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1994 Shreveport Pirates season

Field	Value
team	Shreveport Pirates
year	1994
record	3–15
division_place	6th, East
owner	Bernard Glieberman and Lonnie Glieberman
general_manager	J. I. Albrecht
coach	John Huard (released during training camp), Forrest Gregg
stadium	Independence Stadium
playoffs	did not qualify
uniform	Image:CFL Jersey SHV 1994.png
no_prevseason	true

The 1994 Shreveport Pirates season was the first season in the teams franchise history. They finished last place in the East division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

During the 1993 season, Bernie Glieberman was the owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders franchise. The city refused to renegotiate the terms of the lease for Frank Clair Stadium 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 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.

Training camp

The Pirates first training camp was meant to be on the grounds at Louisiana State University. 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 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 and Toronto Argonauts head coach Forrest Gregg. Gregg convinced the Gliebermans to remove the Vice President of Operations and the General Manager.

Preseason

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Fri, June 24	vs. Baltimore CFLers	L 18–33	0–1	Independence Stadium	19,000
Tue, June 28	at Toronto Argonauts	L 1–24	0–2	Skydome	12,712

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

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Wed, July 6	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 10–40	0–1	Frank Clair Stadium	18,134
Sat, July 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 34–35	0–2	Independence Stadium	20,634
Sat, July 23	at Baltimore CFLers	L 24–40	0–3	Memorial Stadium	31,172
Sat, July 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–24	0–4	Independence Stadium	17,434
Fri, Aug 5	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 15–38	0–5	Ivor Wynne Stadium	12,612
Sat, Aug 13	vs. Las Vegas Posse	L 13–49	0–6	Independence Stadium	18,011
Sat, Aug 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 26–30	0–7	Independence Stadium	14,364
Sat, Aug 27	at BC Lions	L 15–67	0–8	BC Place	20,398
Sat, Sept 3	vs. Baltimore CFLers	L 16–28	0–9	Independence Stadium	16,332
Sat, Sept 10	at Las Vegas Posse	L 21–34	0–10	Sam Boyd Stadium	9467
Sat, Sept 17	at Sacramento Gold Miners	L 3–56	0–11	Hornet Stadium	13,747
Sat, Sept 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 11–29	0–12	Independence Stadium	15,502
Sat, Oct 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 21–39	0–13	Winnipeg Stadium	20,426
Sat, Oct 8	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 22–38	0–14	Independence Stadium	14,088
Sun, Oct 16	vs. Sacramento Gold Miners	W 24–12	1–14	Independence Stadium	12,465
Fri, Oct 21	at Calgary Stampeders	L 8–52	1–15	McMahon Stadium	21,317
Fri, Oct 28	at Toronto Argonauts	W 29–27	2–15	Skydome	20,328
Fri, Nov 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–24	3–15	Independence Stadium	32,011

Awards and honors

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

References

Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.77, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.78, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.193, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.194, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.195, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
"1994 Shreveport Pirates (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".

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