# 1994 Indianapolis Colts season

The 1994 Indianapolis Colts season was the 42nd season for the team in the National Football League and 11th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1994 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, and finished third in the AFC East division.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| DE Tony Bennett (Packers) | QB Jeff George (Falcons) |
| QB Jim Harbaugh (Bears) | LB Duane Bickett (Seahawks) |
| QB Browning Nagle (Jets) | RB Rodney Culver (Chargers) |
| S David Tate (Giants) | RB Anthony Johnson (Jets) |
| WR Floyd Turner (Saints) | G Bill Schultz (Oilers) |
| | QB Jack Trudeau (Jets) |
| | WR Clarence Verdin (Falcons) |

### NFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 2 | Marshall Faulk | Running back | San Diego State |
| 1 | 5 | Trev Alberts | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 2 | 32 | Eric Mahlum | Tackle | California |
| 3 | 67 | Jason Mathews | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 4 | 106 | Bradford Banta | Tight end | USC |
| 5 | 133 | John Covington | Safety | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 164 | Lamont Warren | Running Back | Colorado |

### Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Aaron Bailey | Wide receiver | Louisville |

## Regular season

In his NFL debut, Marshall Faulk had three touchdowns.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 4 | Houston Oilers | W 45–21 | 1–0 | Hoosier Dome | 47,372 |
| 2 | September 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–24 | 1–1 | Tampa Stadium | 36,631 |
| 3 | September 18 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–31 | 1–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 54,040 |
| 4 | September 25 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–21 | 1–3 | Hoosier Dome | 55,821 |
| 5 | October 2 | Seattle Seahawks | W 17–15 | 2–3 | Hoosier Dome | 49,876 |
| 6 | October 9 | at New York Jets | L 6–16 | 2–4 | Giants Stadium | 64,934 |
| 7 | October 16 | at Buffalo Bills | W 27–17 | 3–4 | Rich Stadium | 79,404 |
| 8 | October 23 | Washington Redskins | L 27–41 | 3–5 | Hoosier Dome | 57,879 |
| 9 | October 30 | New York Jets | W 28–25 | 4–5 | Hoosier Dome | 44,350 |
| 10 | November 6 | at Miami Dolphins | L 21–22 | 4–6 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 71,158 |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | November 20 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–13 | 5–6 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,566 |
| 13 | November 27 | New England Patriots | L 10–12 | 5–7 | Hoosier Dome | 43,839 |
| 14 | December 4 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 31–19 | 6–7 | Kingdome | 39,574 |
| 15 | December 11 | at New England Patriots | L 13–28 | 6–8 | Foxboro Stadium | 57,656 |
| 16 | December 18 | Miami Dolphins | W 10–6 | 7–8 | Hoosier Dome | 58,867 |
| 17 | December 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 10–9 | 8–8 | Hoosier Dome | 38,458 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

AFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 389 | 327 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ New England Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 351 | 312 | W7 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 307 | 320 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 340 | 356 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 320 | L5 |

## Awards and honors

* Marshall Faulk, Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year
* Marshall Faulk, AFC Pro Bowl selection