1994 New York Jets season
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 |
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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
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
1 | 000000001994-09-04-0000September 4, 1994 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–3 | Rich Stadium | 79,460 |
2 | 000000001994-09-11-0000September 11, 1994 | Denver Broncos | W 25–22 (OT) | The Meadowlands | 73,436 |
3 | 000000001994-09-18-0000September 18, 1994 | at Miami Dolphins | L 28–14 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 68,977 |
4 | 000000001994-09-25-0000September 25, 1994 | Chicago Bears | L 19–7 | The Meadowlands | 70,806 |
5 | 000000001994-10-02-0000October 2, 1994 | at Cleveland Browns | L 27–7 | Cleveland Stadium | 76,188 |
6 | 000000001994-10-09-0000October 9, 1994 | Indianapolis Colts | W 16–6 | The Meadowlands | 64,934 |
7 | 000000001994-10-16-0000October 16, 1994 | New England Patriots | W 24–17 | The Meadowlands | 71,123 |
8 | Bye |
9 | 000000001994-10-30-0000October 30, 1994 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 28–25 | RCA Dome | 44,350 |
10 | 000000001994-11-06-0000November 6, 1994 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–17 | The Meadowlands | 66,949 |
11 | 000000001994-11-13-0000November 13, 1994 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–10 | Lambeau Field | 58,307 |
12 | 000000001994-11-20-0000November 20, 1994 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 31–21 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,687 |
13 | 000000001994-11-27-0000November 27, 1994 | Miami Dolphins | L 28–24 | The Meadowlands | 75,606 |
14 | 000000001994-12-04-0000December 4, 1994 | at New England Patriots | L 24–13 | Foxboro Stadium | 60,138 |
15 | 000000001994-12-10-0000December 10, 1994 | Detroit Lions | L 18–7 | The Meadowlands | 56,080 |
16 | 000000001994-12-18-0000December 18, 1994 | San Diego Chargers | L 21–6 | The Meadowlands | 48,213 |
17 | 000000001994-12-24-0000December 24, 1994 | at Houston Oilers | L 24–10 | Astrodome | 31,176 |
Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Jets |
0 |
17 | 3 | 3 |
23 |
Bills |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| BUF | Steve Christie 27 yard field goal | Bills 3–0 |
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2 |
| NYJ | Richie Anderson 1 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) | Jets 7–3 |
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2 |
| NYJ | Johnny Johnson 9 yard run (Nick Lowery kick) | Jets 14–3 |
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2 |
| NYJ | Nick Lowery 27 yard field goal | Jets 17–3 |
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3 |
| NYJ | Nick Lowery 42 yard field goal | Jets 24–3 |
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4 |
| NYJ | Nick Lowery 22 yard field goal | Jets 27–3 |
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Week 7
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots |
0 |
7 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
• Jets |
7 |
14 | 0 | 3 |
24 |
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Standings
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".
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