| 1994 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
| Head coach | Rich Kotite |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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The 1994 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 62nd in the National Football League (NFL). On May 6, 1994, the NFL approved the transfer of majority interest in the team from Norman Braman to Jeffrey Lurie.[1] The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 8–8, winning only seven games[2] and failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Rich Kotite's fate as Eagles head coach was sealed after a seven-game losing streak to end the season knocked Philly from the top of the NFC at 7–2 all the way to fourth place in the Eastern Division. One key injury was the season-ending broken leg suffered by linebacker Byron Evans, who was lost in game #10 against Cleveland.
The epitome of this collapse came on Christmas Eve at Cincinnati, when the 2–13 Bengals scored six points in the final seconds – thanks in part to the recovery of a fumbled kick return – to steal a win.
The high point of the '94 season occurred on October 2 at Candlestick Park, when the Eagles steamrolled the eventual Super Bowl winning 49ers by a 40–8 count. As of the 2023 season, this remains the single largest margin of victory over an eventual Super Bowl champion in NFL history.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287
- ^ 1994 Philadelphia Eagles