Parrish         53-89-55-50-72-17-16-41-28-23-29-21-76-80-26-20-0-59-68-74

N. Newton       47-98-95-44-61-16-15-41-43-30-35-18-90-98-35-17-0-56-83-90

Hegamin         55-91-55-55-62-19-18-44-26-23-33-21-74-79-26-21-0-64-72-67

Stepnoski        63-92-90-63-61-25-23-43-24-22-29-21-91-97-27-21-0-73-82-71

Hellestrae       52-86-79-57-55-19-17-45-33-26-27-18-77-75-21-20-0-70-83-75

D. Kennard     46-95-84-42-65-31-24-45-28-26-35-18-86-87-27-21-0-61-84-80

R. Stone         59-87-62-57-79-19-36-38-28-32-28-21-85-88-32-26-0-74-82-87

E. Williams     61-96-86-62-61-17-14-60-44-31-33-22-95-97-28-14-0-79-61-74

L. Allen          52-92-64-52-77-30-15-33-30-17-25-21-93-95-32-35-0-75-88-92

T. Tolbert       72-84-83-70-70-31-27-62-32-86-27-21-27-41-28-13-0-79-84-74

J. Jeffcoat       70-88-89-73-70-20-30-57-20-76-27-22-28-48-28-21-0-69-95-85

C. Haley          83-82-97-83-81-34-32-57-30-82-23-16-29-50-27-22-0-78-61-86

S. Carver         76-73-63-75-78-24-28-60-23-72-25-18-22-32-29-21-0-79-71-68

Maryland         68-94-85-76-74-29-25-49-42-87-28-24-28-45-25-17-0-77-74-87

Lett                 62-90-80-73-72-24-21-46-33-90-31-21-32-51-33-16-0-70-70-90

Hennings        59-85-84-58-63-24-22-51-23-85-23-22-22-36-24-18-0-73-84-78

D. Edwards      80-75-79-79-85-39-43-62-26-85-27-19-21-33-24-19-0-79-81-83

Myles              76-75-70-72-83-42-36-62-32-85-23-22-23-44-28-22-0-77-76-67

R. Jones          74-73-81-75-74-41-38-62-34-91-24-20-26-41-27-20-0-82-71-80

D. Smith          81-66-73-81-80-49-46-66-34-86-20-19-18-19-21-22-0-77-72-74

Vanderbeek     72-74-65-72-71-42-37-46-32-76-26-23-26-47-27-18-0-80-72-77

K. Smith          94-54-81-96-95-68-60-80-24-72-22-22-15-19-22-18-60-80-71-63

L. Brown          89-49-80-88-88-74-62-81-26-63-21-18-14-18-21-18-10-79-82-68

C. Holmes        93-58-62-93-93-57-59-81-29-57-23-20-17-20-27-25-75-80-75-65

D. Thomas       86-58-60-86-86-55-44-80-27-64-21-32-21-31-19-18-20-75-66-84

J. Washington  85-56-81-84-84-63-42-77-29-89-27-20-22-33-24-22-10-85-83-73

B. Marion         87-57-69-82-85-70-50-81-36-72-19-19-20-25-27-28-74-83-76-82

Fishback           78-69-68-78-81-54-37-77-28-77-25-21-22-29-25-22-10-80-72-76

D. Studstill       85-54-53-85-82-47-42-73-26-65-70-64-17-24-22-20-10-76-72-67

D. Woodson     85-62-80-88-92-67-43-74-34-85-25-23-21-24-28-19-10-99-87-89

B. Bates           75-55-80-76-80-52-54-65-26-77-23-20-20-30-21-20-0-74-68-78

K. Gant            86-64-66-87-86-65-48-75-23-77-30-20-22-32-26-18-61-86-80-77

Boniol              59-29-62-58-55-37-30-36-15-17-25-20-13-18-91-86-0-56-71-36

J. Jett               55-36-71-54-54-35-26-28-18-20-22-19-17-25-88-88-0-65-76-32

Wide Receiver Michael Irvin had another phenominal year in 1994 as he led the Cowboys with 79 catches for 1241 yards for the year.  His six receiving touchdowns were 2nd on the team.

Charles Haley led the Cowboys in sacks with 12.5 in 1994 lining up as both a Defensive End and an Outside Linebacker.

 

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Wide Receiver Alvin Harper led the Cowboys with 8 receiving TD's in 1994.  His 24.9 yards per catch led all NFL qualifying receivers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1994 Dallas Cowboys Individual Leaders

Passing: Troy Aikman, 2676 yds., 64.5 comp. pct, 13 TDs, 84.9 rating

Rushing: Emmitt Smith, 1484 yds., 21 TDs, 4.0 yds./carry

Receiving: Michael Irvin, 79 rec., 1241 yds., 6 TDs

Touchdowns: Emmitt Smith, 22 (21 rush., 1 rec.)

QB Sacks: Charles Haley, 12.5

Interceptions: Darren Woodson & James Washington, 5

Scoring: Emmitt Smith, 132 pts. (22 TDs)

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1994 NFC EAST STANDINGS

1st Place – Dallas (12-4)

2nd Place – N.Y. Giants (9-7)

3rd Place – Arizona (8-8)

4th Place – Philadelphia (7-9)

5th Place – Washington (3-13)

The play of Strong Safety Darren Woodson helped offset the losses of Ken Norton and Thomas Everett on defense.  He tied for the team lead with 5 interceptions, recorded 113 tackles, and was a consensus All-Pro in 1994.

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