1994 OTB International Open – Men's Doubles
Bernd Karbacher and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions, but Olhovskiy did not participate this year. Karbacher partnered Alex Antonitsch, losing in the semifinals.


1994 OTB International Open – Men's Doubles
Jan Apell and Jonas Björkman won the title, defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 7–6 in the final.


1994 OTB International Open – Men's Singles
Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.


1994 OTB International Open – Men's Singles
Jacco Eltingh won the tournament, beating Chuck Adams in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


1994 Oahu Open
The 1994 Oahu Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the only edition of the Oahu Open, and was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It took place in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, from January 3 through January 9, 1994.


1994 Oahu Open
The singles featured Queen's Club runner-up, Sydney Indoor semifinalist and Antwerp doubles finalist Wayne Ferreira, Indianapolis and Vienna quarterfinalist Richey Reneberg, and Kuala Lumpur runner-up Jonas Svensson. Also competing in the draw were Beijing semifinalist Brad Gilbert, Bolzano champion Jonathan Stark, Fabrice Santoro, Renzo Furlan and Patrick McEnroe.


1994 Oahu Open, Finals, Doubles
Tom Nijssen /  Cyril Suk defeated  Alex O'Brien /  Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4


1994 Oahu Open – Doubles
Tom Nijssen and Cyril Suk won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark.


1994 Oahu Open – Singles
Wayne Ferreira won in the final 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, against Richey Reneberg.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The Oakland Athletics' 1994 season was the team's 27th in Oakland, California. It was also the 94th season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 51–63.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The Athletics' 1994 campaign ranks among the most unusual in franchise history. A disastrous 1993 campaign, attributable mainly to inept pitching, had tempered expectations in Oakland; while several established stars (namely Dennis Eckersley, Bob Welch, Terry Steinbach, Mark McGwire, and a recently re-signed Rickey Henderson) remained with the team in 1994, questions about the starting rotation, bullpen, and infield kept expectations low.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The Athletics belied these low expectations with a 7–5 start. The team's pitching staff continued to hemorrhage runs (allowing 79 in 12 games); the staff was bailed out, however, by their red-hot offense (which scored 93 runs over the same span). On April 17 (the day of Oakland's seventh win), the A's were 1.5 games ahead of the second-place California Angels.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The Athletics' offense soon cooled down, however. This drop in production, combined with continued pitching woes, set the stage for a monumental collapse. Between April 19 and May 29, Oakland lost 31 games in 37 tries; at the end of this span, their record stood at 13–36. The A's, then firmly in last place, trailed the division-leading Angels (who also had a sub-.500 record) by nine games. Oakland continued to lose ground over the following two weeks; at their absolute nadir, the Athletics' 19–43 record trailed the division-leading Rangers (who had since overtaken the Angels) by 12.5 games.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The A's, instead, launched themselves back into contention with a turnaround. Over their next 22 games, the Athletics went 19–3; this surge raised their record to 38–46. Oakland's much-maligned pitching staff powered the resurgence; over the 22-game span, Athletics pitchers allowed 3.27 runs per game (while pitching six shutouts). The rest of the division struggled over the same span; as such, Oakland's 38th victory allowed it to pull within three games of the first-place Rangers. The A's cooled down in subsequent weeks; poor play from the rest of the division, however, allowed them to gain further ground. The team finished with a 51–63 record; despite being 12 games under .500, the A's were only one game behind the first-place Rangers. All four of the American League West's teams finished the strike-shortened season with losing records. This is the only such instance in MLB history.


1994 Oakland Athletics season
The 1994 Players' Strike ended the season (and the A's postseason hopes) entirely. While the Rangers would win their first-ever division title in 1996, the A's would have to wait until 2000 to return to the postseason.


1994 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
Despite compiling a record of 51–63 by Friday, August 12, the Athletics were only one game behind the Texas Rangers for the lead in the AL West Division. They had scored 549 runs (4.82 per game) and allowed 589 runs (5.17 per game).


1994 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
The Athletics finished the strike-shortened season 28th in triples, with just 13, but they led the Majors in sacrifice flies, with 51.


1994 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
Despite walking an MLB-high 510 batters, the Athletics tied the Chicago White Sox for the most shutouts pitched, with 9.


1994 Oakland Athletics season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 Oakland mayoral election
The 1994 Oakland mayoral election was held on June 7, 1994 and November 8, 1994 to elect the mayor of Oakland, California. It saw the reelection of Elihu Harris.


1994 Oakland mayoral election
Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff election was held between the top-two finishers, Harris and Ted Dang.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
Incumbent first-term mayor Elihu Harris had been elected the city's second-ever African American mayor in the 1990 election.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
At the time, Oakland was one of the few large cities in the United States that had a "weak mayor" system of government. While the position of mayor had limited authority, the role still had ceremonial importance, and its occupants tended to have sway over important policy.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
In Elihu Harris' first term, the city had been beset by numerous issues stemming from the damage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the Oakland firestorm of 1991. The city's inefficient bureaucratic structure had hampered Harris' ability to lead a quick response to these disasters. Harris had also exhibited a low-key personality and absence of leadership. This, perhaps, helped foster an increase in anti-government sentiments in Oakland. Harris would often complain that he was the victim of unfair expectations, arguing that the weak mayor system made him incapable of meeting the public's expectations of him.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
Harris received credit for playing a role in putting many racial and ethnic minorities (such as Asian Americans and hispanics) in city government positions and on city commissions. This possibly helped to garner strong multiracial support for his reelection campaign.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
Oakland had seen its registered voters identify as predominantly Democratic ever since the 1940s. liberal Democrats did not come to have electoral success in the city's municipal elections until the 1970s, when the city saw a shift in its municipal election patterns beginning with the 1977 election of Lionel Wilson as mayor. Ever since this shift, the city had favored liberal Democrats.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Background
With Elihu Harris and his predecessor Lionel Wilson both being African American, the city had seen 18 consecutive years with an African American mayor.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
More than a dozen individuals entered the race. Not all, however, would ultimately appear on the ballot.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Mary V. King was initially seen as the foremost challenger of Harris. King would suffer from a lack of name recognition, and would fail to voice a consistent message or outline a clear policy agenda for her candidacy.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Ted Dang launched his candidacy in late February, becoming the thirteenth challenger to enter the race against Harris. Dang, a first-time candidate for elected office, had some experience in political activism, as well experience with the city's camber of commerce and experience on the city housing authority board. Upon entering the race, Dang was seen as a longshot, as he lacked major political experience, had not raised funds before launching his campaign, and announced his candidacy a mere four month before the initial round of the election.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Dang's campaign manager was Duane Baughman, who had previously worked as a lieutenant on the successful 1993 Los Angeles mayoral campaign of Richard Riordan. Baughman's strategy for Dangs campaign was to have Dang run in a similar lane to that which Riordan had run. On April 20, Dang released a 64-page "action plan", outlining his views on city management.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
The "action plan" took many conservative stances, and, in many ways, echoed the themes that Republican Party members such as Riordan and Rudy Giuliani of New York City and had used in recent years in their successful mayoral campaigns in Democratic dominated cities. Oakland was also a predominantly Democratic city. Dang took stances such as hiring 100 additional police officers (to appear tough-on-crime), term-limited city council members to two terms, and freezing wages and cutting "exorbitant" salaries in order to decrease the city's spending (this would include cutting the mayor's salary by 10%). Dang was a strong critic of the city's government and elected officials. Dang promised to run the city like a business. He painted an image of a bloated municipal government, and focused heavily on appealing to fears about crime.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Dang characterized both Harris and King as fiscally irresponsible. He, falsely, accused them of having voted to approve pay raises for themselves. He also characterized them as "career politicians".


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Early into his candidacy, Dang showed strength as a candidate, performing contrary to the expectations of political analysts. He joined King as a top challenger to Harris.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Fong received early support from Citizens of Oakland Against Taxes, a group focused on advocating for the repeal of the city's Lighting and Landscaping Assessment Tax (which taxed wealthy areas of the city in order to fund citywide lighting and landscaping expenses). This group had successfully gathered enough signatures to secure a ballot initiative on the repeal of this tax as part of the November elections. Dang received the endorsement of the Oakland Tribune editorial board on June 3, just four days before the June 7 election day.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Dang, himself an Asian American, failed to secure endorsements from many prominent Asian American figures in Oakland, and was actually discouraged to run by some. This lack of support from them was perhaps, in part, attributable to the fact that Dang had not involved himself in the successfu effort in 1993 to redistrict the Oakland City Council in such a manner that an Asian-American majority district and  a latino-majority district would be created. This 1993 effort had prevailed amid much controversy, and had seen much organized public pressure on both sides. Elihu Harris, on the other hand, had been an ally of the efforts to pass this redistricting, and had, through providing his support for the redistricting plan, managed to receive the support of many of the city's prominent Asian Americans for his reelection.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Dang struggled in fundraising. Weeks before the June 7 first-round election day, he self-funded his campaign $100,000. He then utilized these funds to run mailers which attacked Harris and King.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Yusuf Bey's campaign rhetoric received criticism for being homophobic and antisemitic. The most widely reported incident of Bey's campaign was a May 13 fundraiser at the city's Calvin Simmons Theater, where guest speaker Khalid Abdul Muhammad gave a speech which attacked White people, Jews, conventional black leaders, and Pope John Paul II.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
In the initial round, Harris would place first with 37% of the vote, which was regarded as a poor performance. Dang placed second with 29%. Mary V. King underperformed expectations, receiving 21% of the vote. With no candidate receiving a majority of the vote, a runoff would be held between Harris and Dang, the top-two finishers.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
Analysis of the first-round vote showed that Dang had been supported strongly in more affluent "hill" parts of the city, while Harris performed strongly in most of the low-income and mid-income "flatland" parts of the city. Concerning to Harris, as he looked to the runoff, was that many of the areas where he had received the greatest share of the vote in the first round had low turnout.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, First round
The turnout in the first round was regarded to be low, at 31.7%.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Despite having been considered to have performed weakly in the first round, Harrison was regarded as the front-runner to win the runoff, as analysts anticipated that Mary V. King's supporters would largely migrate to his candidacy over Dang's. Additionally, while the turnout had been low, Oakland had a history of municipal elections having a lower turnout in June and increased turnout in November.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
The runoff was anticipated by analysts to be contentious. This would prove to be the case, with Dang having a combative campaign style, and the election proving to be divisive.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
In his June 7 election night remarks, Harris had complained about the negative campaigning Dang had conducted in the first round, commenting, " I never have been in a more bitter, negative campaign, nor ave I witnessed one in any community". He also accused Dang of dishonesty.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Racial tensions arose to some degree in the runoff. The first major instance where race was raised was when former mayor Lionel Wilson (who was the city's first African American mayor) commented at an NAACP gathering, "When I see Black folks tell me they’re gonna vote for a Chinese man, it makes me angry. . . . If Ted Dang wins, the White folks will be standing in line to take it away from us". Dang had, incidentally, supported Wilson as mayor, and had once been appointed by Wilson to the city's housing authority board.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
In the closing week of the campaign, Dang sent out mailers which received criticism by some for verging on racism, including once that included an extreme close-up image of Harris, that some Oakland residents argued was reminiscent of the tactics used in the Willie Horton ad run by the campaign of George H. W. Bush in the 1988 United States presidential election.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
As the runoff election day approached, analysts projected the race as being very close.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Ultimately, Harris won a surprisingly large 65% victory in what was a high-turnout election.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Harris was credited with running a successful get-out-the-vote effort. Analysis demonstrate that, towards the end of the runoff campaign, a portion of Dang's support in the affluent "hill" parts of the city had dissipated. An exit poll conducted by Larry H. Shinagawa showed that Dang received 79.5% and Harris received 20.5% of the Asian American vote, while Harris received 86% and Dang received 14% of the African American vote. Harris won the majority of the white and latino vote, which were seen as critical to either candidate's prospective victory in this election. Harris received 57.5% while Dang received 42.5% of the white vote, and Harris received 53.1% while Dang received 46.9% of the latino vote.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
The ballot initiative on repealing the Lighting Landscaping Assessment Tax, which Dang hoped could energize voters in a manner that would aid his candidacy, was overwhelmingly rejected by voters.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Dang's negative campaigning put off some voters, particularly in the final week when some mailers were seen as verging on racism. Oakland Tribune columnist William Wong, who before the election had predicted that Dang would win, retrospectively assessed that Dang had sabatoged his own chances by having permitted, "tasteless, borderline racist hit pieces to be mailed to voters during the last week of the campaign.


1994 Oakland mayoral election, Campaign, Runoff
Timothy P. Fong would publish a paper in the June 1998 edition of the Journal of Asian American Studies which attributed Dang's defeat to three factors. The first was his failure as an Asian American candidate to mobilize the city's Asian American communities and interest groups. The second was Dang's conservative positioning while running for the mayoralty of a "liberal and socially-conscious community". Fong argues that Dang, who had described mislef as being fiscally conservative, had was too conservative too appeal to the majority of the city's electorate. The third was Dang's negative campaign tactics and the negative mailers his campaign distributed, which Fong argues acted to increase racial tension. Fong argues that Dang would have needed to have fostered a broad multiracial coalition of support to have won the election.


1994 Oceania Athletics Championships
The 1994 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Auckland, New Zealand, between February 23–26, 1994.


1994 Oceania Athletics Championships
A total of 41 events were contested, 22 by men and 19 by women.


1994 Oceania Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics Papua New Guinea.


1994 Oceania Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
The participation of athletes from 15 countries could be determined from the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.


1994 Oceania Handball Championship
The 1994 Oceania Handball Championship was the first edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, which took place in Canberra, Australia from 20 to 21 August 1994. Entered nations were Australia, Vanuatu and New Zealand, but Vanuatu did not compete. Australia won the right to play Romania for a spot in the World Cup.


1994 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships
The 1994 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held in Auckland, New Zealand, between February 23–26, 1994. They were held together with the 1994 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 34 events were contested, 18 by men and 16 by women.


1994 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Medal summary
Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.


1994 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, Participation (unofficial)
An unofficial count yields the number of about 143 athletes from 16 countries:


1994 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1994 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Bobcats compiled a 0–11 record (0–9 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 259 to 82.


1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record, including the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost, 24–17, to the Alabama Crimson Tide, a team one point away from playing in the national championship game.


1994 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1994 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor. Voinovich won his party's nomination uncontested and was opposed by State Senator Rob Burch, who won a competitive Democratic primary. Ultimately, Voinovich capitalized on his massive popularity with Ohio and won re-election in an overwhelming landslide, defeating Burch and winning over 70% of the vote. As of 2021, this is the last time Athens County voted for the Republican candidate.


1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team
The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his 4th season at Oklahoma.


1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team
The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the championship game.


1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team, Sooners in the 1994 MLB Draft
The following members of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program were drafted in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.


1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by sixth-year head coach Gary Gibbs, who resigned at the conclusion of the season.


1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Game summaries, Texas
Stonie Clark tackled James Allen on the one-yard line on fourth down with less than 45 seconds remaining in the game.


1994 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 1994 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 8 Conference. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Pat Jones


1994 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, After the season
The 1995 NFL Draft was held on April 22–23, 1995. The following Cowboy was selected.


1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
The 1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Former United States Associate Attorney General Frank Keating pulled an upset in the three-way race to become only the third Republican governor in Oklahoma history.


1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
The Democratic vote was split between Lieutenant Governor Jack Mildren and former Democratic congressman Wes Watkins, who ran as an independent. Watkins won 24% of the vote and carried numerous counties (by wide margins in some cases); his 233,000 votes far exceeded Keating's 171,000-vote winning margin over Mildren.


1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Lt. Governor Jack Mildren and Bernice Shedrick advanced to the runoff where both candidates received vote totals similar to the first primary, securing the win for Mildren.


1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Frank Keating, a former assistant attorney general and member of the Reagan and Bush administrations, defeated four other Republicans to win the GOP nomination.


1994 Oklahoma state elections
The 1994 Oklahoma state elections were held on November 8, 1994. The primary election was held on July 26. The runoff primary election was held August 23. The 1994 elections marked the first time in state history that Republicans held a majority of the Statewide elected offices: 7 out of 11. It also marked the first time Republicans controlled both the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the same time.


1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1994 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Rebels were led by first-year head coach Joe Lee Dunn and played their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for fifth in the Western Division with a record of 4–7 (2–6 SEC).


1994 Omani general election
General elections were held in Oman in 1994. They were the first elections in a Gulf Arab country in which women could both vote and stand as a candidate.


1994 Omani general election, Electoral system
Following the country's first national census in 1993, the electoral system was modified slightly from that used for the 1991 elections in which each wilayah was represented by one member in the Consultative Assembly. The 20 wilayahs with a population of over 30,000 were granted an extra representative, increasing the number of elected members from 59 to 80.


1994 Omani general election, Electoral system
Single seat wilayahs elected two candidates and two-seat wilayahs elected four, of which half were chosen by Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmud and Sultan Qaboos to sit in the Consultative Assembly.


1994 Omani general election, Electoral system
Although women had been able to vote in the 1991 elections, they had not been able to stand as candidates. However, the 1994 elections saw women able to stand in seats in the Muscat Governorate.


1994 Omani general election, Results
Female candidates won two seats; Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb.


1994 Omloop Het Volk
The 1994 Omloop Het Volk was the 48th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 26 February 1994. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Wilfried Nelissen.


1994 Ontario municipal elections
The 1994 Ontario municipal elections were held on November 14, 1994, to elect mayors, reeves, councillors, and school trustees in all municipalities across Ontario. Some communities also held referendum questions.


1994 Ontario municipal elections
The most closely watched contest was in Toronto, where Barbara Hall defeated one-term incumbent June Rowlands for the mayoralty.


1994 Open Championship
The 1994 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 123rd Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Nick Price won the second of his three major championships and only Claret Jug, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jesper Parnevik.


1994 Open Championship
Price was three-under over the final three holes and posted 66 (–4), while Parnevik, in the group ahead, bogeyed the 72nd hole to miss a playoff. It was the first of two consecutive majors for Price, who won his second PGA Championship a month later.


1994 Open Championship, Course
^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003.


1994 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Source:Amateurs: Bennett (–1), James (+5), Evans (+9), Harris (+9), Pullan (+15)


1994 Open Gaz de France
The 1994 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was held from 15 February until 20 February 1994. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.


1994 Open Gaz de France, Finasl, Doubles
Sabine Appelmans /  Laurence Courtois defeated  Mary Pierce /  Andrea Temesvári 6–4, 6–4


1994 Open Gaz de France – Doubles
Jana Novotná and Andrea Strnadová were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Laura Golarsa.


1994 Open Gaz de France – Doubles
Golarsa and Novotná lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans and Laurence Courtois.


1994 Open Gaz de France – Doubles
Appelmans and Courtois won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Mary Pierce and Andrea Temesvári.


1994 Open Gaz de France – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1994 Open Gaz de France – Singles
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Julie Halard.


1994 Open Gaz de France – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1994 Oran Park ATCC round
The 1994 Oran Park ATCC round was the tenth and final round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 22 to 24 July at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.


1994 Oran Park ATCC round, Race results, Race 1
As Glenn Seton leapt off the line, chaos ensued behind. Skaife, Longhurst and Garnder tangled down the pack, which sent Skaife and Longhurst off into the infield. In a bizarre incident, Kevin Waldock's rear right wheel caught fire and detached from the vehicle. Brock passed Bowe for second and pressured Seton all the way to line, although this would prove to be not enough. Seton would win, with Brock in second and Johnson in third.


1994 Oran Park ATCC round, Race results, Race 2
For the final race of the year, Brock and Seton were dead even off the line, with Seton's track position allowing for him to obtain the lead by the first corner. Dick Johnson spun Wayne Gardner on the final corner after attempting a move for position. Skaife's horror weekend continued as he spun coming out of the bridge, falling down the pack. Up the front, Glenn Seton would make it two wins from two, with Peter Brock in second and Alan Jones in third.


1994 Orange Bowl
The 1994 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1994. The contest was the Bowl Coalition National Championship Game for the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. This 60th edition to the Orange Bowl featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the Florida State Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1994 Orange Bowl, Teams, Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska came into the game undefeated at 11–0 and with a number 2 ranking. Despite their unbeaten record, the Huskers were underdogs by as much as 17½ points before the game.


1994 Orange Bowl, Teams, Florida State Seminoles
Florida State came into the game 11–1 and ranked first in the nation.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
The first quarter of play featured great defense, as no points were scored, though Nebraska had an apparent touchdown on a punt return called back due to a clip, but replay shows there was no illegal block on the play. Florida State's Scott Bentley provided the first points of the contest, after he kicked a 33-yard field goal to open up a 3–0 lead. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier got the Huskers back on track, after he fired an errant pass that was tipped into the hands of wide receiver Reggie Baul. The touchdown gave Nebraska a 7–3 lead. With only 29 seconds left in the first half, Bentley drilled a 25-yard field goal to bring the Seminoles to 7–6, which was the halftime score.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
With 12:30 left in the third quarter, Florida State's running back William Floyd gave the Seminoles a 12–7 lead when he scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. He fumbled at the goal line but refs were quick to call without discussion. Replay showed he fumbled before reaching the goal line. Florida State went for two on the ensuing PAT, but failed, and the score remained 12–7. Later in the third, FSU added another Bentley field goal to increase the lead to eight.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
At the start of the fourth quarter, Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips scored on a 12-yard touchdown run. The Huskers attempted a two-point conversion which would have tied the game, but failed, and trailed 15–13. The Huskers held the Seminoles and took over the ball late, driving to the FSU 10-yard line before stalling. Byron Bennett kicked a 27-yard field goal with just 1:16 remaining on the clock to give the Huskers a slim 16–15 lead.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
Aided by a kickoff out of bounds, FSU took over with excellent field position at their own 35-yard line. FSU's Heisman trophy winning quarterback Charlie Ward drove the Seminoles all the way to the Nebraska 3-yard line. The Huskers held and forced Bentley to kick his fourth field goal of the night, which was good, and FSU led 18–16 with just 21 seconds remaining.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
Florida State players and coaches went wild on the sidelines, and were penalized for excessive celebration, costing them 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff. As a result, the Huskers were able to get a decent return and began their final possession at their own 43-yard line.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
As time ran down, Frazier hit tight end Trumane Bell for a 29-yard gain to the FSU 28-yard line. The clock ticked down to 0:00, setting off more chaos on the FSU sideline, complete with the compulsory Gatorade bath given to FSU coach Bobby Bowden.


1994 Orange Bowl, Game summary
However, referee John Soffey ruled that Bell was down with one second left on the clock, and ordered the field cleared, allowing Nebraska placekicker Byron Bennett an opportunity to kick the game-winning field goal. But the 45-yard kick sailed wide left, preserving the 18–16 win for the Seminoles.


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
FSU-Scott Bentley 34 yd field goal 7:54 FSU 3 Nebraska 0


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
Nebraska-Reggie Baul 34 yd td pass from Tommie Frazier (Byron Bennett kick) 5:59 Nebraska 7 FSU 3


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
FSU- Scott Bentley 25 yd field goal 0:29 Nebraska 7 FSU 6


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
FSU-William Floyd 1 yd td run (2-pt pass failed) 12:50 FSU 12 Nebraska 7


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
FSU- Scott Bentley 39 yd field goal 3:06 FSU 15 Nebraska 7


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
Nebraska-Lawrence Phillips 12 yd td run (2-pt run failed) 14:55 FSU 15 Nebraska 13


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
Nebraska-Byron Bennett 27 yd field goal 1:16 Nebraska 16 FSU 15


1994 Orange Bowl, Scoring Summary
FSU-Scott Bentley 22 yd field goal 0:21 FSU 18 Nebraska 16


1994 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Florida State had finished the season number 1 in the nation to claim their first national championship, just ahead of the only team to beat them in 1993: Notre Dame. Notre Dame had lost on a last second field goal to #15 Boston College in their last home game of the season, just a week after they defeated the Seminoles. Boston College's triumph opened the door for Florida State to challenge undefeated Nebraska for the national crown. The win was Bowden's first championship, and left Nebraska coach Tom Osborne still searching for his first.


1994 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
The Huskers had exceeded everyone's expectations by playing the highly favored Seminoles right to the wire, and used the loss as motivation for their 1994 campaign, which was entitled "Unfinished Business". During spring and fall practice prior to the 1994 season, the scoreboard at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium was set to show Nebraska leading Florida State 16–15 with 1:16 remaining on the clock, which was the last point at which Nebraska had taken the lead. Nebraska defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl to win the national championship.


1994 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Bowden continued to coach Florida State until the end of the 2009 season when he announced his retirement. He won a second national title in 1999, defeating Virginia Tech in the 2000 Sugar Bowl.


1994 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
This was the fourth ever matchup in bowl games between these two storied programs (Fiesta in 1988 & 1990 and Orange in 1993-1994). The two have not played each other since (entering the 2020 season).


1994 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Florida State capped off this Orange Bowl with their 12th straight bowl game without a loss. They would go on to win their next two bowls in the following seasons. FSU would then make it 14 straight bowls (December 1982 through January 1996) without a loss. Speaking of that magic number 14, FSU went 14 straight seasons finishing in the final AP and or Coaches poll top four (1987-2000). That still to this day, marks the most consecutive seasons finishing in the final top 4 in the history of the AP (1936) and Coaches Poll (1950).


1994 Ordina Open – Doubles
Patrick McEnroe and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions, but McEnroe did not compete this year. Stark teamed up with Gary Muller and lost in the first round to tournament runners-up Diego Nargiso and Peter Nyborg.


1994 Ordina Open – Doubles
Stephen Noteboom and Fernon Wibier won the title by defeating Nargiso and Nyborg 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 in the final.


1994 Ordina Open – Singles
Arnaud Boetsch was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1994 Ordina Open – Singles
Richard Krajicek won the tournament, beating Karsten Braasch in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
Measure 11, also known as "One Strike You're Out", was a citizens' initiative passed in 1994 in the U.S. State of Oregon. This statutory enactment established mandatory minimum sentencing for several crimes. The measure was approved in the November 8, 1994 general election with 788,695 votes in favor, and 412,816 votes against.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
The sentencing judge cannot give a lesser sentence than that prescribed by Measure 11, nor can a prisoner's sentence be reduced for good behavior. Prisoners cannot be paroled prior to serving their minimum sentence.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
The measure applies to all defendants aged 15 and over, requiring juveniles 15 and over charged with these crimes to be tried as adults.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
The measure was placed on the ballot via initiative petition by Crime Victims United, a tough-on-crime political group. Then-State Representative Kevin Mannix, who sponsored the measure, has since argued that violent criminals cannot be reformed through probation or short prison sentences, and that the time they are kept incarcerated is itself a benefit to society.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
Ballot Measure 10, also passed in 1994, permitted the Oregon Legislative Assembly to change Measure 11, but only with a 2/3 vote in each chamber. The legislature has done so several times.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
Proponents of Measure 11 argued that judges had been too lenient in sentencing violent offenders. They saw the measure as critical for lowering crime rates.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
Opponents of Measure 11 argued that judges should be allowed discretion in sentencing and should be able to account for the particular circumstances of a given crime. They also objected to the requirement that many youth defendants be tried as adults.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
Oregon's prison population increased after Measure 11, and as of 2004, 41% of the growth was attributed to the direct or indirect impact of Measure 11. Crime rates in Oregon decreased between 1994 and 2000, but increased in 2001; opponents of Measure 11 noted that the trend mirrored national trends, while acknowledging that some likely re-offenders were imprisoned as a result of the law.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11
The effectiveness of Measure 11 to deter crime is further questioned when compared to research about mandatory minimums. Research has repeatedly disproven mandatory minimums as public safety tools. For example, a 1993 meta-analysis report compiled from 50 different studies found mandatory minimums’ lengthier prison sentences produced higher rates of recidivism and a tendency for lower-risk offenders to experience more negative outcomes.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Background and context
Prior to 1989, Oregon judges would decide whether a convicted felon should be put on probation or sent to prison, and for those sent to prison, set a maximum sentence (known as an "indeterminate sentence.") Based on a subsequent decision by the Parole Board, which used an assessment of good behavior, rehabilitative efforts, and criminal case, the average offender would serve a fraction of the sentence handed down by the judge.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Background and context
The Oregon Legislative Assembly established felony sentencing guidelines in 1989, in an attempt to achieve the following four goals:


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Background and context
Parole release for most offenders was abolished by the establishment of these guidelines. The Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision continues to have release authority over those prison inmates sentenced for crimes committed prior to November 1, 1989, those sentenced by the courts as dangerous offenders, and for murderers and aggravated murderers who are eligible for parole, regardless of the date of their crimes. Other prisoners began serving at least 80% of their sentences.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Background and context
Measure 11, passed in 1994, affected only specific crimes, which were covered by the sentencing guidelines from 1989 to 1994.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Background and context
Various exceptions exist to the guidelines, and to Measure 11 restrictions on sentencing.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Impact on Youth
In February 2018, Oregon Council on Civil Rights, in collaboration with the Oregon Justice Resource Center, released a report on the impact of Measure 11 on Oregon's young people and whether the law is out-of-step with legal and scientific developments of recent years.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Impact on Youth
According to the report, Measure 11 mandates that juveniles hold the same culpability as adults, despite brain science declaring otherwise. The US Supreme Court has ruled several times in regards to the sentencing of minor:


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Impact on Women
In October 2018, the annual  held by the Oregon Justice Resource Center Women's Justice Project focused primarily on the effects of mandatory minimum sentences imposed by Measure 11 on female defendants. The conference highlights similar concerns and statistics echoed by Measure 11's original opponents in concerns to youth, including:


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 11, Political Impact
The passage of Measure 11 was a central issue of Governor John Kitzhaber's first term, and remains a matter of controversy in Oregon politics. Supporters credit Measure 11 for reducing crime rates. [ 12] Opponents argue Measure 11 pressures innocent defendants into plea bargains for lesser (non-Measure 11) crimes, due to fear of mandatory sentences. [ 13]


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13
Ballot Measure 13 (1994) was a ballot measure in the U.S. State of Oregon in 1994 concerning gay rights, spousal benefits, access to information, and public education.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13
Measure 13 would have added a new section titled "The Minority Status and Child Protection Act" to Article 1 of the Oregon Constitution.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13
It was defeated in the November 8, 1994 general election with 592,746 votes in favor, 630,628 against.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Political context
Backed by the Oregon Citizens' Alliance, this ballot measure was the third statewide measure in Oregon that sought to restrict gay rights. It was similar to Oregon Ballot Measure 9, which also backed by the OCA and was defeated in 1992.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
The Constitution of the State of Oregon is amended by creating a new section to be added to and made a part of Article 1. The new section shall be known as "The Minority Status and Child Protection Act" and will read as follows:


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(1) In the State of Oregon, including all political subdivisions and government units, minority status shall not apply to homosexuality; therefore, affirmative action, quotas, special class status or special classifications such as "sexual orientation," "domestic partnerships" or similar designations shall not be established on the basis of homosexuality.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(2) Children, students and employees shall not be advised, instructed or taught by any government agency, department or political unit in the State of Oregon that homosexuality is the legal equivalent of race, color, gender, age or national origin; nor shall public funds be expended in a manner that has the purpose or effect of promoting or expressing approval of homosexuality.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(a) The State of Oregon, political subdivisions and all units of state and local government shall not grant marital status or spousal benefits on the basis of homosexuality.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(b) The State of Oregon, political subdivisions and all units of state and local government, with regard to public employees, shall generally consider private lawful sexual behaviors as non-job related factors, provided such factors do not disrupt the workplace and that such consideration does not violate subsections (1) and (2).


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(c) Though subsections (1) and (2) are established and in effect, no unit of state or local government shall deny to private persons business licenses, permits or services otherwise due under existing statutes; nor deprive, nullify, or diminish the holding or exercise of any rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the State of Oregon or the Constitution of the United States of America.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(d) Though subsections (1) and (2) are established and in effect, this section shall not limit the availability in public libraries of books and materials written for adults which address homosexuality, provided access to such materials is limited to adults and meets local standards as established through the existing library review process.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Full text
(3) The PEOPLE INTEND, that if any part of this enactment be found unconstitutional, the remaining parts shall survive in full force and effect. This Section shall be in all parts self-executing.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16
Measure 16 of 1994 established the U.S. state of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (ORS 127.800–995), which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide) with certain restrictions. Passage of this initiative made Oregon the first U.S. state and one of the first jurisdictions in the world to permit some terminally ill patients to determine the time of their own death.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16
The measure was approved in the November 8, 1994, general election. 627,980 votes (51.3%) were cast in favor, 596,018 votes (48.7%) against. An injunction delayed implementation of the Act until it was lifted on October 27, 1997. Measure 51, referred in the wake of the US Supreme Court's 1997 ruling in Washington v. Glucksberg by the state legislature in November 1997, sought to repeal the Death with Dignity Act, but was rejected by 60% of voters. The act was challenged by the George W. Bush administration, but was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in Gonzales v. Oregon in 2006.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, The law
Under the law, a competent adult Oregon resident who has been diagnosed, by a physician, with a terminal illness that will kill the patient within six months may request in writing, from his or her physician, a prescription for a lethal dose of medication for the purpose of ending the patient's life. Exercise of the option under this law is voluntary and the patient must initiate the request. Any physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider who has moral objections has the right to refuse to participate.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, The law
The request must be confirmed by two witnesses, at least one of whom is not related to the patient, is not entitled to any portion of the patient's estate, is not the patient's physician, and is not employed by a health care facility caring for the patient. After the request is made, another physician must examine the patient's medical records and confirm the diagnosis. The patient must be determined to be free of a mental condition impairing judgment.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, The law
If the request is authorized, the patient must wait at least fifteen days and make a second oral request before the prescription may be written. The patient has a right to rescind the request at any time. Should either physician have concerns about the patient's ability to make an informed decision, or feel the patient's request may be motivated by depression or coercion, the patient must be referred for a psychological evaluation.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, The law
The law protects doctors from liability for providing a lethal prescription for a terminally ill, competent adult in compliance with the statute's restrictions. Participation by physicians, pharmacists, and health care providers is voluntary. The law also specifies a patient's decision to end his or her life shall not "have an effect upon a life, health, or accident insurance or annuity policy."


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Impact
From the beginning of 1999 through the end of 2015, a total of 1,545 people have had prescriptions written and 991 patients have died from ingesting medications prescribed under the act.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Impact
The median age of the 991 patients who died from ingesting medication was 71, with 77.1 percent of patients suffering from malignant neoplasms (cancer). Of the 991, 51.4% were male (48.6% female); 45.5% had a Baccalaureate degree or higher; 45.3% were married; primary end of life concerns were loss of autonomy (91.6%), inability to make life enjoyable (89.7%), and loss of dignity (78.7%).


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Impact
An independent study published in the October 2007 issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics reports there was "no evidence of heightened risk for the elderly, women, the uninsured, people with low educational status, the poor, the physically disabled or chronically ill, minors, people with psychiatric illnesses including depression, or racial or ethnic minorities, compared with background populations."


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Impact
The Death with Dignity Act was the basis of the Washington Death with Dignity Act in 2008. In 2011 the documentary film  How to Die in Oregon was released. It won the Grand Jury prize for documentary film at the 27th Sundance Film Festival.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Impact
According to Dignity in Dying, Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill, first tabled in the House of Lords in June 2014, "draws on the experience" of the Death with Dignity Act.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
In addition to arguments against physician-assisted dying, opponents feared that terminally ill people throughout the nation would flock to Oregon to take advantage of the law. This fear has not been realized, largely because drafters of the law limited its use to Oregon residents. Despite the measure's passage, implementation was tied up in the courts for several years.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
In 1997, the Oregon Legislative Assembly referred Measure 51, which would have repealed the act, to the ballot.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
Proponents of Measure 51 argued that the Death with Dignity Act lacked a mandatory counseling provision, a family notification provision, strong reporting requirements, or a strong residency requirement. Measure 51 opponents argued that sending the measure back to voters was disrespectful considering they had already passed Measure 16 via the initiative process. They also felt that the safeguards in the Death with Dignity Act were adequate.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
Measure 51 was defeated in the November 4, 1997, special election with 445,830 votes in favor, and 666,275 votes against.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
Some members of the United States Congress, notably Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma, tried to block implementation of Measure 16, but failed.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
In 2002, federal judge Robert E. Jones blocked a move by United States Attorney General John Ashcroft to suspend the license for prescribing drugs covered in the Controlled Substances Act of doctors who prescribed life-ending medications under the Oregon law. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the block, stating that the "Attorney General lacked Congress' requisite authorization".


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 16, Attempts to repeal
In October 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Gonzales v. Oregon to determine the fate of the Death with Dignity law. Arguing on behalf of the state was Oregon Senior Assistant Attorney General Robert Atkinson. Oregon's five Democratic members of Congress also filed a brief in support of the State's position. United States Solicitor General Paul Clement argued on behalf of the Bush administration, which challenged Oregon's right to regulate the practice of medicine when that practice entails prescribing federally controlled substances. On January 17, 2006, the court ruled 6–3 in favor of Oregon, upholding the law.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 19
Ballot Measure 19 was a citizen's initiative in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1994. The measure sought to amend the Oregon Constitution, limiting free speech protection for obscenity and child pornography. The measure was rejected by the voters 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 19
The measure was sponsored by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, the sponsor of Oregon Ballot Measure 9 (also a constitutional amendment), which among other things sought to prevent all governments in Oregon from using their resources to promote, encourage or facilitate homosexuality.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 19
Article 1, Section 8 of this Constitution shall not be interpreted to prevent the people, the Legislative Assembly, or any City or County from enacting laws regulating or prohibiting obscenity, to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution. For purposes of this section, the term "obscenity" shall have the meaning given it by the United States Supreme Court, and in addition shall also include child pornography.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 19
Opposing the measure were a coalition of groups that made up the "No Censorship - No On 19" Committee, led by the American Civil Liberties Union. Other groups included bookstores, video stores and student groups.


1994 Oregon Ballot Measure 19
The OCA also sponsored Measure 13 in the same year.


1994 Oregon Ducks football team
The 1994 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 18th and final season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.


1994 Oregon Ducks football team
Oregon won their first ever outright conference championship and appeared in the Rose Bowl for the first time since the 1957 season.


1994 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Washington
In previous matchups, Oregon had their share of disappointment: Mark Lee returned a punt 59 yards for touchdown to win the game in 1979. The defense held the #9-ranked Huskies to 109 yards and 3 first downs in 1984, but still fell 17–10. This, combined with Washington's 17–4 record against the Ducks, including a five-game win streak, had many Oregon fans fearing the worst.


1994 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Washington
In the 1994 edition of the heated rivalry with the University of Washington, the #9-ranked Huskies came into Autzen Stadium with a 5–1 record, including a victory over the University of Miami, snapping a 58-game home winning streak. The game was a tough and close contest, with the Ducks clinging to a 24–20 lead late in the game. UW quarterback Damon Huard guided the Huskies to a first down on the 9-yard line with plenty of time remaining. Huard dropped back and whipped the ball to wide receiver Dave Janoski. U of O freshman cornerback Kenny Wheaton stepped in front of the pass, intercepted it and headed up the sideline for a clinching touchdown, putting Oregon ahead for good 31–20.


1994 Oregon Ducks football team, Game summaries, Washington
Ultimately, Oregon would win its final six games to carry them to the Rose Bowl ahead of Washington. It's now tradition at all of the Oregon Ducks football games to play "The Pick" on the DuckVision right before the Ducks run onto the field.


1994 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1994 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Beavers compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 239 to 223. The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.


1994 Oregon gubernatorial election
The 1994 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1994. Democratic nominee John Kitzhaber won the election, defeating Republican Denny Smith.


1994 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 21st annual (1994) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1995:


1994 Orkney Islands Council election
The 1994 Orkney Islands Council election, the sixth election to Orkney Islands Council, was held on 5 May 1994 as part of the wider 1994 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independent candidates take all seats available, except for the ward of Kirkwall Pickaquoy, which had no nominations.


1994 Orlando Predators season
The 1994 Orlando Predators season was the fourth season for the Orlando Predators. They finished the 1994 season 11–1 and lost in ArenaBowl VIII to the Arizona Rattlers.


1994 Orlando Predators season, Regular season, Standings
z – clinched homefield advantage • y – clinched division title • x – clinched playoff spot


1994 Orlando Predators season, Playoffs
The Predators were seeded first overall in the AFL playoffs.


1994 Osijek café shooting
The 1994 Osijek café shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on June 18, 1994 in Osijek, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. Borislav Bešlić shot dead four people and wounded eight others.


1994 Osijek café shooting, Shooting
On the evening of June 18, 1994 in Osijek, Borislav Bešlić returned from the front with an automatic rifle. He went to the café Grafičar, although the owner closed the gate and told everyone that it does not work, because there were two groups of people, one of whom was celebrating the anniversary of graduation, Bešlić climbed through the gate and entered the café. The celebration was in full swing and the musicians played two Serbian songs. These songs angered Bešlić and he started firing. He fired through a closed glass door, went into the middle and continued firing. Then he sat down at the table, put a machine gun and two grenades on it. He was found there by police. Two guests and two waiters were killed and 8 were injured.


1994 Osijek café shooting, Perpetrator
Borislav Bešlić (41) was a member of the 5th Home Guard Regiment Croatia. The commander of his regiment could not explain how he took the weapon with him. Earlier, he set fire to the restaurant "Fruska gora" in Osijek and was convicted for it.


1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions is an agreement to provide for a further reduction in sulphur emissions or transboundary fluxes. It is a protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and supplements the 1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions.


1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
parties - (29) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom


1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions
countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (3) Poland, Russia, Ukraine


1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.


1994 Ottawa municipal election
The 1994 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, in Ottawa, Canada. The number of wards in the city had been reduced from 15 to 10 for this election. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman was re-elected in a three-way contest with councillors Joan O'Neill and Tim Kehoe.


1994 Ottawa municipal election, Ottawa Board of Education Trustees
The results for the Ottawa Board of Education trustees were as follows. This would be the final election for the OBE, which was merged with the Carleton Board of Education in 1998.


1994 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
Elections were held on November 14, 1994 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1994. The 1994 election was the first election for a separate regional council.


1994 Overseas Final
The 1994 Overseas Final was the fourteenth running of the Overseas Final as part of the qualification for the 1994 Speedway World Championship Final to be held in Vojens, Denmark. The 1994 Final was held at the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England on 12 June and was the second last qualifying round for Commonwealth and American riders.


1994 Overseas Final, Classification
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open
The 1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Taipei Municipal Tennis Court in Taipei, Taiwan that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the seventh and last edition of the tournament and was held from 14 November through 20 November 1994. First-seeded Wang Shi-ting won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.


1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open, Finals, Doubles
Michelle Jaggard-Lai /  Rene Simpson-Alter defeated  Nancy Feber /  Alexandra Fusai 6–0, 7–6(12–10)


1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open – Doubles
Yayuk Basuki and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open – Doubles
Michelle Jaggard-Lai and Rene Simpson-Alter won the title by defeating Nancy Feber and Alexandra Fusai 6–0, 7–6 in the final.


1994 P&G Taiwan Women's Tennis Open – Singles
Wang Shi-ting was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup
The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup was the first conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on March 6 and ended on May 27, 1994. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup, Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
The 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Coney Island Ice Cream Stars played for the 57th championship contested by the league. A trip to Hiroshima, Japan, for the Asian Games in September is at stake for the winner to represent the Country in basketball competition.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
San Miguel Beermen won their 11th league crown and earn the right by winning against defending champion Coney Island Ice Cream Stars in six games, avenging their last season's All-Filipino Cup finals loss to this same team as the Beermen became the first back-to-back champions in the 1990s era.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
Rookie Richie Ticzon buried back-to-back triples in a 16-2 run by the Ice Cream Stars that erased a 78-71 San Miguel lead early in the fourth period to an 87-80 Coney Island advantage, Alvin Patrimonio and Jerry Codinera played well without relief in the second half, together with rookie Rey Evangelista, delivered the points, mostly within the shaded lane, Allan Caidic fired 41 points, seven triples with two four-point plays, except for Ato Agustin, the Beermen didn't get ample support from the rest of Caidic's teammates.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2
Allan Caidic scored 27 points and the Beermen, behind Yves Dignadice's 10 boards and Dong Polistico's clogging the lanes, held the upper hand in rebounds, 38-31, and predictably prevailed, a rotating double team was clamped on Alvin Patrimonio, while the rest of the Ice Cream Stars were hounded by the relentless defensive pressure applied by the Beermen.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Coney Island was leading, 65-61 in the fourth period when the Beermen unleashed a 12-0 bomb as the Stars went scoreless in a long while, Allan Caidic and Ato Agustin hit with unerring accuracy, Caidic's trey gave San Miguel a 10-point advantage at 80-70.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Trailing 69-72 entering the fourth quarter, the Beermen held Coney Island to only 12 points in the final period, with Allan Caidic and Ato Agustin again doing the scoring, both teams played rugged defense with many elbows, trippings, Alvin Patrimonio's face was badly hurt when he was hit by Ramon Fernandez' shoulder.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Alvin Patrimonio poured all of his 22 points in the second half while Vince Hizon chipped in three triples that enable the Ice Cream Stars to pull away and extend the series.


1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
San Miguel stormed quickly and established their biggest lead of 17 points, 39-22 in the second quarter. The Ice Cream Stars, from a 32-45 halftime deficit, threatened to within five points late in the third period at 50-55, but Ramon Fernandez anchored a 9-2 counterattack to give the Beermen a 64-52 lead. Allan Caidic's trey put San Miguel up by 11 at 69-58 in the fourth quarter, Yves Dignadice scored four crucial points at close range in the last four minutes for a 76-68 Beermen advantage. Alvin Patrimonio went hard for the basket to cut the deficit again to five points at 72-77. On San Miguel's possession, Alvin Teng was a recipient of a perfect pass and scored underneath for a safe 79-72 lead with less than two minutes left.


1994 PBA All-Star Game
The 1994 PBA All-Star Game is the annual all-star weekend of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The events were held on June 12, 1994, at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on June 17 and ended on September 9, 1994. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup, Philippine national team tune-up series
After winning Game 1 of their series for third place against Swift on August 30, the San Miguel Beermen forfeited the third-place trophy to the Mighty Meaties and request the PBA to carry the national colors for the remaining games as part of their preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, amateur standouts Marlou Aquino, Kenneth Duremdes, Dennis Espino, Jeffrey Cariaso and EJ Feihl joined the team, RP-San Miguel split four games with Swift, and played Shell for their last tune-up game.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
The 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Purefoods TJ Hotdogs and Alaska Milkmen played for the 58th championship contested by the league.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs wins their 4th PBA title with a 4-1 series victory over the Alaska Milkmen.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2
Down by 12 points at least twice in the first three quarters, Purefoods limited Alaska to a record-low six points in the final period. The Milkmen were up, 73-65, starting the fourth quarter.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Purefoods held Alaska scoreless for more than two minutes while unleashing a 7-0 run. Kenny Redfield's triple late in the game dashed the Milkmen's hopes of pulling out their first victory in the series.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Glenn Capacio missed a game-tying free throw with 3.7 seconds left as Alaska averted a Purefoods' sweep with a one-point victory. The Milkmen grabbed their biggest lead in the third quarter at 60-45, but Capacio and Kenny Redfield, hitting from the three-point arc, led the Hotdogs' comeback to pull abreast at 84-all with 3:30 to go, the Milkmen scored six straight points to erect a 90-84 lead in the last 1:52. Alvin Patrimonio connected with his own trey and Redfield scored on a drive as the Hotdogs close to within a point, 89-90.


1994 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Glenn Capacio sizzled hot in the fourth quarter, knocking in six straight points to capped an 11-2 Hotdogs' rampage that broke the game wide open at 88-75. Kenny Redfield started the breakaway with a triple from a 77-73 count in the middle of the final period.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup
The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors Cup was the third conference of the 1994 PBA season. It started on September 27 and ended on December 18, 1994. The tournament had an import-laden format, requiring an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup
The two champions in the first two conferences were seeded in the semifinal round by virtue of San Miguel Beer representing the Philippine national team in the Hiroshima Asian Games and Commissioner's Cup champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs lending three of its key players to the national quintet.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup, Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
The 1994 PBA Governors Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 1994 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs played for the 59th championship contested by the league.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
The Alaska Milkmen won their 2nd PBA title with a 4-2 series victory over the Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
The Meaties without enforcer Rudy Distrito, who is serving a five-game suspension, held an imposing 77-61 spread in the fourth quarter and despite blowing a 16-point lead, hang tough when the Milkmen with Johnny Abarrientos orchestrating the plays, came to within 85-86, only to falter in the end.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Alaska played hard-nosed defense, strangled the meaties in the endgame. Alex Araneta nearly lost the ball but scored to shove the Milkmen ahead, 86-84. After Swift was forced into a turnover, Sean Chambers' running shot pushed Alaska on top by four with less than a minute remaining. The Mighty Meaties opened a 12-point lead early in the third quarter at 60-48, but the Milkmen battled back and were only trailing by a point, 70-71, going into the final period.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
In almost a repeat of Game three, a 12-4 tear by Alaska in the last five minutes iced Swift's downfall.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Alaska took an early 24-12 lead in the first quarter.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
The Meaties banked on a big second quarter as Rudy Distrito ignited a 9-0 blast that allowed Swift to equalized at 42-all and later turn the tables in the next five minutes in a 16-6 run to take a 58-48 lead, a near free-for-all happened with 30.7 seconds left in the second quarter, Swift leading, 66-55, as Jojo Lastimosa reacted on a hard foul by Swift import Herb Jones that sent him crashing to the floor, action was halted for nearly five minutes and play was resumed after technical fouls were slapped on Jones, Bonel Balingit and Roehl Gomez. The Milkmen came back in the third period to cut the deficit to four, 80-84, but Swift immediately responded to the uprising as Vergel Meneses and Nelson Asaytono went to work and the Meaties opened leads of 19 points, 108-89 in the fourth quarter.


1994 PBA Governors' Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Swift came back from 17 points down in the first quarter to take a 63-62 lead on a short stab by import Herb Jones midway in the third period that turned out to be the Meaties' last taste of the lead as Alaska launched a decisive 16-0 run that broke their backs as the Milkmen zoomed to a 78-63 advantage at the end of the third quarter.


1994 PBA draft
The 1994 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rookie draft was an event at which teams drafted players from the amateur ranks. It was held on January 16, 1994, at the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel in Manila.


1994 PBA season
The 1994 PBA season was the 20th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1994 PFC CSKA Moscow season
The 1994 CSKA season was the club's third season in the Russian Top League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.


1994 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994 PGA Championship
The 1994 PGA Championship was the 76th PGA Championship, held August 11–14 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nick Price led wire-to-wire (he shared the first round lead and then led on his own after every other round) and won his third and final major title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Corey Pavin. It was Price's second consecutive major and second PGA Championship in three years. Following this win, he moved to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.


1994 PGA Championship
Price became the first to win the Open Championship and PGA Championship in the same year in seven decades, last by Walter Hagen in 1924. Greg Norman had just missed the previous year, losing in a playoff; it was later accomplished by Tiger Woods in 2000 and 2006, Pádraig Harrington in 2008, and Rory McIlroy in 2014.


1994 PGA Championship
Price's 269 was a record for the event, passing the 271 of Bobby Nichols set thirty years earlier in 1964. It lasted just a year, lowered to 267 in 1995 at Riviera by Steve Elkington and Colin Montgomerie. (It was further lowered in 2001 by David Toms' 265.)


1994 PGA Championship
Price's 6-stroke win was the largest margin of victory at a major championship between Jack Nicklaus' 7-stroke victory at the 1980 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods' 12-stroke victory at the 1997 Masters Tournament. Price later described it as the best he'd ever played.


1994 PGA Championship
This was the fifth major held at Southern Hills; it previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1970 and 1982 and the U.S. Open in 1958 and 1977. It later hosted the U.S. Open in 2001 and the PGA Championship in 2007.


1994 PGA Tour
The 1994 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to October 30. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Nick Price won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


1994 PGA Tour
After twenty years as commissioner of the PGA Tour, Deane Beman stepped down in June and was succeeded by Tim Finchem. Beman, a former tour player, became the tour's second commissioner in 1974 at age 35, following Joseph Dey.


1994 PGA Tour
As of 2018, the 1994 seasons remains the only year that an American golfer did not win one of the four majors when all were held.


1994 PGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1994 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
This is a list of the 46 players who earned 1995 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1994.


1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates, 1995 Results
*PGA Tour rookie in 1995T = Tied  The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1996 (finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members)  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1996, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150, excluding non-members)  The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1996 (finished outside the top 150)


1994 PGA of Japan Tour
The 1994 PGA of Japan Tour season was played from 10 March to 11 December. The season consisted of 38 official money events in Japan.


1994 PGA of Japan Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 1994 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1994 PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 16th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART under the name "IndyCar". The season consisted of 16 races. Al Unser Jr. was the national champion, his second CART title, and the rookie of the year was Jacques Villeneuve. The 1994 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Al Unser Jr. won the Indy 500 from the pole position, his second career victory in that event.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series
Marlboro Team Penske dominated the 1994 CART season, winning 12 of 16 events including the Indianapolis 500. The three-car team of Al Unser Jr. (8 wins), Emerson Fittipaldi (1 win), and Paul Tracy (3 wins) swept the top three spots in the final season points standings, and had five 1-2-3 finishes over the course of the season. The Penske Team also made headlines during the month of May, when they unveiled the new Ilmor Mercedes-Benz 500I engine. The secretly-built, 209 in3 (3.42 L) displacement purpose-built pushrod engine, which was capable of nearly 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) was constructed specifically for the Indy 500.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview
The season opener was won by Michael Andretti on his return to IndyCar racing after his unsuccessful season in Formula One. The rest of the 1994 season was dominated by Team Penske's PC-23 chassis, which won 12 of the 16 races. Penske driver Al Unser Jr. took the title. The Rookie of the Year title was taken by young Canadian Jacques Villeneuve. Veteran Mario Andretti retired at the end of the season.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview
Another major story started before the season. Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George announced plans for the formation of what would become the Indy Racing League, with an intended focus on oval track racing and predominantly American drivers. This was nearly identical to NASCAR, which at the time had all American drivers and just two (of 31) races on road courses. The 1994 IndyCar season schedule featured six oval track races (37.5%) and eleven full-time drivers were from the United States (including Italian-born Mario Andretti and German-born Dominic Dobson). ABC Sports' Paul Page said during the broadcast of the race at Surfers Paradise that this announcement, "could drastically affect what we know as IndyCar racing in the future".


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Newman/Haas' Nigel Mansell was expected to contend once again. He was viewed as the greatest racer in the world at the time, as his back-to-back championships in two such diverse major racing series (Formula One in 1992 and IndyCar in 1993) were unprecedented. This feat remains unmatched today.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
His teammate Mario Andretti announced before the season that it would be his last, though he would later attempt Le Mans a few times (speculation was that he wanted to win the race just to settle that he was in fact greater than 1967 winner A. J. Foyt, who have both been argued as the greatest ever). Newman-Haas would continue to be the leading Lola team, using the new T9400.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Marlboro Team Penske expanded to a three-car operation with defending Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, rising star Paul Tracy, and 1990 IndyCar Champion and 1992 Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr., defecting from Galles Racing after a disappointing 1993 campaign left him with just one win (Vancouver) and 7th in the standings. Penske changed to the new Ilmor engine in association with Mercedes-Benz rather than Chevrolet, who withdrew after 1993. Customer team Bettenhausen Motorsports with driver Stefan Johansson received the year-old PC-22 chassis as Penske began to utilise the new PC-23.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Rahal-Hogan Racing tackled a major project: the new Honda engine. Team leader Bobby Rahal and teammate Mike Groff would face a great challenge enduring the "growing pains" of the new engine. Fledgling Comptech Racing with rookie Parker Johnstone would be the only other entrant in 1994 to use the Honda engine, so Rahal and Groff would be providing the primary feedback.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Dick Simon Racing had a successful 1993 campaign with veteran Raul Boesel, who was 5th overall after a pole position at Milwaukee and 3 runner-up finishes. His new teammate would be Japanese Hiro Matsushita, replacing Scott Brayton who joined Team Menard. Simon would field a total af five cars for Indianapolis; Boesel, Matsushita, Tero Palmroth, Lyn St. James, and Hideshi Matsuda.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Galles Racing were presented with new challenges for 1994. Both of their name drivers Al Unser Jr. and Danny Sullivan departed (to Team Penske and NASCAR respectively), leaving owner Rick Galles with young Adrián Fernández. He proved his worth in Indy Lights by winning four races (in his one and only season), and looked to be Mexico's next big star (the first since Héctor Rebaque and Josele Garza). Fernandez would contest his first full season after five trial runs in 1993 (including 7th at Detroit). Team and driver would also use the brand new Reynard 94I; the company entering IndyCar racing as a first-time constructor.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Chip Ganassi Racing hired "prodigal son" Michael Andretti, who was ready to return to winning ways after the 1993 Formula One season left a bitter taste in his mouth. Ganassi would also use the Reynard chassis. Michael's teammate in 1993 was the great three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna; Senna's friend and countryman Maurício Gugelmin (another F1 veteran), in his first full season, would be Andretti's new teammate.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
Indy Regency Racing hired Arie Luyendyk following his release from Ganassi Racing, thus ensuring that the 1990 Indianapolis 500 winner would not be on the sidelines. The team entered a second car at Laguna Seca for Indy Lights runner-up Franck Fréon of France.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
The Forsythe/Green Racing team were new to IndyCar Racing. In 1993 they competed in CART's Formula Atlantic Championship with French-Canadian drivers Claude Bourbonnais and Jacques Villeneuve. Bourbonnais won seven times and was 2nd overall to fellow Canadian David Empringham by a mere four points, while Villeneuve won five times en route to 3rd in points (10 behind Empringham). The Green team preferred to take Villeneuve with them to IndyCar; perhaps because of his age (22 as opposed to 28) and/or because of his famous name.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Overview, Teams and drivers
The second four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Al Unser joined A. J. Foyt and Rick Mears (the other two four-time winners) in retirement after failing to qualify for the 78th running of the race. He later admitted that at this stage in his career that he was more interested in watching his son's career than focusing on his own racing.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1994 Indy Car World Series season. All teams used Goodyear tires; Firestone would return one year later after a hiatus lasting for two decades.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Schedule
O  Oval/Speedway R  Dedicated road course S  Temporary street circuit


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
This race was memorable for a scary incident at Lap 63. Hiro Matsushita, who had spent much time in the pits and was 18 laps down, and twice-lapped Teo Fabi touched in Turn 3 and hit the outside wall. Leader Paul Tracy, running just behind, was caught in the outer groove and was an innocent victim, piling into the two cars. Over ten seconds later, as the yellow flag came out and the field slowed down. Approaching the accident scene, Jacques Villeneuve moved into the upper lane to avoid a slowing Arie Luyendyk and Mario Andretti who were running side-by-side.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
This put the car into the marbles on the outside of the turn, leaving Villeneuve with no grip and heading straight for the crashed cars. With nowhere to go and no time to stop, Villeneuve T-boned Matsushita, thankfully just behind the cockpit area. This sent the front of Mastushita's car spinning to the bottom of the track, and throwing the engine and gearbox assembly into the side of Paul Tracy's car, partially striking his helmet. Dominic Dobson then collided with Villeneuve's car after the impact as it veered across the track towards the pit lane. No drivers sustained injuries, but Matsushita complained about a sore shoulder.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
Another scary near-miss occurred during the final round of pitstops. Nigel Mansell, who had been fighting his way back through the field after stalling the car on his first pit stop, lit up his rear tires pulling away from his pit box, determined not to stall again. Unfortunately, the act of doing this caused him to pull out onto the warm-up apron too quickly on cold front tires, which gave little grip.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
Mansell understeered off the warm up apron, bouncing over the grass verge and back onto the track on the racing line, directly in the path of Buddy Lazier (mis-identified as Scott Goodyear on the ESPN broadcast). Lazier managed to slow just in time and avoided Mansell on the inside, waving his fist to make his displeasure known to the Englishman.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
One other dangerous incident involved Mario and Michael Andretti. Late in the race, Mario suffered a mechanical failure on the backstretch and crashed into the outside wall, the car stopping at the apron at the bottom of the track. As the field came by, John Paul Jr. and Scott Goodyear slowed to avoid the accident just in front of Michael, creating a rapidly closing gap between the two cars. Michael, with nowhere to go, attempted to stop, but clipped John Paul Jr.'s right-rear tire.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 2: Phoenix
This broke off his left front wheel, which bounced over the nose cone into Scott Goodyear's car on Michael's right. The tire was then launched off of Goodyear's left-front wheel and into the air, sailing over the debris fence and landing in a spectator area. Amazingly, after two potentially fatal incidents, no serious injuries were reported. Emerson Fittipaldi scored the win ahead of Al Unser Jr.. Third place Nigel Mansell was one lap down with Johansson and Vasser (both three laps back) completing the Top 5. Fittipaldi took the early championship lead with 37 PPG Cup points ahead of Johansson and Vasser with 22 each, Australia winner Andretti with 21, and Mansell at 19.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 3: Long Beach
Polesitter Paul Tracy was still looking for his first finish of the season. He scored his second pole of the year (and thus his second championship point) and planned to convert his speed into a victory. On Lap 21 while lapping Mike Groff, Tracy spun using too much rear brake, and ended Groff's day. Later on, Jacques Villeneuve passed Toronto's Scott Goodyear on the outside of Turn 1. ABC's Bobby Unser chuckled in disbelief as he commented, "That was an impossible pass!" Villeneuve later braked too late in Turn 7 (the end of the backstraight) and slammed the tire barrier.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 3: Long Beach
Three seconds later, he re-fired the car and continued on without significant damage. He would finish five laps down in 15th. Tracy would spin again in Turn 1, this time while passing Maurício Gugelmin. Gugelmin was more fortunate than Groff and continued without contact. Both Tracy and Fittipaldi would retire with separate transmission failures. Up front, Al Unser Jr. reclaimed his throne as the "King of the Beach" by winning his 5th Long Beach event by 39 seconds over Nigel Mansell and 46 seconds up on Robby Gordon.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 3: Long Beach
The Californian became the 10th different leader in IndyCar's Long Beach history, such was the domination of Unser Jr. and the Andrettis in the first decade of the race. Raul Boesel and Mario Andretti capped the Top 5, as the championship battle was on. Fittipaldi and Unser were tied at 37 points each (both with a win and a second place), Mansell in third at 35 points, Michael Andretti with 29 points, Stefan Johansson (finishing 10th after running out of fuel) at 25 points, and Mario in sixth at 24 points as the teams prepared for the month of May.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 5: Milwaukee
Raul Boesel started from the pole for the second year in a row. The race was run without incidents, but the racing was close and exciting. Marlboro Team Penske dominated the race with Emerson Fittipaldi and Indy 500 champion Al Unser Jr.. Amazingly, all 26 starters finished the race, giving the leaders major headaches concerning traffic. Last place finisher Stefan Johansson finished 29 laps behind. The race was called eight laps from the end (192 of 200 laps) due to ensuing rain, with Unser in front winning his third consecutive race. Fittipaldi was second and Paul Tracy, two laps back, completed a Penske 1-2-3 sweep. Michael Andretti and Nigel Mansell rounded out the top five. Unser's lead increased to 25 points over Fittipaldi, 30 over Andretti, 34 ahead of Mansell, and 41 up on Robby Gordon.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 6: Detroit
Al Unser Jr. looked to win four IndyCar races in a row coming to Detroit, a circuit at which he had never won. Unser himself was the most recent winner of four consecutive races, doing so in 1990 at Toronto, Michigan, Denver, and Vancouver. He also won the championship that year, and he was in prime position to win the title again. Nigel Mansell was on pole, and led the first lap. In Turn 3 Mike Groff slid off the course into the tyre barrier. He continued, but retired after seven laps, as did Raul Boesel due to engine failure.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 6: Detroit
Late in Lap 2, Al Jr. took the lead from Mansell entering Turn 13. On Lap 21 Dominic Dobson spun in Turn 1, collecting Alessandro Zampedri who was directly behind him. Mario Andretti spun off at Turn 8 on Lap 47, and hit the tyres but was able to continue. Not so lucky was Adrian Fernandez, who brought out the yellow on Lap 50. Following the restart, Unser led teammate Paul Tracy while combating traffic.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 6: Detroit
In Turn 8 Unser slowed sooner than Tracy expected (he likely couldn't see Jimmy Vasser immediately in front of Unser) and touched the championship leader's right rear tire, sending him into a tire barrier. Unser kept the car running after hitting the tires, but his chance of his fourth straight win was over. Soon after in Turn 3, Nigel Mansell spun off behind Emerson Fittipaldi, who like Unser was contemplating his moves in traffic. Tracy won the race, and said that he would immediately apologize to Unser as soon as he found him.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 6: Detroit
Fittipaldi was second, with Gordon, Teo Fabi, and Michael Andretti coming across the line in the top five. Emmo knocked Little Al's point lead down to 13 points. Michael Andretti was 24 behind, Robby Gordon 31 back, and Nigel Mansell 37 down, as his hopes of title defense were looking slim.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 7: Portland
Al Unser Jr. took pole position again, seeking to recover the ground he lost to Emerson Fittipaldi two weeks before. An incredible 32 cars took the green flag, showing the strength of the sport at the time. Lap 11 saw a dynamic exit for Michael Andretti, who collided with Jimmy Vasser in an attempt to pass him in Turn 1. Both were done; disappointing for both because Michael was 3rd in points and Vasser tied for 6th with Paul Tracy.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 7: Portland
The race saw little in the way of carnage, but after many successful passes were made by various drivers in Turn 1, the Lap 11 crash was reenacted by Bryan Herta and Scott Goodyear, who tried to overtake and paid the price on Lap 58. The battle for the win was again between Penske's Unser and Fittipaldi. On the final pit stop exchange, Emerson exited the pitlane and beat Al Junior into Turn 1. But on the exit of the corner, Junior accelerated sooner, properly anticipating Emmo's moves, and grabbed the lead.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 7: Portland
Unser's win was the sixth in a row for "The Captain", with Fittipaldi in second, Tracy third (another 1-2-3 sweep), and for fourth Robby Gordon edged Nigel Mansell. Both drivers crossed the line simultaneously (to the one-thousandth of a second), but the position was awarded to Gordon. Jacques Villeneuve was 6th, one lap back, followed by Alessandro Zampedri. His 7th-place finish would be his career best in a CART-sanctioned race. Al Unser Jr.'s lead over Fittipaldi was now 105–86. Robby Gordon was third for Walker Racing with 64 points, while Michael and Mansell were 46 and 49 points behind. Paul Tracy's season was coming together, as he now had 50 championship points, but still a long way behind Unser.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 8: Cleveland
Al Unser Jr. claimed his third pole of the season. The first turn, which usually provides the most dramatic action at the Burke Lakefront Airport Circuit, saw Michael Andretti (who qualified a lowly 17th place) and Scott Goodyear spin. Bobby Rahal and the team had not yet eradicated the engine gremlins in the still-new Honda powerplant. Mario Andretti, whose season started well, had more struggles with a failed suspension after 31 laps. Emerson Fittipaldi, in desperate need of points to kept up with Unser, retired with a small fire in the rear of his car.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 8: Cleveland
Michael Andretti's engine quit with just eight laps remaining, and Al Unser Jr. won his fifth race of the year; the seventh in a row for Penske. Runner-up Nigel Mansell had competed in the French Grand Prix for Williams during the off-weekend, with speculation that he may return to Formula One full-time for 1995. Tracy, Villeneuve, and Johansson completed the top five. Unser more than recovered what was lost at Detroit with a gruesome 41 point advantage over Fittipaldi, 55 over Mansell, 61 ahead of Gordon, and 63 points ahead of Tracy at the halfway point of the season.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 8: Cleveland
This was Al Junior's 24th IndyCar win, and thus the 100th for the Unser family, adding to Al Senior's 39 wins, Uncle Bobby's 35, and 2 wins by Louis Unser, Al and Bobby's uncle. The Unsers are still the only family to win 100 or more IndyCar races combined, currently at 110.


1994 PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries, Race 9: Toronto
Indy Lights champion Bryan Herta had a season-ending accident in qualifying. A. J. Foyt did not find a replacement driver for the race, but Eddie Cheever would race the #14 for the remainder of the season.