The 1994

1994 CFL season

The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1994:...

 Shreveport Pirates

Shreveport Pirates

The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....

 season was the first season in the teams franchise history. They finished last place in the East division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

During the 1993 season

1993 CFL season

The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 1993:...

, Bernie Glieberman was the owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

 franchise. The city refused to renegotiate the terms of the lease for Frank Clair Stadium

Frank Clair Stadium

Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Lansdowne Park, on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, where Bank Street crosses the Rideau Canal.-Tenants:...

 and Glieberman threatened to move the franchise. Instead, Glieberman sold the franchise to local businessman Bruce Firestone. Glieberman was offered the opportunity to start a new franchise and the Shreveport Pirates

Shreveport Pirates

The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....

 were born. His son Lonie was named team president and the Gliebermans were leased Independence Stadium at a 10 year lease for $2,500 a game. Lonie Glieberman boasted that the Pirates would be the first US based CFL franchise to win the Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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.

Training camp

The Pirates first training camp was meant to be on the grounds at Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

. Instead, there was a scheduling error and the Pirates were forced to hold their training camp on the grounds of the Louisiana State Fair. The players were housed in a large barracks style room that housed 12 to 18 players, and were on the second level, while animals were on the first level. Pirates player Joe Mero would book a nearby hotel room at his own expense.
Head coach John Huard

John Huard

John Roland "Big John" Huard is a former National Football League linebacker and Canadian Football League coach.-Playing career:...

 was the former football coach at the Maine Maritime Academy and he would be fired during training camp. An incident occurred where Huard berated a volunteer athletic therapist. The therapist left training camp and Huard was released from his coaching duties. Huard was replaced by NFL Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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 and Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

 head coach Forrest Gregg

Forrest Gregg

Alvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in...

. Gregg convinced the Gliebermans to remove the Vice President of Operations and the General Manager.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Fri, June 24	vs. Baltimore CFLers Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...	33–18	Loss		0–1
B	Tue, June 28	at Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...	24–1	Loss	12,712	0–2

Regular season

Despite the losing, Shreveport averaged a respectable attendance of 17,871 fans per game. The Pirates set a CFL record with the longest losing streak in history (14 consecutive losses).

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Wed, July 6	at Ottawa Rough Riders 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1994 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 4th place in the East division with a 4–14–0 record. They were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:...	40–10	Loss	18,134	0–1
2	Sat, July 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts 1994 Toronto Argonauts season The 1994 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11–0 record. They appeared in an East Semi-Final game.-Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:...	35–34	Loss	20,634	0–2
3	Sat, July 23	at Baltimore CFLers	40–24	Loss	31,172	0–3
4	Sat, July 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24–10	Loss	17,434	0–4
5	Fri, Aug 5	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 5th place in the East division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-References:...	38–15	Loss	12,612	0–5
6	Sat, Aug 13	vs. Las Vegas Posse 1994 Las Vegas Posse season The 1994 Las Vegas Posse season was the first season in the team's franchise history. They finished last place in the West division with a 5–13–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Preseason:-Season standings:-Season schedule:...	49–13	Loss	18,011	0–6
7	Sat, Aug 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–26	Loss	14,364	0–7
8	Sat, Aug 27	at BC Lions 1994 BC Lions season The 1994 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 11–6–1 record. They won all of their playoff games and won the 82nd Grey Cup at home in Vancouver, British Columbia.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:...	67–15	Loss	20,398	0–8
9	Sat, Sept 3	vs. Baltimore Stallions	28–16	Loss	16,332	0–9
10	Sat, Sept 10	at Las Vegas Posse	34–21	Loss	9467	0–10
11	Sat, Sept 17	at Sacramento Gold Miners 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.-Standings:-Regular Season:...	56–3	Loss	13,741	0–11
12	Sat, Sept 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–11	Loss	15,502	0–12
13	Sat, Oct 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1994 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1994 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. They attempted to make a third straight Grey Cup appearance, but they lost to Baltimore in the East Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:...	39–21	Loss	20,426	0–13
14	Sat, Oct 8	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	38–22	Loss	14,088	0–14
15	Sun, Oct 16	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	24–12	Win	12,465	1–14
16	Fri, Oct 21	at Calgary Stampeders 1994 Calgary Stampeders season The 1994 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 15–3 record. They appeared in the West Final but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champions BC Lions.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:...	52–8	Loss	21,317	1–15
17	Fri, Oct 28	at Toronto Argonauts	29–27	Win	20,328	2–15
18	Fri, Nov 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	28–24	Win	32,011	3–15

Awards and honors

• Ben Williams, Defensive Tackle, CFL Eastern All-Star
• Joe Fuller, Defensive Back, CFL Eastern All-Star

External links

• Shreveport Pirates team profile