The 1994 Green Bay Packers - 9-7 (T-2ND-NFC Central Division)
Head Coach: Mike Holmgren
1994 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
6 MADISON-LOS ANGELES RAMS W 14- 6 1- 0-0 52,149 Brett Favre Marcus Wilson (34) Ty Detmer (55) Reggie Cobb (3-24)
13 M-MIAMI DOLPHINS L 24-31 1- 1-0 52,759 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (18) Ty Detmer (164) Curtis Duncan (4-34)
19 at New Orleans Saints W 13-10 2- 1-0 54,714 Brett Favre Dorsey Levens (33) Brett Favre (124) Ron Lewis (4-40)
26 G-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS W 24-20 3- 1-0 57,722 Brett Favre LeShon Johnson (52) Brett Favre (101) Reggie Cobb (3-49)
1994 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (2-2)
4 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) W 16-10 1- 0-0 59,487 94 170 48 146 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (51) Brett Favre (185) Sterling Sharpe (7-53)
11 M-MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) L 14-24 1- 1-0 55,011 38 345 146 162 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (28) Brett Favre (362) Edgar Bennett (10-78)
18 at Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) L 7-13 1- 2-0 63,922 37 238 91 182 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (15) Brett Favre (280) Edgar Bennett (7-44)
25 G-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-2) W 30- 3 2- 2-0 58,551 95 306 54 177 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (46) Brett Favre (306) Edgar Bennett (8-37)
OCTOBER (2-2)
2 at New England Patriots (2-2) L 16-17 2- 3-0 57,522 100 264 48 312 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (68) Brett Favre (294) Sterling Sharpe (9-132)
9 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (2-3) W 24-17 3- 3-0 58,911 84 292 64 147 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (37) Brett Favre (222) Sterling Sharpe (7-62)
16 Bye Week
20 at Minnesota Vikings (3-2) L 10-13 * 3- 4-0 63,041 71 87 22 230 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (44) Mark Brunell (79) Robert Brooks (4-25)
31 at Chicago Bears (4-3) W 33- 6 4- 4-0 47,381 223 82 94 159 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (105) Brett Favre (82) Sterling Sharpe (3-43)
NOVEMBER (2-2)
6 M-DETROIT LIONS (4-4) W 38-30 5- 4-0 54,995 117 230 49 317 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (66) Brett Favre (237) Edgar Bennett (5-47)
13 G-NEW YORK JETS (5-4) W 17-10 6- 4-0 58,307 62 172 116 199 Brett Favre Favre/Cobb (21) Brett Favre (183) Reggie Cobb (4-24)
20 at Buffalo Bills (5-5) L 20-29 6- 5-0 79,029 61 205 108 347 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (45) Brett Favre (214) Sterling Sharpe (5-86)
24 at Dallas Cowboys (8-2) L 31-42 6- 6-0 64,597 29 248 138 298 Brett Favre Reggie Cobb (17) Brett Favre (257) Sterling Sharpe (9-122)
DECEMBER (3-1)
4 at Detroit Lions (6-6) L 31-34 6- 7-0 76,338 58 359 199 188 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (25) Brett Favre (366) Sterling Sharpe (10-115)
11 G-CHICAGO BEARS (8-5) W 40- 3 7- 7-0 57,927 257 259 27 149 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (106) Brett Favre (250) Sterling Sharpe (7-86)
18 M-ATLANTA FALCONS (6-8) W 21-17 8- 7-0 54,885 74 310 97 236 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (46) Brett Favre (321) Edgar Bennett (8-101)
24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9) W 34-19 9- 7-0 65,076 143 290 62 152 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (100) Brett Favre (291) Sterling Sharpe (9-132)
1994 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-1)
DECEMBER 1994 - NFC WILDCARD PLAYOFFS
31 G-DETROIT LIONS (9-7) W 16-12 58,125 81 255 - 4 175 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (70) Brett Favre (262) Robert Brooks (7-88)
JANUARY 1995 - NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
8 at Dallas Cowboys (12-4) L 9-35 64,745 99 228 120 330 Brett Favre Edgar Bennett (34) Brett Favre (211) Robert Brooks (8-138)
C - Canton, OH G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1994 IN REVIEW
After two straight 9-7 seasons and a wildcard berth in 1993, the Packers in 1994 found themselves in danger of slipping back to mediocrity. Hosting Atlanta in the last game ever at County Stadium in Milwaukee, the Packers trailed 21-17 with 21 seconds left and no time outs QB Brett Favre scrambled to his right and dove into the endzone for the winning touchdown. The following week, Green Bay would clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Buccaneers in the season finale. Favre. who signed a contract extension in the summer, set a Packer record with 32 touchdown passes, while Sterling Sharpe set a team record by catching 18 of them. Sharpe's season started with a holdout, and came to a sudden halt with a career-ending neck injury. Other injuries marred the season. First-round draft pick Aaron Taylor was lost for the season when he tore up a knee in a June mini-camp. The Packer defense was the best in the NFL for the first eight weeks, then fell apart in the second half and ended sixth overall. In their first eight games, opponents averaged 260 yards and 13 points per game. In the final eight games, Green Bay gave up 335 yards and 23 points per game.
PACKERS IN MILWAUKEE
1994 brought an end to the Packers tenure in Milwaukee, and what an ending it was. Brett Favre scrambled for a 9-yard touchdown with 14 seconds left, giving the Packers a 21-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. They finished with a 106-63-1 record at Milwaukee. County Stadium played host to the final game, but three other venues were also used:
* BORCHERT FIELD (1933) - The minor league baseball park was located near Burleigh, Chambers and North Eighth streets. The Milwaukee Badgers, which played in the NFL from 1922 to 1926, staged its home games at Borchert Field. The park was also the host to the first Green Bay Packers game held in Milwaukee - a 10-7 loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 1st 1933. It was torn down in 1954, and is now a children's playground.
* STATE FAIR PARK (1934-51) - Located in West Allis, near West Kearney, Greenfield, South 77th and South 84th streets, on the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, the Park hosted the 1939 NFL championship game. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "The stadium at State Fair Park was dedicated that day and christened "The Dairy Bowl." The New York writers were none too impressed. In fact, with the wind howling outside, they feared for their lives in a hastily constructed wooden press box 100 feet above ground. It
"trembled and swayed continuously and it appeared that at any moment the whole thing would crash," Louis Effrat wrote in The New York Times. "One hundred occupants of the flimsy booth literally feared to make a move and they spent the most harrowing three hours possible." In 1940 and 1941, the Dairy Bowl also served as the home of the Milwaukee Chiefs of the third American Football League.
* MARQUETTE STADIUM (1952) - Also housed Marquette football team. The stadium, located at W. Clybourn and 36th Sts., seated 24,000. It was taken down in 1978.
* COUNTY STADIUM (1953-94) - It was the last NFL stadium where both benches were on the same side - the east sideline. The park was demolished in 2000 to make parking lot for Miller Park.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Edgar Bennett 34 RB 6- 0 224 Florida State 3 3 25 16 1992 Draft-4th round
Matt Brock 94 DE 6- 4 290 Oregon 6 6 28 5 1989 Draft-3rd round
Robert Brooks 87 WR 6- 0 175 South Carolina 3 3 24 16 1992 Draft-3rd round
Gary Brown 71 OT 6- 4 286 Georgia Tech 1 1 23 1 1994 FA-Pittsburgh
Gilbert Brown 93 NT 6- 2 330 Kansas 2 2 23 13 1993 FA-Minnesota
Mark Brunell 8 QB 6- 1 208 Washington 1 1 23 2 1993 Draft-5th round
Terrell Buckley 27 CB 5- 9 176 Florida State 3 3 23 16 1992 Draft-1st round
LeRoy Butler 36 S 6- 0 197 Florida State 5 5 26 13 1990 Draft-2nd round
Mark Chmura 89 TE 6- 5 245 Boston College 2 2 25 14 1992 Draft-6th round
Reggie Cobb 32 RB 6- 0 215 Tennessee 1 5 26 16 1994 UFA-Tampa Bay
Don Davey 99 DE 6- 4 270 Wisconsin 4 4 26 16 1991 Draft-3rd round
Earl Dotson 72 T 6- 3 310 Texas A&I 2 2 23 4 1993 Draft-3rd round
Forey Duckett 21 CB 6- 3 195 Nevada-Reno 1 1 24 3 1994 FA-Cincinnati
Jamie Dukes 63 C 6- 1 295 Florida State 1 9 30 6 1994 FA-Atlanta (1993)
Doug Evans 33 CB 6- 1 188 Louisiana Tech 2 2 24 16 1993 Draft-6th round
Brett Favre 4 QB 6- 2 222 S. Mississippi 3 4 24 16 1992 Trade-Atlanta
Harry Galbreath 76 G 6- 1 285 Tennessee 2 7 29 16 1993 UFA-Miami
Ruffin Hamilton 58 LB 6 -1 230 Tulane 1 1 23 5 1994 Draft-6th round
David Grant 70 NT 6- 4 275 West Virginia 2 7 28 16 1993 FA-Tampa Bay (92)
Corey Harris 30 CB 5-11 195 Vanderbilt 2 2 23 11 1992 FA-Houston
Tim Hauck 24 S 5-10 187 Montana 4 5 27 13 1991 Plan B-N.England
Craig Hentrich 17 P 6- 3 200 Notre Dame 1 1 23 16 1993 FA-Jets(PS-1993)
Charles Hope 70 OG 6- 3 303 Central State 1 1 24 6 1993 FA (PS - 1993)
Paul Hutchins 67 T 6- 4 335 Western Michigan 2 2 24 16 1993 Draft-6th round
Chris Jacke 13 K 6- 0 200 Texas-El Paso 6 6 28 16 1989 Draft-6th round
KeShon Johnson 37 CB 5-10 179 Arizona 1 2 24 7 1994 FA-Chicago
LeShon Johnson 42 RB 5-11 200 North. Illinois 1 1 23 12 1994 Draft-3rd round
Reggie Johnson 82 TE 6- 2 256 Florida State 1 4 26 9 1994 FA-Denver (1993)
Sean Jones 96 DE 6- 7 275 Northeastern 1 11 31 16 1994 UFA-Houston
Charles Jordan 80 WR 5-10 175 Long Beach CC 1 1 24 10 1994 Trade-LA Raiders
John Jurkovic 92 NT 6- 2 290 Eastern Illinois 4 4 27 16 1991 FA
George Koonce 53 LB 6- 1 240 East Carolina 3 3 25 16 1992 FA
Dorsey Levens 25 RB 6- 1 235 Georgia Tech 1 1 24 14 1994 Draft-5th round
Ron Lewis 85 WR 5-11 192 Florida State 3 4 26 6 1992 FA-San Francisco
Lenny McGill 22 CB 6- 1 194 Arizona State 1 1 23 6 1994 FA
Guy McIntyre 62 G 6- 3 265 Georgia 1 11 33 10 1994 UFA-S. Francisco
Steve McMichael 90 DT 6- 2 270 Texas 1 15 36 16 1994 FA-Chi (1993)
Terry Mickens 88 WR 6- 0 200 Florida A&M 1 1 23 12 1994 Draft-5th round
Roland Mitchell 47 CB 5-11 195 Texas Tech 4 7 30 1 1991 Plan B-Atlanta
Anthony Morgan 81 WR 6- 1 195 Tennessee 2 4 26 16 1993 FA - Chicago
Bryce Paup 95 LB 6- 4 247 Northern Iowa 5 5 26 16 1990 Draft-6th round
Mike Prior 45 S 6- 0 215 Illinois State 2 9 30 16 1993 UFA-Indianapolis
Ken Ruettgers 75 T 6- 5 290 USC 10 10 32 16 1985 Draft-1st round
Sterling Sharpe 84 WR 5-11 210 South Carolina 7 7 29 16 1988 Draft-1st round
Wayne Simmons 59 LB 6- 2 245 Clemson 2 2 24 12 1993 Draft-1st round
Joe Sims 68 OL 6- 3 310 Nebraska 3 4 25 15 1992 FA-Atlanta (1991)
Fred Strickland 55 LB 6- 2 250 Purdue 1 7 28 16 1994 UFA-Minnesota
George Teague 31 S 6- 1 187 Alabama 2 2 23 16 1993 Draft-1st round
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Darrell Thompson 39 FB 6- 0 217 Minnesota 5 5 26 8 1990 Draft-1st round
Ed West 86 TE 6- 1 245 Auburn 11 11 33 14 1984 FA
Reggie White 92 DE 6- 5 295 Tennessee 2 10 32 16 1993 UFA-Philadelphia
Gabe Wilkins 98 DE 6- 4 300 Gardner-Webb 1 1 22 15 1994 Draft-4th round
Mark Williams 51 LB 6- 3 240 Ohio State 1 1 23 16 1994 FA
James Willis 56 LB 6- 1 238 Auburn 2 2 21 12 1993 Draft-5th round
Jeff Wilner 83 TE 6- 4 250 Wesleyan 1 1 22 11 1994 FA
Marcus Wilson 29 RB 6- 1 210 Virginia 3 4 26 12 1992 FA-LA Rai (1991)
Ray Wilson 35 S 6- 2 202 New Mexico 1 1 23 3 1994 FA-New Orleans
Frank Winters 52 C 6- 3 290 West Illinois 3 8 30 16 1992 Plan B-Kan City
1994 PACKERS PRACTICE SQUAD
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE HOW ACQUIRED
Ethan Albright T North Carolina 1994 FA
Bernard Carter LB East Carolina 1994 FA - Tampa Bay
Tommy Fagan DE NE Louisiana 1994 FA
Ruffin Hamilton LB Tulane 1994 Draft - 6th round
Charles Hope OL Central (OH) St 1993 FA
Jay Kearney WR West Virginia 1994 Draft - 6th round
John Kirksey DT Sacramento State 1994 FA - New Orleans
Bill Schroeder WR UW-La Crossee 1994 Draft - 6th round
Jay Williams DE Wake Forest 1994 FA
Ray Wilson S New Mexico 1994 FA - New Orleans
Bold Italics - Made Active Roster NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1994 PACKERS DRAFT (April 24-25, 1994)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 16 Aaron Taylor G Notre Dame (A)
1 20 Traded to Miami in 1994 draft-day trade
2 53 Traded to San Francisco
3 84 LeShon Johnson RB N. Illinois (B)
3 89 Traded to Miami in 1994 draft-day trade
4 120 Traded to LA Raiders
4 126 Gabe Wilkins DE Gardner-Webb (C)
5a 146 Terry Mickens WR Florida A&M
5b 149 Dorsey Levens RB Georgia Tech (B)
6a 169 Jay Kearney WR West Virginia (C)
6b 175 Ruffin Hamilton LB Tulane (B)
6c 181 Bill Schroeder WR UW-La Crosse
6d 190 Paul Duckworth LB Connecticut (B)
7 212 Traded to Denver in 1993 Doug Widell trade
A-From Miami in 1994 draft-day trade B-From San Francisco C-From LA Raiders
FREE AGENCY - UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
SIGNED - RB Reggie Cobb (TB), DE Sean Jones (Hou), G Guy McIntyre (SF), LB Fred Strickland (Minnesota)
LOST - LB Tony Bennett (Indianapolis), G Doug Widell (Detroit)
FREE AGENCY - RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
PLAYERS LOST - TE Jackie Harris (Tampa Bay)
TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS
APR 24 - Traded 1994 1st- and 3rd-round choices to MIAMI for a 1994 1st-round selection (G Aaron Taylor)
APR 24 - Traded a 1994 2nd-round to SAN FRANCISCO for a 1994 3rd-round compensatory (RB LeShon Johnson), 1994 5th-round (RB Dorsey Levens, through Denver), 6th-round (LB Ruffin Hamilton, through S. Diego), and 6th-round compensatory (LB Paul Duckworth, through Philadelphia)
APR 25 - Traded a 1994 4th-round choice to LA RAIDERS FOR a 1994 4th-round selection (DE Gabe Wilkins, through San Francisco) and 6th-round choice (WR Jay Kearney, through Atlanta)
JUN 3 - Traded DE Lester Archambeau to ATLANTA for WR James Milling
AUG 28 - Traded a 1995 5th-round choice to LA RAIDERS for WR Charles Jordan