1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election, Background
Incumbent representative Manuel Sanchez was unseated after the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal ruled that he is an American citizen. A special election was then called, scheduled for March 7, 1994. Six candidates participated including Rogelio Sanchez Silvestre, Sanchez's nephew, former House majority leader Francisco Sumulong, former assemblyman Gilberto Duavit Sr. of the opposition Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), and three independent candidates: chess grandmaster Rosendo Balinas Jr., lawyer Eduardo Inlayo and peasant leader Elmer Panotes.


1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election, Background
Sumulong previously served as representative but gave up his seat to run unsuccessfully in the 1992 Senate election. Sumulong was supported by presidents Corazon Aquino and Fidel Ramos. Duavit was supported by Rizal governor Casimiro Ynares and vice president Joseph Estrada, while Silvestre was backed by former Senate President Jovito Salonga and other Liberal Party stalwarts.


1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election, Background
Cainta and Taytay were expected to provide the swing votes as neither of the candidates are from those two municipalities, and that many residents there were immigrants from other parts of the country. Turnout was expected to be low as no holiday was declared on election day.


1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election, Result
Duavit won over former Francisco Sumulong by 21,034 votes. The low turnout of 37% was blamed on Rizal's traffic problems, and the inability of employees and students to cast their votes when they reside outside the district during the workweek/school week.


1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election, Result
After his election victory, a member of the Duavit family has served as representative of Rizal's 1st district up to the current 18th Congress.


1994 Robert Morris Colonials football team
The 1994 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris College, now Robert Morris University, as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonials were led by head coach Joe Walton during their inaugural season, and played their home games at Moon Stadium on the campus of Moon Area High School.


1994 Rochford District Council election
Elections to Rochford Council were held on 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election.


1994 Romanian Open
The 1994 Romanian Open was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Bucharest, Romania. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 12 September through 19 September 1994.


1994 Romanian Open
Unseeded Franco Davín won his first title of the year, and third of his career.


1994 Romanian Open, Finals, Doubles
Wayne Arthurs /  Simon Youl defeated  Jordi Arrese /  José Antonio Conde 6–4, 6–4


1994 Ronde van Nederland
These are the results for the 34th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 15 to August 19, 1994. The race started in Breda (North Brabant) and finished in Valkenburg (Limburg).


1994 Rose Bowl
The 1994 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1994. It was the 80th Rose Bowl Game. The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the UCLA Bruins 21–16. Running back Brent Moss of Wisconsin was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game.


1994 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
On Tuesday, October 19, 1993, Tournament of Roses Interim President Michael E. Ward selected 18-year-old Erica Beth Brynes, a senior at Arcadia High School and a resident of Arcadia, as the 76th Rose Queen, to reign over the 105th Rose Parade and the 80th Rose Bowl Game.


1994 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
The game was presided over by the 1994 Tournament of Roses Royal Court and Rose Parade Grand Marshal William Shatner. The Royal Court was led by Queen Erica and consisted of six rose princesses: Nicole Bangar, South Pasadena; Therese Erdman, Arcadia; Shannon Hall, San Marino; Sabrina Prud'homme, Altadena; Shannon Sheldon, San Marino; and Jennifer Trayner, San Marino.


1994 Rose Bowl, Pre-game activities
Before the game, Chris Farley gave Wisconsin’s “motivational speech” playing his popular Saturday Night Live character, Matt Foley.


1994 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
In the final game of the season, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in the last Coca-Cola Classic to secure a conference co-championship. The Badgers' sole loss was to Minnesota by a score of 21–28 in their annual rivalry game.


1994 Rose Bowl, Teams, Wisconsin Badgers
Ohio State lost to Michigan, 28–0, in their annual rivalry game. Wisconsin and Ohio State ended the season with identical 9–1–1 records with 6–1–1 conference records, and tied when they met during the season in a game at Camp Randall (college football would not adopt "overtime" to resolve ties in regulation until the 1996 season). Wisconsin and Ohio State were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin won the Rose Bowl invitation tiebreaker due to Big Ten rules which resolved first-place ties by eliminating the most recent invitee: Wisconsin had last been to the Rose Bowl in 1963, while Ohio State was in the 1985 Rose Bowl.


1994 Rose Bowl, Teams, UCLA Bruins
UCLA opened the season with two close losses: 25–27 against California, and 13–14 against Nebraska. The Bruins then won seven in a row, including a win over #7 Arizona. They lost 3–9 against Arizona State. The 1993 UCLA–USC rivalry game had the Pac-10 championship and the Rose Bowl berth on the line for both the Bruins and the Trojans. UCLA won 27–21 at the Coliseum. Arizona was tied for first, but did not receive the Rose Bowl invitation because of the head-to-head loss at UCLA. This was coach Terry Donahue's last Rose Bowl appearance.


1994 Rose Bowl, Game summary
The weather was 73 degrees and hazy. UCLA receiver J. J. Stokes set Rose Bowl records for receptions (14) and receiving yards (176). Brent Moss gashed the UCLA defense for 158 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.


1994 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
The 1994 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, also known as Continental Grass Court Championships for sponsorship reasons, was a men's ATP-tennis tournament held in Rosmalen, Netherlands. The event was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor grass courts and held from 6 June through 13 June 1994. Richard Krajicek won his second title of the year, and sixth of his career.


1994 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Finals, Doubles
Stephen Noteboom /  Fernon Wibier defeated  Diego Nargiso /  Peter Nyborg, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6


1994 Rotherham by-election
The Rotherham by-election was held on 5 May 1994, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rotherham Jimmy Boyce.


1994 Rotherham by-election
Boyce had won the seat only at the 1992 general election, but it had been continuously held by Labour since 1933, usually with a large majority. As a result, Labour were clear favourites to hold at the by-election.


1994 Rotherham by-election
Labour decided to stand Denis MacShane, the director of the European Policy Institute. A former journalist and trade union employee, he had unsuccessfully contested Solihull at the October 1974 general election.


1994 Rotherham by-election
The Conservative Party had taken a distant second place in 1992, and having lost the previous two by-elections of the term to the Liberal Democrats, they were not hopeful of gaining ground. They chose to stand Nick Gibb, a chartered accountant working for KPMG. The Liberal Democrats had taken less than one eighth of the votes cast in 1992, a significant decrease from the previous election. Despite this, they stood the same candidate, David Wildgoose.


1994 Rotherham by-election
Two other candidates stood: Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, and Keith Laycock of the Natural Law Party.


1994 Rotherham by-election, Results
As expected, MacShane easily won the seat, although, disappointingly for the main opposition party, his vote was more than eight percent down on Boyce's. Wildgoose improved his fortunes, more than doubling his vote, and taking second place. Gibb took less than ten percent of the votes, falling to a distant third place. Sutch was able to record his best ever result, taking 1,114 votes and a 4.2% share - within a percentage point of the Loonies retaining a deposit for the first time.


1994 Rotherham by-election, Results
At the 1997 general election, MacShane retained the seat, with an increased majority. Wildgoose also stood, but proved unable to equal his performance in 1994, and by 2001 moved to contest Wentworth. At the Rotherham by-election of 2012, Wildgoose contested the seat again, though on this occasion as an English Democrat, ironically polling more votes than the Liberal Democrat candidate. Gibb became one of the few new Conservatives to enter Parliament in 1997, winning Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. Sutch stood in several subsequent by-elections, but was never able to beat his total in Rotherham.


1994 Rugby League Premiership
The 1994 Rugby League Premiership was the 20th end-of-season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1994 Russian Figure Skating Championships
The 1994 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 1994) took place in Saint Petersburg. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The results were one of the criteria used to pick the Russian teams to the 1994 World Championships and the 1994 European Championships.


1994 Russian First League
The Russian First League 1994 was the 3rd edition of Russian First Division. It was the first season after conversion from 3 zones in the First League into one zone of 22 teams.


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
The 1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении 1994) was the 3rd edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Russia. It was held on 26–27 February at the JC "Jubilee" Stadium in Lipetsk. A total of 28 events (14 for men and 14 for women) were contested over the two-day competition.


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, Championships
In the winter of 1994, Russian championships were also held in the following disciplines:


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, Russian 12-Hour Run Indoor Championships
The Russian 12-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held on 30 January in Moscow in the RGAFK arena. Leonid Krupsky set a world indoor record of 159,736 m.


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships
The Russian Combined Events Indoor Championships were determined on 4–5 February 1994 in Lipetsk in the Yubileiny Palace of Sports. Larisa Turchinskaya set the best season result in the world - 4758 points.


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships
The Russian 24-Hour Run Indoor Championships was held on February 26 in Podolsk on the 133-meter circle of the arena of the local youth sports school.


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection
According to the results of the championship, taking into account qualifying standards, the Russian team for the 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships included:


1994 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships, International team selection, Women
† Had exemption for selection and allowed not to compete at the national championships


1994 Russian Second League
The Russian Second League 1994 was the third edition of Russian Second Division. There were 4 zones with 62 teams starting the competition in total (5 of them were excluded before the end of the season).


1994 Russian Second League, Promotion playoffs
Winners of zones Siberia and East played a home-and-away series for promotion to the 1995 Russian First League.


1994 Russian Second League, Promotion playoffs
FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk lost to FC Dynamo Yakutsk in Yakutsk 1:2, won 2:0 in Novosibirsk and were promoted on goal difference.


1994 Russian Third League
The Russian Third League 1994 was the first time the competition of the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were six zones with 105 teams starting the competition in total (8 of them were excluded before the end of the season).


1994 Russian Top League, Overview
16 teams participated, and FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Gintaras Staučė  (16), Dmytro Tyapushkin  (14), Valeri Chizhov (1). Defenders: Yuriy Nikiforov (26 / 2), Viktor Onopko (26 / 2), Ramiz Mamedov (22 / 1), Vladislav Ternavski (20 / 1), Dmitri Khlestov (17), Sergei Chudin (6 / 1), Dmitri Ananko (6), Andrei Ivanov (2), Yuriy Sak  (2), Aleksandr Lipko (1). Midfielders: Ilya Tsymbalar (27 / 6), Andrei Piatnitski (25 / 6), Dmitri Alenichev (17 / 3), Rashid Rakhimov (15 / 1), Valery Karpin (12 / 5), Igor Lediakhov (12 / 5), Oleh Naduda  (11 / 1), Valery Kechinov (9 / 3), Serhiy Pohodin  (1). Forwards: Andrey Tikhonov (20 / 9), Nikolai Pisarev (19 / 5), Mukhsin Mukhamadiev (15 / 6), Vladimir Beschastnykh (13 / 10), Sergey Rodionov (7 / 2), Valeri Masalitin (6 / 5), Andrei Konovalov (3). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Gintaras Staučė  (to  Galatasaray S.K. ), Vladimir Beschastnykh (to  SV Werder Bremen), Valery Karpin (to  Real Sociedad), Igor Lediakhov (to  Sporting Gijón), Andrei Ivanov (to FC Dynamo Moscow), Yuriy Sak  (to  FC Chornomorets Odesa), Serhiy Pohodin  (to  FC Shakhtar Donetsk).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Andrei Smetanin (29), Valeri Kleymyonov (3), Dmitriy Kramarenko  (3). Defenders: Andrei Chernyshov (24 / 1), Yuri Kovtun (22 / 2), Sergei Shulgin (20), Andrei Ivanov (16 / 1), Vagiz Khidiyatullin (15 / 1), Sergey Timofeev  (10), Aleksandr Borodkin (6), Yevgeni Smertin (4). Midfielders: Sergei Nekrasov (29 / 5), Denis Klyuyev (28 / 1), Oleg Samatov (25 / 1), Omari Tetradze (23 / 1), Aleksandr Smirnov (22 / 8), Igor Dobrovolski (13 / 3), Erik Yakhimovich  (11), Sergei Derkach (5), Aleksei Filippov (3). Forwards: Igor Simutenkov (28 / 21), Dmitri Cheryshev (24 / 8), Aleksei Kutsenko (6 / 1), Kirill Rybakov (2), Yuri Tishkov (2), Igor Nekrasov (1).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Vladimir Shcherbak (FC Krylia Sovetov Samara).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Igor Simutenkov (to  Reggiana), Igor Dobrovolski (to  Atlético Madrid), Yevgeni Smertin (to FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod), Valeri Kleymyonov (to  Maccabi Herzliya F.C. ).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Sergei Ovchinnikov (28), Khasanbi Bidzhiyev (3). Defenders: Aleksei Arifullin (27), Sargis Hovhannisyan  (26 / 3), Igor Chugainov (22 / 2), Oleg Pashinin  (11), Sergei Podpaly (11), Rashid Rakhimov (11), Vladimir Leonchenko (9), Khakim Fuzailov  (8), Andrei Mulikov (2). Midfielders: Alexei Kosolapov (29 / 5), Oleg Elyshev (26 / 3), Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov (21 / 2), Yevgeni Kharlachyov (20 / 3), Ansar Ayupov (19), Vladimir Maminov  (11 / 1), Yuri Baturenko  (10), Dmitri Gorkov (2 / 1). Forwards: Oleg Garin (30 / 20), Aleksandr Tatarkin (21 / 5), Aleksandr Katasonov (21 / 2), Serhiy Perepadenko  (10 / 1), Vitali Nikulkin (3), Yuri Petrov (1).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
One own goal scored by Gennadi Filimonov (FC Torpedo Moscow).


1994 Russian Top League, Medal squads
Transferred out during the season: Sergei Podpaly (to  Hapoel Haifa F.C. ), Rashid Rakhimov (to FC Spartak Moscow), Vitali Nikulkin (to FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod).


1994 Russian gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial elections in 1994 took place in six regions of the Russian Federation. Chairmen of the Supreme Soviets of the four autonomous republics were elected presidents that year continuing the process of disbanding of the Soviets system, which began with dispersal of the Supreme Soviet of Russia in October 1993.


1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doug Graber, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 5–5–1 record, were outscored by opponents 261 to 241, and finished in sixth place in the Big East Conference. The team's statistical leaders included Ray Lucas with 1,869 passing yards, Terrell Willis with 1,080 rushing yards, and Marco Battaglia with 779 receiving yards.


1994 SANFL Grand Final
The 1994 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles by 37 points after being 35 points behind in the first quarter. The match was played on 2 October 1994 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 40,598.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Background
Despite Port Adelaide's recent success, having won 4 premierships in the 6 years leading up to 1994, the Eagles were seen as the superior team coming into the Grand Final. Port had lost several key players in recent years to the AFL and retirement, and the Eagles had thrashed Port just 2 weeks earlier in the 2nd Semi Final by 73 points.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Background
Betting before the Grand Final saw Woodville-West Torrens as clear favourites with 1/3 odds and Port at 25/10. Port's odds could have been even higher if not for their outstanding record in Grand Finals, and their reputation for beating better teams.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Match Summary
At the 25-minute mark of the first quarter, the Eagles led by 35 points and seemed to be headed towards certain victory. Port kicked the last 2 goals in the quarter to leave the Eagles with a 22-point lead.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Match Summary
The second quarter was evenly matched with both teams scoring 2.3, however the Eagles still seemed to have the game under control.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Match Summary
Port Adelaide fought back in the third quarter and outplayed the Eagles, but Port failed to capitalise due to inaccurate kicking for goal, scoring 2.6 (18) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter and still trailing by 12 points.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Match Summary
Port went into the final quarter with momentum and ran over the top of the Eagles. Port kicked 3 goals in the first 7 minutes to take the lead, and kicked 9.3 (57) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter to run out winners with a margin of 37 points. Full -forward Scott Hodges kicked 5 goals for the quarter. What is seldom reported is that a strong northerly breeze swung around after 3/4 time, becoming a strong south westerly change. This meant that Port Adelaide had the benefit of a 4 goal breeze for 3 quarters compared to woodville West Torrens' 1 quarter.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Teams
Port Adelaide was captained by Tim Ginever and coached by John Cahill. Woodville-West Torrens was captained by Peter Schwarz and coached by Bruce Winter.


1994 SANFL Grand Final, Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Darryl Wakelin of Port Adelaide.


1994 SANFL season
The 1994 SANFL season was the 115th season of the highest level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1994 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge
The 1994 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the fifth running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. To this date the 1994 season is the most recent in which an American manufacturer (Oldsmobile) won the touring car championship. The groups were changed from A, B, and C to World Challenge, Touring Car, and Super Production, reviving the class names not seen since 1991.


1994 SEC Championship Game
The 1994 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 24–23 over the Alabama Crimson Tide.


1994 SEC Championship Game
After two years at Legion Field, the 1994 game was the first to be played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia (which had hosted the game until 2016). The game was played on December 3, 1994, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.


1994 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 10–13 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. The entire tournament, including the SEC Championship Game, was televised by Jefferson Pilot Sports, which at the time was in its seventh season with the syndication rights to the SEC. Play-by-play commentary was provided by Tom Hammond and Barry Booker, with sideline reports provided by Dave Baker, and Bob Kesling with the halftime reports.


1994 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The Kentucky Wildcats won the SEC Tournament for an overall 19th SEC Tournament title, and receiving the automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament by defeating the Florida Gators 73–60.


1994 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1994 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1994 college football season.


1994 Saarland state election
The 1994 Saarland state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with a reduced majority and continued in office.


1994 Saarland state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.


1994 Sabah state election
The 1994 Sabah state election was held between Friday, 18 February and Saturday, 19 February 1994. Nomination day was 7 February 1994. The election was one of the most controversial election in Sabah's political history. The election was won by the incumbent ruling party (although the opposition at federal level) Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), winning 25 state electorates against 23 won by the federal government's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.


1994 Sabah state election
However, due to defections by elected PBS assemblymen by way of establishments of new parties aligned to BN shortly after the election, PBS was forced out of power resulting in BN forming government in Sabah. The outcome of this election and the defections resulted in the term katak being coined in, the literal meaning of which is "frog", due to the actions of PBS members "jumping" to another political party.


1994 Sabah state election
After the election, PBS president Joseph Pairin Kitingan was sworn in as chief minister of Sabah. However, as a result of defections of PBS assemblymen to the BN, Pairin was forced to resign on 17 March 1994. PBS was left with 5 seats. Bernard Dompok formed PDS with 18 seats joined BN (PDS later changed name to UPKO). Joseph Kurup left PBS and formed PBRS. Jeffery Kitingan also left PBS and joined AKAR.


1994 Sabah state election
Before the election, PBS had already produced 2 splinters, SAPP and AKAR, both which had contested under BN.


1994 Saban status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Saba on 14 October 1994, alongside simultaneous referendums on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. A majority voted for maintaining the status quo.


1994 Sacramento Gold Miners season
The 1994 Sacramento Gold Miners season was the second for the team in the Canadian Football League. The team finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 9–8–1 record and failed to make the playoffs.


1994 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1994 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1994 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the American West Conference (AWC). The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Mike Clemons and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–1 WFC). Overall Sacramento State outscored its opponents 255–214 for the season.


1994 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.


1994 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
The 1994 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University. They were led by third-year head coach Gary Reho and played their home games at Campus Field.


1994 Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crash
On March 8, 1994, a Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 4 crew members were killed, along with 5 people on the ground. The plane slammed into an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft, destroying the aircraft. There were no passengers on either aircraft during the crash. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error.


1994 Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft was manufactured for Busy Bee in 1979. It had also made its first flight on April 25, 1979. The aircraft was sold to Sahara Airlines in October 1993. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was almost 15 years old. It was equipped with 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 engines.


1994 Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crash, Flight Crew
The flight crew consisted of a flight instructor and three trainee pilots.


1994 Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crash, Accident
On Tuesday, March 8, 1994, the Boeing 737-200 took off from Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport,India. At the time of the accident, the Boeing 737-200 had completed five normal training exercises and landings. However, during the sixth training exercise, the aircraft climbed to 400-500 feet when it banked left and crashed at the International Terminal Apron. The wreckage of aircraft hit an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft parked on Bay No. 45 as a result of which it also caught fire. All 4 crew members were killed, as well as all 4 crew members inside the Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 aircraft. Additionally, an employee of an airport oil company was killed when the plane impacted the tarmac.


1994 Sahara Airlines Boeing 737 crash, Investigation
Investigation by the India Commercial Pilot Association (ICPA) revealed that the accident occurred due to application of wrong rudder by a trainee pilot during engine failure exercise. The flight instructor did not guard or block the rudder control and give clear commands during his role to avoid the application of wrong rudder control by the trainee pilot.


1994 Salem Open-Beijing
The 1994 Salem Open-Beijing was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Beijing in the People's Republic of China the men's event was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour, the women's event was part of the Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from October 17 to 23, 1994 while the women's was held from February 14 to 20.


1994 Salem Open-Beijing, Finals, Men's Doubles
Tommy Ho /  Kent Kinnear defeated  David Adams /  Andrei Olhovskiy, 7–6, 6–3


1994 Salem Open-Beijing, Finals, Women's Doubles
Chen Li-Ling /  Fang Li defeated  Kerry-Anne Guse /  Valda Lake, 6–0, 6–2


1994 Salem Open-Beijing – Doubles
Paul Annacone and Doug Flach were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1994 Salem Open-Beijing – Doubles
Tommy Ho and Kent Kinnear won the title, defeating David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 6–3 in the final.


1994 Salem Open-Beijing – Singles
Chang successfully defended his title, beating Anders Järryd 7–5, 7–5 in the final.


1994 Salvadoran general election
General elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April. Armando Calderón Sol of the Nationalist Republican Alliance won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 50% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.5% in the second, whilst it was 53.1% for the legislative election.


1994 Samoa rugby union tour of Australia
The 1994 Samoa rugby union tour of Australia was a series of five matches played by Samoa in Australia during July and August 1994.


1994 Samoa rugby union tour of Australia
Samoa won the first four matches against Victoria, ACT, Queensland and a New South Wales XV, but lost the Test against Australia in the final match of the tour in Sydney.


1994 Samoa rugby union tour of Australia
The Samoan team had played 17 games for the year by that stage. The tour followed closely after the Pacific Tri-Nations and Super 10 tournaments, which included matches in New Zealand, South Africa, Fiji, and Australia.


1994 San Diego Chargers season
The 1994 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 35th, its 25th in the National Football League (NFL), and its 34th in San Diego.


1994 San Diego Chargers season
The 1994 season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1993. The offense had undergone a major overhaul, with the club leaders in rushing and receiving yards (Marion Butts and Anthony Miller) both having been traded during the offseason. 2nd year running back Natrone Means took over the lead rusher role, setting a club record with 1,350 yards during the regular season. At wide receiver, the trio of Tony Martin, Shawn Jefferson and Mark Seay combined for over 2,000 yards.


1994 San Diego Chargers season
On defence, Junior Seau and Leslie O'Neal were again the club leaders in tackles and sacks respectively; Stanley Richard ran two of his four interceptions back for touchdowns. Future All-Pro safety Rodney Harrison joined the team as a 5th round draft pick, but primarily played on special teams, where the Chargers had four touchdowns on kick returns and John Carney led the league in scoring.


1994 San Diego Chargers season
San Diego won their first six games en route to an 11–5 record, and were crowned AFC West Champions. After a 17–13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game, they would advance to Super Bowl XXIX, only to lose to the San Francisco 49ers 49–26 at Joe Robbie Stadium. To date, this is the Chargers' only Super Bowl appearance.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
The Chargers recovered from an early eighteen point deficit to win their opener, aided by key defensive plays at the end of each half. Down 17-0 and 24-6, the Chargers rallied to lead 27-24, thanks to three Stan Humphries touchdown passes and a 99 yard interception return by Stanley Richard as time expired in the 1st half. Later, San Diego drove 89 yards in 19 plays, converting five 3rd downs and taking 10 minutes off the clock, capping the drive with a 1 yard Natrone Means touchdown run; this put them ahead 37-34, with 3:01 remaining. John Elway responded by leading the Broncos from their own 25 yard line to the Chargers' 3, but on 2nd and goal, Elway fumbled as he attempted to throw, and Junior Seau recovered with 35 seconds left to clinch the win.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
San Diego started 2-0 for the first time in 13 years, courtesy of a straightforward win over the Bengals. Mark Seay caught 8 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns, while Natrone Means rushed 21 times for 107 yards and one score. The scoreline was identical to .


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
A pair of big plays helped the Chargers run their record to 3-0. Early in the 2nd quarter, the Seahawks reached 1st and Goal at the Chargers' one yard line, but had to settle for a field goal. The Chargers responded with a John Carney field goal and Natrone Means' 1 yard touchdown run, and led 10-3 at the half. Midway through the 3rd quarter, Seattle were threatening with a 1st and 10 at the San Diego 28, but Stanley Richard picked off a Rick Mirer pass and went 73 yards for his second touchdown of the season. Later, Humphries was sacked in his own one yard line by Brent Williams, bringing up a 3rd and 19. Humphries then hit Tony Martin in stride at the 35 yard line, and he outran the Seahawks' defence for a 99 yard touchdown, the seventh such pass in NFL history.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
John Carney's 33-yard field goal with two seconds remaining preserved San Diego's unbeaten record, after they had let a twenty point lead slip in the 2nd half. Darrien Gordon's 90-yard punt return only three minutes into the game gave the Chargers a lead they built on with three Carney field goals and a 1-yard TD run by Natrone Means. Down 23-3 midway through the 3rd quarter, the Raiders began their comeback when Jeff Hostetler scrambled for a touchdown on 4th and goal, and completed it when Lionel Washington ran a deflected Humphries pass back 31 yards for another score. Humphries, who had injured his knee on the play, stayed in the game and led a 14 play, 65 yard drive to set up Carney's winning kick, the key play being an 8-yard completion to Ronnie Harmon on 4th and 1.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
A loss by the New York Giants during San Diego's bye week left them as the last unbeaten team in the league for the first time as an NFL club.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
A dominant performance by Natrone Means helped the Chargers reach 5-0 for the first time in 31 years. Means rushed for 125 yards on 19 carries, and played a major role in the only two touchdown drives of the game. Firstly, with San Diego up 6-3, he had runs of 9, 8, 6, 6 and 9 yards on five consecutive plays, the last of these a touchdown. In the 4th quarter, further rushes on 9, 25 and 23 yards helped set up a 5 yard touchdown pass from Stan Humphries to Mark Seay, making the score 20-6. The Chiefs gained 361 yards, but could muster only a pair of field goals from six trips into San Diego territory.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
The Chargers debuted their powder blue throwback uniforms in this game.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
Means again excelled, rushing for three touchdowns, and accounting for 120 of the Chargers' 198 rushing yards. San Diego led 24-0 early in the 2nd quarter, and John Carney's five field goals helped them stave off a Saints comeback thereafter.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
The Broncos, 1-5 heading into the game, handed the Chargers their first loss of the season. San Diego forced two turnovers in Broncos' territory in the first half, but struggled to capitalise on their openings and led only 12-7 at the break. A 43-yard touchdown pass from John Elway to Shannon Sharpe gave Denver their first lead, and Jason Elam's 54-yard field goal put them ahead to stay with 10:02 to play. San Diego drove into Denver territory in the final minute, but Humphries was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury, and backup Gale Gilbert threw four consecutive incompletions from the Denver 31.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
Natrone Means ran for 100 yards in a losing cause, while John Carney made five field goals from as many attempts for the second game in a row.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9
Stanley Richard forced two key turnovers either side of halftime, and the Chargers overcame an uncertain start, and the loss of Stan Humphries, to win comfortably. Seattle led 7-6 before Richard forced two fumbles from running back Chris Warren either side of halftime, both recovered by the Chargers, leading to touchdown runs from Ronnie Harmon and Natrone Means. Humphries had to leave the game with a dislocated left elbow in the 3rd quarter, but Gale Gilbert was solid in relief, completing 11 of 14 passes, for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns, caught by Tony Martin and Alfred Pupunu. Means had 104 yards on 26 carries.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
A missed 47-yard field goal by John Carney with seven minutes to play cost the Chargers, as they were kept out of the end zone for the second time in three games. Gale Gilbert committed no turnovers, but had only one completion over 20 yards, and couldn't lead San Diego past midfield after Carney's miss. Natrone Means rushed for 102 yards, his fifth consecutive 100 yard game; this set a new club record, eventually broken by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
The Chargers overcame four first half turnovers to earn a crucial divisional game. Kansas City entered the game a game back in the AFC West, and would have gone top on divisional record with a win.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
Andre Coleman fumbled the opening kickoff, and though Stanley Richard soon picked off Joe Montana to offset the error, further fumbles by Means and Humphries followed, as well as a Humphries interception. In total, the Chiefs started five of their first nine drives in San Diego territory, but only led 13-0 at halftime. The game turned late in the third quarter, when Ron Dickerson was penalised for running into the kicker on a San Diego punt. Humphries hit Shaun Jefferson for a 52-yard touchdown on the next play. Midway through the 4th quarter, Darren Carrington intercepted Montana and returned the ball to the Chiefs' eight yard line. Humphries found a wide open Duane Young for the go-ahead score three plays later.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
The Chargers forced a punt on the Chiefs' next possession, but had to punt themselves after Means was stopped two yards short of a first down at the two minute warning. Montana then converted two 4th downs, before finding Danan Hughes at the San Diego 31 with the clock running. Montana then spiked the ball an instant after the clock had expired, and the Chiefs had no opportunity to kick a game-winning field goal.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Former Charger Marion Butts rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown to lead the 4-6 Patriots to an upset win over the 8-2 Chargers. San Diego generated few threats on offense throughout the game, but only trailed 10-3 late in the 3rd quarter following Andre Coleman's 80 yard kickoff return touchdown. New England responded with a 12-play, 64-yard drive capped by Butts' 1 yard TD run. A 2-yard touchdown pass from Humphries to Martin came too late to affect the outcome.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
Four interceptions of Rams' quarterback Chris Miller helped the Chargers overcome a faltering offensive performance and dodge an upset defeat. Miller threw for two touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, to which the Chargers could only respond with a pair of field goals - they trailed 14-6 at the break. However, the Rams were forced to punt on their first possession of the second half, and Darrien Gordon returned the kick 75 yards up the left sideline for his second touchdown of the season. Ronnie Harmon then tied the scores with a two point conversion run, before catching a go-ahead touchdown pass from Humphries. The Rams responded by reaching a 3rd and 1 on the San Diego 7 yard line, but Gordon intercepted Miller in the endzone to preserve the lead.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
Following an exchange of field goals, the Rams made a final bid to tie the scores, but Sean Vanhorse intercepted Miller's 4th down pass and returned it 50 yards for the clinching touchdown.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14
A loss by Kansas City earlier in the week left the Chargers one win from clinching the AFC West, but the Raiders, denied them on Monday Night Football. Unusually, four different quarterbacks threw touchdown to four different receivers in the first half alone, with Jeff Hostetler and Stan Humphries both picking up injuries and giving way to Vince Evans and Gale Gilbert respectively. Both returned in the 3rd quarter, which saw the Chargers drive inside the Los Angeles 20-yard line. Means then badly missed an open receiver on an HB option pass, before fumbling a few plays later. Following an exchange of field goals, Hostetler hit Rocket Ismail for the game-winner with seven minutes left; San Diego failed to cross the LA 40 after that.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
The Chargers missed their second chance to win their division, easily defeated by a 49ers team winning their ninth in a row. San Diego managed to cross the San Francisco 30 on their first possession, but Humphries was sacked attempting to convert a 4th and 8. Steve Young then led his team to three touchdowns in four possessions, and a 21-0 lead. In the second half, Natrone Means scored his first touchdown for six weeks, and Humphries found Tony Martin for another score, but the 49ers struck the final blow when Deion Sanders returned an interception for a 90-yard touchdown.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
Humphries passed for a season-high 337 yards, while Martin caught nine passes for a career-high 172 yards. The 23-point margin of defeat would be repeated seven weeks later in Super Bowl XXIX.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16
San Diego overcame a slow start to wrap up their division at the third time of asking. A pair of Nick Lowery field goals has the Jets up 6-0 approaching halftime, but a two-yard strike from Humphries to Mark Seay put the Chargers ahead to stay. A 44-yard Humphries-to-Martin connection extended the lead to eight points, then, after the defence stopped New York on downs, the same pair hooked up again for 60 yards and the clinching touchdown. Humphries completed 19 of 26 passes for 280 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions - this game him a passer rating of 146.3, a career-high.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17
San Diego earned a 1st round playoff bye on John Carney's 32 yard field goal 3 seconds from time. In a back-and-forth encounter, Andre Coleman's 90 yard kickoff return touchdown put the Chargers 10-3 ahead, before Pittsburgh went up 13-10 with a minute remaining in the half. The Chargers responded with a rapid 73 yard drive, capped by a Humphries-to-Seay touchdown pass. The pair connected again to convert a 4th and 4 on the first drive of the 3rd quarter, the key play of a 17-play drive culminating in a Means touchdown and a 24-13 lead.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17
Pittsburgh, who were assured of the #1 seed in the playoffs, had rested many of their starters by this point, but nonetheless rallied. Mike Tomczak led the team on three consecutive touchdown drives, putting them ahead 34-27 with 6:29 to play. Coleman broke off a 46 yard return on the ensuing kickoff, and the Chargers, now led by Gale Gilbert after another Humphries injury, soon reached a 4th and 1 on the Steelers' 20. Means then broke through off right tackle, surviving contact with numerous defenders en route to the end zone. After the defence forced a three-and-out, Means carried four times on a 34 yard drive to set up the winning kick.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Dolphins at Chargers
The Chargers overcame a 21–6 halftime deficit by limiting the Dolphins offense to only 16 plays in the second half.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Championship Game: Chargers at Steelers
With the upset win over the Steelers, the Chargers went to their first Super Bowl.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Super Bowl XXIX: Chargers vs 49ers
The heavily-favoured 49ers proved too strong for San Diego, going ahead 14-0 inside of 5 minutes, and coasting to victory.


1994 San Diego Chargers season, Deaths of players
The 1994 Chargers are also remembered for tragedy in the form of numerous untimely deaths, as nine of the players from that 1994 squad have died prematurely since that time.


1994 San Diego Padres season
The 1994 San Diego Padres season was the 26th season in franchise history.


1994 San Diego Padres season, Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Padres had compiled a record of 47-70 through 117 games. They had scored 479 runs (4.09 per game) and allowed 531 runs (4.54 per game). They were also leading the Majors in at-bats at the time, with 4,068. They also drew the fewest walks in the Majors, with 319, and tied the New York Yankees for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.


1994 San Diego Padres 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 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The team was led by head coach Ted Tollner, in his first year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of four wins, seven losses (4–7, 2–6 WAC).


1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1994 season was  the San Francisco 49ers' 45th in the National Football League, the 49th overall and their sixth under head coach George Seifert. This season was highlighted by a victory in Super Bowl XXIX. The championship made San Francisco the first team to win five Super Bowls. After losing to the Dallas Cowboys in the previous two conference championship games, the 49ers made significant acquisitions in the 1994 free agent market.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season
This included the signing of two-sport star Deion Sanders and Cowboys linebacker Ken Norton, Jr.. Sanders had a major impact on the team's success, winning the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award and recording six interceptions. The 49ers were the best team in the NFL for the seventh time in fourteen seasons, and won their division for theeighth time in nine seasons.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season
Quarterback Steve Young had his best NFL season and won his second MVP award. Steve Young set what was, at the time, the NFL record for highest passer rating in a season – 112.8. Cold Hard Football Facts states that Young's 1994 season is the second greatest passing season in NFL history, behind only Joe Montana's 1989 season.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season
For the third consecutive season, the 49ers met the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game. From the mid-1980s until the latter 1990s, the AFC was widely regarded as the NFL's weaker conference; as a result the NFC Championship meeting between the Niners and Cowboys was dubbed by many as "the real Super Bowl." The contest was one of the highest rated non-Super Bowl games in NFL history.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season
The 49ers beat the Cowboys and would go on to defeat the Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. Young was named the game's MVP with a record six touchdown passes.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Training Camp
The 1994 San Francisco 49ers season held training camp at Sierra College in Rocklin, California.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
In 1994, after the retirements and departures of several stalwarts from the late 1980s and early 1990s teams, the 49ers spent large amounts of money on the addition of several star free agent veterans. The revamp focused mainly on defense, where six new starters including Ken Norton, Jr., Gary Plummer, Rickey Jackson, and Deion Sanders were implemented, all with the ultimate goal in mind of dethroning the Dallas Cowboys.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
Said safety Merton Hanks, "Those players came in on one and two-year deals and they understood, 'if we do not get it done this year this organization is going to blow itself up.'" Additionally, several rookie players made key contributions to the team, some becoming season-long starters. This included defensive tackle Bryant Young, fullback William Floyd, and linebacker Lee Woodall. The 49ers started slowly early in the season. They defeated the Raiders in a game where Jerry Rice broke the NFL record for career touchdowns, but followed with a 24–17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, led by former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
Despite victories over the Rams and Saints, the 49ers offensive line was struggling, having lost four starters to injury, and in Week 5 the Niners were crushed 40–8 by the Eagles. Following the Eagles game, a poll conducted on local sports radio station KNBR showed that an overwhelming majority of 49er fans wanted head coach George Seifert fired.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
The game against the Eagles was a turning point for the 49ers despite being a lopsided loss. Steve Young was benched for Elvis Grbac abruptly during a series in the 3rd quarter. Soon after, Young was livid on the sidelines, shouting profanities at head coach George Seifert. Young later admitted "I was looking for a fistfight," and would later say that this incident caused his teammates to respond better to his leadership, as they saw how much he cared about winning ("It galvanized the guys behind Steve," said Brent Jones).


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
The following week in Detroit, the 49ers trailed the Lions 14–0. After throwing a pass, Young was hit, picked up, and driven into the ground by three Lions defenders. After the hit, Young was screaming with his face dark red in color. He crawled most of the way off of the field before refusing help from the trainers as he limped the remaining way off the field.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
He miraculously returned to the field one play later (NFL rules state that after trainers attend to an injured player, that player must leave the field for at least one play – Elvis Grbac came in for that one play and threw an incompletion) to lead the 49ers to a 27–21 victory.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season
The team rallied around Young to win 10 straight games, including a 21–14 victory over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys. During that span, the 49ers' average margin of victory was nearly 20 points per game; they broke 35 points scored seven times, four times breaking 40 points scored.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
During the 1994 season, many NFL teams wore "throwback uniforms" for occasional games (after week 2 of the season) to celebrate the NFL's 75th anniversary (a corresponding diamond 75th Anniversary patch was also worn by all teams). The 49ers chose to wear a version of their 1955 uniforms as throwbacks. This design featured sans-serif block numerals that were outlined and shadowed in black.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
White pants with thinner red-black-red striping were also worn, along with the old striped red socks (the team later reverted to their regular solid red socks after receiving permission from the NFL to wear the uniforms starting from Week 10 until Super Bowl XXIX). The team's regular 1989–95 gold helmet was worn with this uniform, as there was no logo on the 1955 helmet.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
The team first donned the 1955 throwback uniforms during a week 3 match against the Los Angeles Rams and the following week at home versus the Saints. Both games ended in victory (coincidentally, these were also the first two games Deion Sanders played with the 49ers after signing as a free-agent after week 2). The team then suffered an embarrassing 40–8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at home wearing their regular red uniforms with gold pants. (Football statistics site Football Outsiders calculates this 49ers loss to be the second-most lopsided football game they'd tracked from 1994 to 2008.)


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
For the subsequent three games until their bye week, the team again was scheduled to play games wearing the throwback uniforms with white pants and blockshadow numerals, and all three games resulted in wins. During the following weeks the 49ers embarked on a 10-game winning streak. The team, prompted both by the superstition of coach George Seifert, and the preference of players, petitioned the NFL to wear the throwback uniforms for the rest of the season. The league granted the request and the switch to solid red socks after the bye week marked this occurrence.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
In all, the team went 15–1 (including the playoffs) wearing the 1955/1994 throwback uniforms. The only loss occurred during the regular season finale at Minnesota, with the team wearing white jerseys and resting most of their starters for the playoffs. Meanwhile, the 49ers went undefeated wearing the red jerseys of the throwback uniform. After winning Super Bowl XXIX however, the team was compelled to revert to wearing its regular 1964-style uniforms (1991 revised design) for the following 1995 season. One year later, the throwback design strongly influenced the 49ers to redesign their uniform set.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Throwback uniforms
In 1996, the team revealed a new helmet and uniform design featuring a darker red, shadowed numbers, black accents, and white pants. In 1998, the team changed the pants to a gold color and wore these uniforms through the 2008 season. The 49ers brought back the 1994 white throwback uniform design as an alternate set for the 2018 season. The 1994 red throwback jerseys were brought back by the team as an alternate uniform for the 2021 season, the 49ers franchise's 75th anniversary.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1 vs. Los Angeles Raiders
The Niners led wire to wire as Steve Young opened with two touchdowns. Jerry Rice’s 69-yard score set an NFL record for career touchdowns.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2 at Kansas City Chiefs
This was the much-hyped match between Steve Young and Joe Montana, Young's predecessor as the 49ers' quarterback. Montana threw two touchdowns and a two-point conversion. Young clawed the Niners to a 14–7 lead but was then sacked for a safety; the Niners also fumbled twice while Young threw two picks. San Francisco sports bars airing the game saw viewers overwhelmingly cheer for Montana's Chiefs over Young and the Niners.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3 at Los Angeles Rams
This became the final game between the 49ers and Rams in Los Angeles until 2016.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Steve Young was benched after going 11 of 23 with two interceptions and getting sacked for a safety by William Fuller; Elvis Grbac completed four of eight passes and was sacked twice. The Eagles outgained the Niners in yardage 437 to 189. This was the second worst loss by an eventual Super Bowl champion in NFL history.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6 at Detroit Lions
The Lions jumped to a 14–0 lead on a Brett Perriman touchdown catch and a nine-yard score from Barry Sanders. Young was knocked out for one play with a pinched nerve in his leg; he came back in despite heavy pain and rallied the Niners to 27 unanswered points.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7 at Atlanta Falcons
Ex-Falcon Deion Sanders returned to the Georgia Dome and ran back a 93-yard interception for a touchdown. Steve Young threw four touchdowns while Jeff George threw four interceptions; it was the second six-turnover game for the Falcons that season.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Facing the team with which he entered the NFL, Steve Young completed twenty passes for 255 yards and one score. Ricky Watters and William Floyd rushed for a combined three more touchdowns. In contrast Trent Dilfer completed just seven passes and was benched.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9 BYE WEEK
The 1994 San Francisco 49ers season had a bye week, as did all of the NFC West. The team was granted permission from the NFL to wear throwback uniforms for the remainder of the season.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11 vs. Dallas Cowboys
The 49ers posted their first win over the Cowboys since 1990. The game was tied 7–7 until the Niners scored in the final three minutes of the third quarter on a 57-yard Jerry Rice touchdown catch. Following an exchange of four consecutive punts, Troy Aikman was intercepted by Merton Hanks; the ensuing Niners drive took fifteen plays and ended on a Brent Jones touchdown catch just before the two-minute warning. A very late Cowboys touchdown was followed by an unsuccessful onside kick and Niners win.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12 vs. Los Angeles Rams
In their last home meeting with the Rams as a Los Angeles team until 2016, the Niners blew a 21–6 lead and trailed 27–24; Jerry Rice fumbled with 6:05 to go but the Rams had to punt. Steve Young threw on seven of the next ten plays and connected with Rice for the go-ahead score with 1:56 to go; the Rams failed on 4th and 20 and the Niners were winners.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15 at San Diego Chargers
In the preview to Super Bowl XXIX, Steve Young threw two touchdown passes and Deion Sanders recorded a pick six as the 49ers never trailed.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17 at Minnesota Vikings
Having secured the first playoff seed, the Niners started Steve Young and he completed all but one of thirteen passes before giving way to Elvis Grbac. Ricky Watters fumbled on San Francisco's second drive and the Vikings scored. Needing the game for the NFC Central division title, the Vikings won 21–14.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff
After a Brent Jones fumble on their first drive of the game, in which the Bears converted with a field goal by Kevin Butler, the 49ers went on to score 37 unanswered points to rout the Bears 44–15, including scoring 23 in the second quarter (Jones caught an eight-yard score in the second). The Bears would not score until the fourth quarter when the game was already out of reach. An endzone brawl erupted late in the second quarter following Steve Young's six-yard rushing score. Shaun Gayle of the Bears pushed Young to the dirt after the score; when Young threw the ball in the ground and in Gayle's face, a fight erupted.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game
Looking to make a statement after being knocked out of the playoffs the previous two years by the Cowboys, the 49ers pounced on turnovers by the Cowboys on their first three possessions to start the game; San Francisco thus broke out to a 21–0 lead midway through the first quarter.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game
It started with an interception by Eric Davis that was returned 44 yards for a touchdown on just the third play of the game; it was followed by a Michael Irvin fumble that set up a 29-yard screen pass by Steve Young to Ricky Watters for a touchdown, and then a fumble on the ensuing kickoff in which the 49ers converted with a one-yard touchdown run by William Floyd. The 49ers went into halftime up 31–14 after a 28-yard pass by Young to Jerry Rice.


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game
The Cowboys fought back in the 2nd half, but fell short and the 49ers won 38–28, advancing to their 5th Super Bowl. The Cowboys turned the ball over 5 times, which ended up being a major factor in the game. The 49ers also handed Troy Aikman his first ever loss as a starting quarterback in the post season. Young's victory came ironically with almost the same passer rating (84.7) he'd had in his 1992 championship loss to Dallas (84.6).


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXIX
Steve Young set a Super Bowl record by throwing six touchdown passes in a game. The record had previously been held by his predecessor Joe Montana, who threw for a then-record five touchdowns in Super Bowl XXIV (ironically against one of San Diego's AFC West rivals).


1994 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXIX
(*)The Chargers became the first team to have a successful two-point conversion in the Super Bowl. This was the first season in which the NFL allowed 2-point conversions (a rule in place in the American Football League in San Diego's first ten seasons), and the Chargers actually had two in the game.


1994 San Francisco Giants season
The 1994 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 112th season in Major League Baseball, their 37th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 35th at Candlestick Park. After winning 103 games in 1993, the Giants record dropped to 55-60 in a strike-shortened season.


1994 San Francisco Giants season
This was also the season in which Matt Williams hit a career high 43 home runs through 115 games by the time the strike hit, on pace to finish with 61; had the season continued, Williams may have had a chance to break Roger Maris's then-single season record of 61 home runs set in 1961.


1994 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Giants had compiled a 55-60 record through 115 games. They had scored 504 runs (4.38 per game) and allowed 500 runs (4.35 per game).


1994 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season
The Giants were struggling offensively prior to the Strike, at 28th in batting average (.249), doubles (159) and overall hits (963).


1994 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season
Their pitchers also struggled, combining to finish 28th in complete games, with just 2.


1994 San Francisco Giants season, Regular season, Notable transactions, Draft picks
The following were notable Giants draft picks from the MLB Amateur Draft held on June 2, 1994.


1994 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 San Francisco State Gators football team
The 1994 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season.


1994 San Francisco State Gators football team
San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by third-year head coach Dick Mannini. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and eight losses (1–8, 0–4 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 212–286.


1994 San Francisco State Gators football team
1994 was the last season for San Francisco State football. This was an effort to comply with a consent decree regarding women's athletics. In essence, the intent was to free up funding for more women's athletes. San Francisco State was the third bay-area team to drop football in three years. Two of the Gators traditional rivals, Santa Clara University (in 1993) and Cal State Hayward (in 1994) had previously dropped their football programs. Also had a win vs. a Canadian team that season.


1994 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.


1994 San Jose Open
The 1994 San Jose Open was a men's tennis tournament in San Jose, California, in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It was the 105th edition of tournament and was held from January 31 through February 7, 1994. The competition switched location from San Francisco, where it had been held for 21 years. Sixth-seeded Renzo Furlan won the singles title.


1994 San Jose Open, Finals, Doubles
Rick Leach /  Jared Palmer defeated  Byron Black /  Jonathan Stark, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4


1994 San Jose Open – Doubles
Scott Davis and Jacco Eltingh were the defending champions, but Eltingh did not compete this year. Davis teamed up with David Pate and lost in the first round to Brian Devening and Jaime Oncins.


1994 San Jose Open – Doubles
Rick Leach and Jared Palmer won the title by defeating Byron Black and Jonathan Stark 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


1994 San Jose Open – Singles
Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1994 San Jose Open – Singles
Renzo Furlan won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 against Michael Chang.


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


1994 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1994 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach John Ralston, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1994 season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 3–3 Big West).


1994 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.


1994 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1994 San Jose mayoral election
The 1994 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 7, 1994 to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw the reelection of Susan Hammer. Because Hammer won an outright majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff election needed to be held.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix
The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the 14º Gran Premio di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 May 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, located in Imola, Italy. It was the third race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship. Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger and three-time world champion Ayrton Senna were killed in separate accidents during the event. Michael Schumacher, driving for Benetton won the race. Nicola Larini, driving for Ferrari, scored the first points of his career when finished in second position. Mika Häkkinen finished third in a McLaren.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Fatalities and injuries at this Grand Prix proved to be a major turning point in both the 1994 season, and in the development of Formula One itself, particularly with regard to safety. In addition to the two fatalities, other incidents saw driver Rubens Barrichello injured and several mechanics and spectators injured. The deaths were the first fatalities in the Formula One World Championship since the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, and the first with two driver deaths since the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix
The race led to an increased emphasis on safety in the sport as well as the reforming of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association after a 12-year hiatus, and the changing of many track layouts and car designs. Since the race, numerous regulation changes have been made to slow Formula One cars down and new circuits incorporate large run-off areas to slow cars before they collide with a wall. Senna was given a state funeral in his home town of São Paulo, Brazil, where around 500,000 people lined the streets to watch the coffin pass. Italian prosecutors charged six people with manslaughter in connection with Senna's death, all of whom were later acquitted. The case took more than 11 years to conclude due to an appeal and a retrial following the original verdict of not guilty.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix
As a result of increased standards in safety following this race, there was a 20-year gap between the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna, and the crash of Jules Bianchi at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix which led to his death the following year.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Background
Heading into the third round of the season, Benetton driver Michael Schumacher was leading the World Drivers' Championship with 20 points; Jordan driver Rubens Barrichello was second on seven points, 13 points behind Schumacher. Behind Schumacher and Barrichello was Damon Hill in third place on six points, tied on points with Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger. Berger's teammate Jean Alesi was fifth on four points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Benetton were leading on 20 points and Ferrari were second on ten points, with Jordan third on seven points.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Background
There were two driver changes heading into the race. JJ Lehto replaced Jos Verstappen at Benetton, the latter having replaced Lehto for the opening two races of the season due to an injury sustained by Lehto in pre-season testing. Jordan's Eddie Irvine, still serving a three-race suspension, was replaced with Andrea de Cesaris for this race.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Friday
On Friday, 29 April, during the first qualifying session, Rubens Barrichello, a driver for Jordan, hit a kerb at the Variante Bassa corner at 225 km/h (140 mph), launching him into the air. He hit the top of the tyre barrier, and was knocked unconscious by an impact measured at 95 g. Barrichello's car rolled several times after landing before coming to rest upside down.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Friday
Medical teams treated him at the crash site, and he was taken to the circuit's medical centre before being transferred to Maggiore Hospital in Bologna by helicopter for routine tests and observation to be carried out, Barrichello suffered a sprained wrist and broken nose. Barrichello's tongue blocked his airway during the crash and emergency work done by FIA doctor Sid Watkins saved his life. Barrichello regained consciousness and found Senna looking over him at the medical centre. After learning Barrichello had survived, Senna returned to his car and continued his practice session.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Friday
he did not continue for the rest of the weekend. Barrichello returned to the race meeting the next day, although his broken nose and a plaster cast on his arm forced him to sit out the rest of the race weekend. Ten years after the incident, Damon Hill, who drove for the Williams-Renault team at the time, described the feeling after the crash: "We all brushed ourselves off and carried on qualifying, reassured that our cars were tough as tanks and we could be shaken but not hurt."


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Friday
Despite a spin, Senna was the fastest driver at the end of Friday's session with a time of 1:21.548, almost five-tenths of a second faster than Schumacher and Berger. Senna's teammate Damon Hill was seventh, having spun himself, over 1.6 seconds behind Senna.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Saturday qualifying and death of Roland Ratzenberger
Twenty minutes into the final qualifying session, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger failed to negotiate the Villeneuve curva in his Simtek; he subsequently hit the opposing concrete barrier wall almost head-on and was critically injured. Although the survival cell remained largely intact, the force of the impact inflicted a basal skull fracture. Ratzenberger, in his first season as a Formula One driver, had run over a kerb at the Acque Minerali chicane on his previous lap, the impact of which is believed to have damaged his front wing. Rather than return to the pit lane, he continued on another fast lap. Traveling at 314 km/h (195 mph), his car suffered a front wing failure leaving him unable to control it.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Saturday qualifying and death of Roland Ratzenberger
The session was stopped while doctors attended to Ratzenberger. After initially being taken by ambulance to the on-circuit medical centre, he was airlifted to Maggiore Hospital shortly after, the second driver to be admitted there during the weekend. The session was restarted approximately 50 minutes later, but several teams—including Williams and Benetton—took no further part. Later in hospital, it was announced that Ratzenberger had died as a result of his multiple injuries. His death marked the first Formula One race weekend fatality since the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix when Riccardo Paletti was killed.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Saturday qualifying and death of Roland Ratzenberger
It had been eight years since Elio de Angelis died testing a Brabham car at the Circuit Paul Ricard. Professor Sid Watkins, then head of the Formula One on-track medical team, recalled in his memoirs Ayrton Senna's reaction to the news, stating that "Ayrton broke down and cried on my shoulder." Watkins tried to persuade Senna not to race the following day, asking "What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing." Senna replied, "Sid, there are certain things over which we have no control. I cannot quit, I have to go on."


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Saturday qualifying and death of Roland Ratzenberger
Senna had qualified on pole position, having not set a lap time following Ratzenberger's death. He was joined on the front row by Schumacher and Berger qualified in 3rd. Damon Hill was able to improve on his disastrous Friday session before the red flag, improving his time by one second and qualifying fourth as a result. A time posted by Ratzenberger before his fatal crash would have been sufficient for entry into the race starting from the 26th and final position on the grid.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Saturday qualifying and death of Roland Ratzenberger
Two drivers did not qualify: Pacific's Paul Belmondo, and the injured Barrichello, who was unable to race. ESPN SpeedWorld's race coverage on race day reported that Belmondo was offered the final position on the grid, but that he declined to take it out of respect for Ratzenberger, and on the grounds that he had not earned that race spot and Ratzenberger had.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Ratzenberger fatal accident aftermath, drivers' meeting, GPDA reformation
Ratzenberger's death the previous day had one lasting legacy. On 1 May 1994, during the customary drivers' briefing, the remaining drivers agreed to the reformation of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, with Senna, Gerhard Berger and Michael Schumacher as its first directors. The association subsequently pressed for improvements to car and circuit safety in the wake of Imola and other serious crashes during the 1994 season; for 2003, the FIA mandated the use of the HANS device, designed to prevent the type of injury suffered by Ratzenberger.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, First start crash
The race took place in the afternoon from 2:00 pm CEST (UTC+2), in dry and sunny weather. Michele Alboreto was supposed to start 15th but started from the pit lane in the spare Minardi due to his race car developing a problem. At the start of the race, JJ Lehto stalled his Benetton on the grid. Pedro Lamy, starting from further back on the grid, had his view of the stationary Benetton blocked by other cars and his Lotus hit the back of Lehto's Benetton, causing bodywork and tyres to fly into the air. Parts of the car went over the safety fencing designed to protect spectators at the startline causing minor injuries to a police officer and eight spectators. Further back, Martin Brundle overtook two cars as well as Lehto to move from thirteenth to tenth place.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, First start crash
The incident between Lehto and Lamy caused the safety car to be deployed driven by Max Angelelli, with all the remaining competitors holding position behind it while travelling at a reduced speed. During this period, as a result of travelling at slower speeds, tyre temperatures dropped.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, First start crash
At the drivers' briefing before the race, Senna, along with Gerhard Berger, had expressed concern that the safety car (itself only reintroduced in Formula One in 1993 and only the third time used since then, the other occurrences being the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix and the 1993 British Grand Prix) did not go fast enough to keep tyre temperatures high. Senna was also worried by a procedure introduced at the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix, whereby the safety car would lead the grid on the formation lap, rather than letting the race leader dictate the pace of the formation lap.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, First start crash
The procedure was removed for this race. The safety car chosen for the event, an Opel Vectra, traveled very slowly on the track, even when the reduced speeds of a safety car period were factored in, and Senna pulled alongside it several times, urging the driver to increase his speed. It was later learned the car's brakes had been overwhelmed and started fading on the first lap, and thus the driver had to reduce his speed to avoid the possibility of the safety car itself causing an accident. During the safety car drive through, Érik Comas and Éric Bernard made contact such that Comas' car experienced a vibration. Comas made a pit stop to have the problem evaluated by his Larrousse pit crew.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
Once the track was reported clear of debris, the safety car was withdrawn and the race restarted on lap five. Jonathan Palmer, commentating alongside Murray Walker for the BBC, remarked how quick Schumacher was, as his time in the warm-up session on Sunday morning gave rise to speculation that he was going to make one pit stop and, therefore, race with a heavier car than Senna, who was planning to make two, as was conventional. Martin Brundle had told BBC Grandstand presenter Steve Rider that McLaren were going to make two pit stops.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
On the seventh lap, the second lap at racing speeds after the stoppage, Senna was leading Michael Schumacher. Going at a speed of 305 km/h (190 mph), Senna's car could not take the turn at the Tamburello left corner, and, continuing in a straight line, struck the unprotected concrete barrier at a speed of 211 km/h (131 mph), reduced as a result of the driver's effort to brake. As was subsequently ascertained, Senna was killed instantly. When track officials examined the wreckage of Senna's racing car, they found a furled Austrian flag. Senna had planned to raise it after the race, in honour of Ratzenberger.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
At 2:17 pm local time, a red flag was shown to indicate the race was stopped and FIA race doctor Sid Watkins arrived at the scene to treat Senna. When a race is stopped under a red flag, cars must slow down and make their way back to the pit lane or starting grid unless notified of a restart. This protects race marshals and medical staff at the crash scene, and allows easier access for medical cars to the incident.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
Approximately 10 minutes after Senna's crash, the Larrousse team, which had been "concentrating on fixing [Comas's] car and didn't realise Senna had crashed", sent Comas to the end of the pit lane for release despite the circuit being closed under red flags. Comas described "a big confusion about whether (he) could rejoin", and that eventually the pit lane marshal allowed him onto the race course. Marshals frantically waved him down as he approached the scene of the accident travelling at close to full speed.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
Comas was able to stop his Larrousse racer before reaching the emergency vehicles and marshals on the track. BBC commentator Murray Walker and Eurosport commentator John Watson were both appalled. Walker commented: "Now this is ridiculous! I mean, how can that Larrousse get out of the pits when there's a red flag?! ", and Watson supplemented: "I'm gobsmacked! I think that's the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen at any time in my life!". After seeing Senna's accident scene, Comas was so distressed that he withdrew from the race, and did not speak of what he witnessed for more than 10 years.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
The pictures shown on the world feed, supplied by host broadcaster RAI, of Senna being treated were considered by the BBC, the corporation responsible for broadcasting the San Marino Grand Prix live to viewers in the United Kingdom, to be too upsetting for general viewing at the time (around 1:20 pm BST), and the BBC abandoned RAI's feed to focus on their own camera in the pit lane. Other broadcasters including ESPN took the BBC feed from the pit lane.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
BBC commentator Murray Walker has frequently talked about how upsetting it was to have to talk to viewers whilst avoiding mentioning the images shown on RAI. Referring to the number of times the incident was replayed on the world feed, Ferrari team principal Jean Todt stated that "even if you didn't want to watch it, you could barely fail to". Waiting on pit lane, Martin Brundle reported that shortly after Senna's crash, televisions in garages were being switched off, but that reports were that Senna was okay.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Restart, Senna crash and red flag
Senna was lifted from the wrecked Williams, and after approximately fifteen minutes of on-site medical attention, was airlifted directly to Maggiore Hospital, becoming the third and final driver to be admitted there during the weekend. Medical teams continued to treat him during the flight. Thirty-seven minutes after Senna's fatal crash, at 2:55 pm local time, the race was restarted.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
The race was restarted from the beginning of lap 6. The first five laps would be added to the second part of the race and the overall result would be decided on aggregate. The race ran to a total of 58 laps, five from the first section and 53 from the second section.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
On the second formation lap, Heinz-Harald Frentzen stalled his Sauber whilst attempting to leave the grid and was forced to start from the pit lane. The other cars started from the grid in the order they were at the point the race was stopped. Michael Schumacher had a poor start and Gerhard Berger took the lead on track (but Schumacher still led the race overall due to the amount of time he was ahead of Berger before the race was stopped). Hill, from third, made contact attempting to overtake Schumacher at the Tosa corner, dropping Hill to the back of the field and was forced to make a pit stop in order to fit a new nose cone. Hill battled back to finish in sixth position.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
Schumacher took the lead on track on lap 12 when Berger ran wide, before relinquishing the race lead overall to Berger when he made his first pit stop, confirming that his pace both before and after the red flag was down to his running a three-stop strategy, therefore racing with a lighter car. Berger made a pit stop at the end of lap 15 for his first of two scheduled stops, before retiring a lap later with handling problems.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
Häkkinen led his first ever laps of a Formula One World Championship race, before he made a pit stop at the conclusion of lap 18. Following the first series of pit stops, Schumacher resumed the race lead on aggregate, overtaking Nicola Larini on track at Tosa. Schumacher's extra pace as a result of his lighter fuel loads meant he was able to pull out enough of a gap to Häkkinen which enabled him to make an extra pit stop. Häkkinen's pace was very slow, allowing Larini to leapfrog him when drivers who planned to make two pit stops made their final pit stops.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
On lap 48, Michele Alboreto came in for a pit stop, but as he left, the rear-right wheel came loose from the Minardi as it left the pit lane, striking two Ferrari and two Lotus mechanics, who were left needing hospital treatment. Christian Fittipaldi, battling for 5th with Ukyo Katayama's Tyrrell and Damon Hill's Williams, would eventually retire his Footwork with brake problems on lap 55.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
Towards the end of the race, Häkkinen's pace was so slow that Karl Wendlinger was catching him in the Sauber, aiming to give Sauber their first podium finish. However, Häkkinen was able to resist Wendlinger's challenge and finish in third place, with Wendlinger fourth. Ukyo Katayama finished fifth for Tyrrell and Hill was able to battle back to finish sixth, the last of the points-scorers. Michael Schumacher won the race ahead of Larini and Häkkinen, giving him a maximum 30 points after 3 rounds of the 1994 Formula One season.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Race day, Second start
It was the only podium finish of Larini's career, and the first of just two occasions when he scored world championship points. Karl Wendlinger rode back to the pits on Häkkinen's McLaren after Wendlinger's car broke down on the slowing-down lap. At the podium ceremony, out of respect for Roland Ratzenberger, who had died the day before, no champagne was sprayed.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
In the press conference following the race, Schumacher said "I can't feel satisfied, I can't feel happy" with his win following the events that had occurred during the race weekend. Two hours and 20 minutes after Schumacher crossed the finish line, at 6:40 pm local time, Dr. Maria Teresa Fiandri announced that Ayrton Senna had died. The official time of death was given, however, as 2:17 pm local time, meaning that Senna had been killed instantly. The autopsy recorded the cause of death as head injuries likely caused by an impact from a wheel and suspension. BBC Television commentator Murray Walker described it as "the blackest day for Grand Prix racing that I can remember".


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
On 3 May, the FIA called a meeting at the request of the Italian Automobile Club to review the events of the Weekend.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
Later on, the governing body announced new safety measures for the next round in Monaco which included the entry and exit of the pit lane to be controlled by a curve to force cars to run at a reduced speed, no team mechanic would be allowed onto the pit lane surface except for pit stops and a draw would be arranged to determine the order in which cars make pit stops and be limited to emergencies with cars not taking on new tyres or allowed to refuel.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
Senna was given a state funeral in São Paulo, Brazil on 5 May 1994. Approximately 500,000 people lined the streets to watch the coffin pass. Senna's rival Alain Prost was among the pallbearers. The majority of the Formula One community attended Senna's funeral; however the president of the sport's governing body, the FIA, Max Mosley attended the funeral of Ratzenberger instead which took place on 7 May 1994 in Salzburg, Austria. Drivers Gerhard Berger and Johnny Herbert were present as well. Mosley said in a press conference ten years later, "I went to (Ratzenberger's) funeral because everyone went to Senna's. I thought it was important that somebody went to his."


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
The 1994 Imola layout, which had been in place since 1981, was never again used for a Formula One race. The circuit was heavily modified following the race, including a change at Tamburello—also the scene of major accidents for Gerhard Berger (1989) and Nelson Piquet (1987)—from a high speed corner to a much slower chicane. The FIA also changed the regulations governing Formula One car design, to the extent that the 1995 regulations required all teams to create completely new designs, as their 1994 cars could not be adapted to them.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
The concern raised at the drivers briefing the morning of the race, by Senna and Berger, would lead to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association reforming at the following race, the 1994 Monaco Grand Prix. The GPDA, which was founded in 1961, had previously disbanded in 1982. The primary purpose of it reforming was to allow drivers to discuss safety issues with a view to improve standards following the incidents at Imola.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
The front two grid slots at the Monaco Grand Prix that year, which were painted with Brazilian and Austrian flags, were left clear in memory of the two drivers who had lost their lives, while both Williams and Simtek entered only one car each. Additionally, a minute of silence was observed before the race.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
Severe injuries to F1 drivers in May 1994 did not end with the San Marino Grand Prix. Two weeks after Imola, Karl Wendlinger suffered a shunt in practice at Monaco that left him comatose for several weeks with brain injuries and ended his 1994 season. Pedro Lamy suffered season ending broken bone injuries in a crash during a testing session at Silverstone on 24 May.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
In October 1996 FIA set about researching a driver restraint system for head-on impacts, in conjunction with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes contacted the makers of the HANS (Head and Neck Support) device, with a view to adapting it for Formula One. The HANS device was first released in 1991 and was designed to restrain the head and neck in the event of an accident to avoid basal skull fracture, the injury which killed Ratzenberger. Initial tests proved successful, and at the 2000 San Marino Grand Prix the final report was released which concluded that the HANS should be recommended for use. Its use was made compulsory from the start of the 2003 season.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Post-race
Senna was the last driver for twenty years to die in a Formula One accident, until the death of Jules Bianchi in 2015 from injuries sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. However, three trackside marshals were killed during those years as a direct result of such crashes: Paolo Gislimberti at the 2000 Italian Grand Prix, Graham Beveridge at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and Mark Robinson at the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Trial
Italian prosecutors brought legal proceedings against six people in connection with Senna's death. They were Frank Williams, Patrick Head and Adrian Newey of Williams; Fedrico Bendinelli representing the owners of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari; Giorgio Poggi as the circuit director and Roland Bruynseraede who was race director and sanctioned the circuit. The trial verdict was given on 16 December 1997, clearing all six defendants of manslaughter charges. The cause of Senna's accident was established by the court as the steering column breaking. The column had been cut and welded back together at Senna's request in order for him to be more comfortable in the car.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Trial
Following the court's decision, an appeal was lodged by the state prosecutor against Patrick Head and Adrian Newey.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Trial
On 22 November 1999, the appeal absolved Head and Newey of all charges, stating that no new evidence had come to light (there was missing data from the black box recorder on Senna's car due to damage, and 1.6 seconds of video from the onboard camera of Senna's car was unavailable because the broadcaster switched to another car's camera just before the accident), and so under Article 530 of the Italian Penal Code, the accusation had to be declared as "non-existent or the fact doesn't subsist".


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Trial
This appeal result was annulled in January 2003, as the Court of Cassation believed that Article 530 was misinterpreted, and a retrial was ordered. On 27 May 2005, Newey was acquitted of all charges while Head's case was "timed out" under a statute of limitations. The Italian Court of Appeal, on 13 April 2007, stated the following in the verdict numbered 15050: "It has been determined that the accident was caused by a steering column failure. This failure was caused by badly designed and badly executed modifications. The responsibility of this falls on Patrick Head, culpable of omitted control". Even being found responsible for Senna's accident, Patrick Head was not arrested, as the verdict was delivered past the Italian statute of limitation for manslaughter.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Launch control controversy
Liverpool Data Research Associates (LDRA) were called in to investigate allegations of cheating using banned driving aids, such as traction control and launch control, both prohibited at the start of the year. The top three cars of Michael Schumacher, Nicola Larini and Mika Häkkinen were investigated and their teams were asked to surrender their systems' source code to the company. Larini's team, Ferrari, complied in light of allegations that they were cheating, but Schumacher and Häkkinen's teams, Benetton and McLaren refused, claiming copyright reasons. After being fined $100,000 by the FIA, both teams complied eight days after the race. LDRA discovered that McLaren were running a programme that permitted automatic gearshifts but the car was declared legal.


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Launch control controversy, Benetton
Benetton sent an alternative suggestion to the company on 10 May 1994, accepted by LDRA five days later. Tests on the car were to be carried out on 28 June 1994, but were cancelled. The tests eventually took place on 6 July 1994. LDRA found the tests unsatisfactory. Benetton therefore complied with the original request, the source code, on 18 July 1994. Analysis of the software found that it included launch control, a banned aid. Benetton stated that "it can only be switched on by recompilation of the code."


1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Launch control controversy, Benetton
However LDRA found this to be untrue; launch control could be switched on by connecting a computer to the gearbox control unit. Benetton conceded that this was possible but this "came as a surprise to them". To switch the system on, the user is presented with a menu with 10 visible options. "Launch Control" was not visibly listed as an option, however, should the user scroll down to option 13, launch control could be enabled.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season
The 1994 San Miguel Beermen season was the 20th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, 11th championship
During the off-season, the Beermen acquired only one new player, Kevin Ramas from Purefoods, whom they got when they traded Bong Ravena to the Hotdogs.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, 11th championship
San Miguel won their first three games of the season and had the best won-loss record in the eliminations of the All-Filipino Cup with eight wins and two losses. The Beermen made it to the finals first and went on to play the Coney Island Ice Cream Stars for the All-Filipino Cup crown as the two teams battle for the All-Filipino supremacy for the third straight year.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, 11th championship
San Miguel regain the championship over the defending champions Coney Island, winning in six games to become the first team in the 1990s era to win two consecutive titles since the same San Miguel team won the Grandslam in 1989. An added incentive to their finals victory was the right to represent the Philippines for the Asian Games basketball Gold as well as being seeded into the semifinal round of the season-ending Governor's Cup.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
March 12: San Miguel took its second straight win in the All-Filipino by overpowering defending champion Coney Island, 108-88, in Cabanatuan City. Allan Caidic went five-for-five from the three-point area and finished with 17 points to lead five other Beermen in double-figure outputs.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
April 26: Getting two successive triples from Franz Pumaren, the Beermen foiled a rally by Coney Island to win, 92-82, as they tied the Ice Cream Stars for the share of the lead in the All-Filipino Cup semifinals at nine wins and four losses. Ato Agustin topscored for the Beermen with 33 points.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Imports
The Beermen struggled to find the right import in the Commissioner's Cup. Billy Thompson lasted only two games, despite his sterling NBA credentials, he was replaced by Billy Martin, who played 10 games. During the semifinal round, Eric Martin plane in to replaced Billy Martin and his arrival did not do any good with the Beermen either as they blew their bid for a third straight title. Martin played seven games and was sent home by coach Norman Black before the series for third place started.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Imports
Kenny Travis return for the third straight year with the Beermen with the defending Governors Cup champions already seeded into the semifinal round.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Occurrences
After winning over the Swift Mighty Meaties in Game One of their series for third place in the Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen forfeited third-place trophy and requested the PBA to allow them to carry the national team colors for the remaining games as part of their tune-up in preparation for the upcoming Hiroshima Asian Games in October. The Beermen began playing with amateur cagers Marlou Aquino, Dennis Espino, Kenneth Duremdes, Jeffrey Cariaso, Edward Joseph Feihl and Bryant Punzalan joining the Philippine team.


1994 San Miguel Beermen season, Governors Cup roster
Assistant Coaches: Filomeno Pumaren / Joseph Uichico Team Manager: Eddie Veneracion