1994 CFL season

The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1994
The CFL admitted three more United States-based teams with the Las Vegas Posse, the Shreveport Pirates and the Baltimore Colts – making it 12 teams in total, six in each division. However, the Colts name was revoked from the Baltimore franchise due to a successful trademark infringement lawsuit, filed by the Indianapolis Colts, and played the entire season as the "Baltimore CFLers". The new teams would start play in 1994, with Las Vegas joining the Sacramento Gold Miners in the West Division and with Baltimore and Shreveport joining the East Division.

In February, Bruce Firestone purchased the Ottawa Rough Riders from the Glieberman family. In May, the JLL Broadcast Group purchased the Toronto Argonauts.

BC Place Stadium played host to the Grey Cup game on Sunday, November 27, making Vancouver the host city for the twelfth time-more than any other Western Canadian city. In the Grey Cup game, the hometown BC Lions were against the Baltimore CFLers, becoming the first ever Grey Cup game between a Canadian team and an American team. The Lions ended up defeating the Baltimore team by a score of 26–23, on Lui Passaglia's game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the game.

Records: In a July 14, 1994 matchup of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos, Matt Dunigan passed for a remarkable 713 yards, setting a CFL record.

Allen Pitts set the record for receiving yards in one season with 2,036 yards.

Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


 * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs
The BC Lions are the 1994 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Baltimore CFLers 26–23, in front of their home crowd at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. It was the first football championship game between Canadian and American teams. The CFLers' Karl Anthony (DB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Lions' Lui Passaglia (K/P) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Offence

 * QB – Doug Flutie, Calgary Stampeders
 * FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions
 * RB – Mike Pringle, Baltimore CFLers
 * SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
 * SB – Gerald Wilcox, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * WR – Paul Masotti, Toronto Argonauts
 * WR – Rod Harris, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * C – Mike Anderson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Pierre Vercheval, Toronto Argonauts
 * OG – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
 * OT – Shar Pourdanesh, Baltimore CFLers
 * OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

 * DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – Rodney Harding, Toronto Argonauts
 * DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Tim Cofield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * LB – Ron Goetz, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Calvin Tiggle, Toronto Argonauts
 * CB – Less Browne, BC Lions
 * CB – Irvin Smith, Baltimore CFLers
 * DB – Charles Gordon, BC Lions
 * DB – Robert Holland, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DS – Greg Knox, Calgary Stampeders

Special teams

 * P – Josh Miller, Baltimore CFLers
 * K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders
 * ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

Offence

 * QB – Doug Flutie, Calgary Stampeders
 * FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions
 * RB – Mike Saunders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
 * SB – Darren Flutie, BC Lions
 * WR – Ray Alexander, BC Lions
 * WR – Rod Harris, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * C – Mike Anderson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Rob Smith, BC Lions
 * OG – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
 * OT – Bruce Covernton, Calgary Stampeders
 * OT – Blake Dermott, Edmonton Eskimos

Defence

 * DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – Stu Laird, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Bobby Jurasin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * LB – Ron Goetz, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Marvin Pope, Calgary Stampeders
 * CB – Less Browne, BC Lions
 * CB – Albert Brown, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Charles Gordon, BC Lions
 * DB – Robert Holland, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DS – Greg Knox, Calgary Stampeders

Special teams

 * P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
 * K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders
 * ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

Offence

 * QB – Matt Dunigan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * FB – Peter Tuipulotu, Baltimore CFLers
 * RB – Mike Pringle, Baltimore CFLers
 * SB – Chris Armstrong, Baltimore CFLers
 * SB – Gerald Wilcox, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * WR – Paul Masotti, Toronto Argonauts
 * WR – Earl Winfield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * C – Nick Subis, Baltimore CFLers
 * OG – Pierre Vercheval, Toronto Argonauts
 * OG – David Black, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OT – Shar Pourdanesh, Baltimore CFLers
 * OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

 * DT – Ben Williams, Shreveport Pirates
 * DT – Rodney Harding, Toronto Argonauts
 * DE – John Kropke, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Tim Cofield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * LB – Daved Benefield, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Michael O'Shea, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * LB – Calvin Tiggle, Toronto Argonauts
 * CB – Donald Smith, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CB – Irvin Smith, Baltimore CFLers
 * DB – Joe Fuller, Shreveport Pirates
 * DB – Bobby Evans, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DS – Michael Brooks, Baltimore CFLers

Special teams

 * P – Josh Miller, Baltimore CFLers
 * K – Troy Westwood, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * ST – Pinball Clemons, Toronto Argonauts

1994 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Gerald Wilcox (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Willie Pless (LB), Edmonton Eskimos
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Shar Pourdanesh (OT), Baltimore CFLers
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Matt Goodwin (DB), Baltimore CFLers
 * CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – O. J. Brigance (LB), Baltimore CFLers
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Don Matthews, Baltimore CFLers