1994 Los Angeles Raiders season

The 1994 Los Angeles Raiders season was the franchise's 35th season overall, and the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League. They failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1993 and missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. The Raiders would return to their original home in Oakland the following season.

1994 Los Angeles Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Art Shell
Home field	L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KLAC
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	6 PR Tim Brown G Kevin Gogan QB Jeff Hostetler CB Terry McDaniel DT Chester McGlockton G Steve Wisniewski

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

1994 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Rob Fredrickson	Linebacker	Michigan State
2	52	James Folston	Linebacker	Louisiana–Monroe
3	80	Calvin Jones	Running back	Nebraska
4	120	Austin Robbins	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
5	159	Roosevelt Patterson	Guard	Alabama
7	217	Rob Holmberg	Linebacker	Penn State
Made roster

Staff

1994 Los Angeles Raiders staff

Front office President of the General Partner – Al Davis Director of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coaches Head coach – Art Shell Offensive coaches Offense – Tom Walsh Offensive backs – Jack Reilly Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight ends – Bob Mischak Offensive line – Bill Meyers Offensive line – Mike White

Defensive coaches Defense – John Fox Defensive line – Gunther Cunningham Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Jim Haslett Defensive backs – Odis McKinney Defensive backs – Jack Stanton Special teams coaches Special teams – Steve Ortmayer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Doug Wilkerson

Roster

1994 Los Angeles Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Vince Evans  9 Billy Joe Hobert 15 Jeff Hostetler Running backs (RB) 49 Wes Bender 27 Calvin Jones 21 Tyrone Montgomery 44 Tom Rathman FB 22 Harvey Williams Wide receivers (WR) 81 Tim Brown PR 80 Daryl Hobbs 86 Rocket Ismail KR 82 James Jett 89 Alexander Wright Tight ends (TE) 84 John Duff 87 Andrew Glover 88 Jamie Williams

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Kevin Gogan G 64 Robert Jenkins T 65 Max Montoya G 72 Don Mosebar C 71 Gerald Perry T 78 Greg Skrepenak T 77 Rich Stephens G 68 Bruce Wilkerson T 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jerry Ball DT 56 Aundray Bruce DE 70 Scott Davis DE/DT 74 Nolan Harrison DE/DT 91 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Austin Robbins DE/DT 94 Anthony Smith DE 96 Alberto White DE

Linebackers (LB) 54 Greg Biekert MLB 55 James Folston OLB 53 Rob Fredrickson OLB 57 Rob Holmberg OLB 52 Mike Jones MLB 99 Winston Moss OLB 51 Aaron Wallace OLB Defensive backs (DB) 33 Eddie Anderson FS 24 Patrick Bates SS 40 Cary Brabham FS 47 Donald Frank CB 20 Derrick Hoskins SS 25 Dan Land CB/S 29 Albert Lewis CB 36 Terry McDaniel CB 37 James Trapp CB 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K 67 Dan Turk LS

Practice squad 19 John Morton WR 23 John Reece S 61 Willie Stubbins T 26 Charlie Young RB Reserve 41 Napoleon McCallum RB (IR) 28 Greg Robinson RB (PUP) 53 active, 2 inactive, 4 practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 5	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–44	0–1	Candlestick Park	68,032	Recap
2	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	L 9–38	0–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	47,319	Recap
3	September 18	at Denver Broncos	W 48–16	1–2	Mile High Stadium	75,764	Recap
4	September 25	San Diego Chargers	L 24–26	1–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	55,385	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 9	at New England Patriots	W 21–17	2–3	Foxboro Stadium	59,889	Recap
7	October 16	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–20	2–4	Joe Robbie Stadium	70,112	Recap
8	October 23	Atlanta Falcons	W 30–17	3–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	42,192	Recap
9	October 30	Houston Oilers	W 17–14	4–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,473	Recap
10	November 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–13	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	78,709	Recap
11	November 13	at Los Angeles Rams	W 20–17	5–5	Anaheim Stadium	65,208	Recap
12	November 20	New Orleans Saints	W 24–19	6–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	41,722	Recap
13	November 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–21	6–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	58,327	Recap
14	December 5	at San Diego Chargers	W 24–17	7–6	Jack Murphy Stadium	63,012	Recap
15	December 11	Denver Broncos	W 23–13	8–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	60,016	Recap
16	December 18	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–16	9–6	Kingdome	53,301	Recap
17	December 24	Kansas City Chiefs	L 9–19	9–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	64,130	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Diego Chargers	11	5	0	.688	381	306	W2
(6) Kansas City Chiefs	9	7	0	.563	319	298	W2
Los Angeles Raiders	9	7	0	.563	303	327	L1
Denver Broncos	7	9	0	.438	347	396	L3
Seattle Seahawks	6	10	0	.375	287	323	L2

Season summary

Week 3

See also: Broncos–Raiders rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 21 7 10 10 48 Broncos 3 0 13 0 16 Date: September 18 Location: Mile High Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 75,764 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h) Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary Q1 LA Williams 2 yard run (Jaeger kick) LA 7–0 Q1 DEN Elam 43 yard field goal LA 7–3 Q1 LA Montgomery 65 yard pass from Hostetler (Jaeger kick) LA 14–3 Q1 LA Brown 43 yard pass from Hostetler (Jaeger kick) LA 21–3 Q2 LA Glover 7 yard pass from Hostetler (Jaeger kick) LA 28–3 Q3 DEN Russell 1 yard run (run failed) LA 28–9 Q3 LA Williams 5 yard pass from Hostetler (Jaeger kick) LA 35–9 Q3 DEN Russell 4 yard run (Elam kick) LA 35–16 Q3 LA Jaeger 42 yard field goal LA 38–16 Q4 LA Jaeger 33 yard field goal LA 41–16 Q4 9:15 LA McDaniel 15 yard interception return (Jaeger kick) LA 48–16

Week 10

See also: Chiefs–Raiders rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 3 0 0 3 • Chiefs 0 7 3 3 13 Date: November 6 Location: Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri Game start: 8:00pm EST Game attendance: 78,709 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C) • 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers (ESPN Sunday Night Football): Mike Patrick, Joe Theisman, and Mark Malone (sideline)

Starting QBs=Jeff Hostetler - Los Angeles Raiders vs Joe Montana - Kansas City Chiefs

Week 11

Week Eleven: Los Angeles Raiders (4–5) at Los Angeles Rams (4–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	0	6	20
Rams	7	0	0	10	17

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
• TV: NBC
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter RAI – Andrew Glover 27 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Jaeger kick) – Raiders 7–0 RAM – Flipper Anderson 22 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Tied 7–7 Second quarter RAI – Raghib Ismail 10 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Jaeger kick) – Raiders 14–7 Fourth quarter RAI – Jeff Jaeger 44 yard field goal – Raiders 17–7 RAM – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Raiders 17–10 RAI – Jeff Jaeger 47 yard field goal – Raiders 20–10 RAM – Todd Kinchen 4 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Raiders 20–17 Raiders Jeff Hostetler 17/25, 218 Yds, 2 TD, INT Harvey Williams 21 Rush, 44 Yds Tim Brown 5 Rec, 53 Yds Rams Chris Chandler 10/11, 171 Yds, TD Jerome Bettis 10 Rush, 13 Yds Flipper Anderson 5 Rec, 105 Yds

External links

• 1994 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com