1994 New Orleans Saints season

1994 New Orleans Saints season
Head Coach	Jim Mora
Home Field	Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record	7–9
Place	2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1993	1995

The 1994 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 28th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to match their previous season's output of 8–8, winning only seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1994 NFL Draft

1994 New Orleans Saints draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	13	Joe Johnson *	Defensive end	Louisville
2	44	Mario Bates	Running back	Arizona State
3	79	Winfred Tubbs	Linebacker	Texas
4	116	Doug Nussmeier	Quarterback	Idaho
5	142	Herman Carroll	Defensive end	Mississippi State
5	143	Craig Novitsky	Guard	UCLA
6	176	Derrell Mitchell	Wide receiver	Texas Tech
7	213	Lance Lundberg	Offensive tackle	Nebraska
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1994 New Orleans Saints staff
	Front office Owner/General Partner – Tom Benson Executive Vice President of Administration – Jim Miller Vice President of Football Operations – Bill Kuharich Director of Pro Personnel – Chet Franklin Director of College Scouting – Bruce Lemmerman Head coaches Vice President/Head Coach – Jim E. Mora Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Tight Ends – Joe Marciano Offensive Line – John Matsko Offensive Assistant – Chip Myers			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – John Pease Outside Linebackers – Vic Fangio Defensive Backs – Jim L. Mora Defensive Assistant – Everett Withers Special teams coaches Special Teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

Roster

1994 New Orleans Saints roster
	Quarterbacks 17 Jim Everett 18 Wade Wilson Running backs 24 Mario Bates 21 Derek Brown 32 Vaughn Dunbar 22 Brad Muster FB Wide receivers 89 Quinn Early 81 Michael Haynes 88 Derrell Mitchell 84 Steve Rhem 83 Torrance Small Tight ends 86 Kirk Botkin 82 Irv Smith 85 Wesley Walls		Offensive linemen 71 Richard Cooper T 72 Jim Dombrowski G 60 Craig Novitsky G 70 Chris Port G 77 Willie Roaf T 63 Jeff Uhlenhake C Defensive linemen 91 Robert Goff NT 98 Jim Hanna NT 94 Joe Johnson DE 69 Les Miller DE 93 Wayne Martin DE 99 Joel Smeenge DE 73 Frank Warren NT		Linebackers 58 Darion Conner 51 Sam Mills 54 Winfred Tubbs 97 Renaldo Turnbull OLB 90 James Williams ILB Defensive backs 26 Vince Buck CB 39 Carl Lee CB 43 Tyrone Legette CB 46 Sean Lumpkin SS 37 Jimmy Spencer CB Special teams  7 Morten Andersen K  6 Tommy Barnhardt P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–17	69,362
2	September 11, 1994	Washington Redskins	L 38–24	58,049
3	September 18, 1994	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 9–7	45,522
4	September 25, 1994	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–13	63,971
5	October 2, 1994	New York Giants	W 27–22	55,076
6	October 9, 1994	at Chicago Bears	L 17–7	63,822
7	October 16, 1994	San Diego Chargers	L 36–22	50,565
8	October 23, 1994	Los Angeles Rams	W 37–34	47,908
9	Bye
10	November 6, 1994	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–20	57,564
11	November 13, 1994	Atlanta Falcons	W 33–32	60,313
12	November 20, 1994	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 24–19	41,722
13	November 28, 1994	San Francisco 49ers	L 35–14	61,304
14	December 4, 1994	at Los Angeles Rams	W 31–15	34,960
15	December 11, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	W 29–20	61,307
16	December 19, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–16	67,323
17	December 24, 1994	at Denver Broncos	W 30–28	64,445

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	505	296	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	0	.438	348	407	W1
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	317	385	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	12	0	.250	286	365	L7