ðə bˈɛɹkæts wɛnt zˈiəɹoʊ ɪlˈɛvən ɪn tˈiːdʒˈɪɹdsməz fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ lˈæst ɪnðə mˈɪdɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət æθlˈɛɾɪks ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
The Bearcats went 0–11 in Tjeerdsma's first year in 1994, finishing last in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.