| 1994 Dallas Cowboys season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jerry Jones |
| General manager | Jerry Jones |
| Head coach | Barry Switzer |
| Home field | Texas Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Packers) 35–9 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 28–38 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Troy Aikman RB Emmitt Smith FB Daryl Johnston WR Michael Irvin TE Jay Novacek OL Nate Newton OL Mark Stepnoski OL Mark Tuinei DL Charles Haley DL Leon Lett S Darren Woodson |
The 1994 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL). Following their second consecutive Super Bowl title, the Cowboys would see a multitude of changes. In March, months of setbacks finally reached its climax as team owner Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson held a press conference and announced Johnson's resignation.
After a run of dominance in the regular season and finishing with a record of 12–4, the Cowboys fell short of a record third straight Super Bowl title with a loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, ending their hopes of becoming the first NFL team to three-peat in the Super Bowl. The 1994 Cowboys draft yielded only one notable addition to the team, offensive guard Larry Allen. Veteran linebacker Ken Norton Jr. left the team to sign with San Francisco.
This season was the 75th anniversary of the NFL and was designated by a diamond-shaped patch worn on the left breast of every NFL team's uniform. The Cowboys celebrated the league's history by donning their inaugural white jerseys from the 1960–1963 seasons against the Detroit Lions. The team also later debuted a special white "Double-Star" jersey on Thanksgiving Day 1994. These uniforms celebrated the Cowboys' most recent back-to-back Super Bowl titles in the 1992 and 1993 seasons and were used in most of the Cowboys' remaining games of the season, including the playoffs.