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(Top) 1 Conference changes and new programs 2 Conference standings 3 Conference champions 4 Postseason 4.1 NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket 5 References

1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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1994 NCAA Division I-AA season

Regular season
Number of teams	117
Duration	August–November
Payton Award	Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State)
Playoff
Duration	November 26–December 17
Championship date	December 17, 1994
Championship site	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia
Champion	Youngstown State
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons
«1993 1995»

The 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1994, and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 17, 1994, at Marshall University StadiuminHuntington, West Virginia. The defending champion Youngstown State Penguins won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Boise State Broncos by a score of 28−14.^[1] It was the fourth consecutive year that Youngstown State played in the I-AA title game.

Conference changes and new programs[edit]

School	1993 Conference	1994 Conference
California–Davis	American West	D-II Independent
Duquesne	I-AA Independent	MAAC
Marist	I-AA Independent	MAAC
Northeast Louisiana	Southland	I-A Independent
Robert Morris	New program	I-AA Independent

Conference standings[edit]

1994 American West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cal Poly $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Northridge	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.3Boise State $^	6	–	1	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
No.6Idaho ^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No.8Montana ^	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	3	–	0
No.25Northern Arizona	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Idaho State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Weber State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Washington	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.11Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No.24Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.14Penn $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Columbia	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Harvard	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. John's +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Marist +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Duquesne	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Iona	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Siena	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Canisius	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1994 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.22South Carolina State $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Delaware State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&T	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Morgan State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Howard	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.4Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No.16Middle Tennessee ^	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Murray State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Patriot League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lafayette $	5	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Holy Cross	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Colgate	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Fordham	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1994 Pioneer Football League standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Dayton +	4	–	1	8	–	2
Butler +	4	–	1	7	–	3
Drake	3	–	2	7	–	3
Valparaiso	2	–	3	7	–	3
San Diego	2	–	3	6	–	4
Evansville	0	–	5	4	–	6

+ – Conference co-champions

1994 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2Marshall $^	7	–	1	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
No.17Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Georgia Southern	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Furman	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.18North Texas $^	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No.5McNeese State ^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No.21Stephen F. Austin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Northwestern State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	1	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.7Grambling State +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No.15Alcorn State +^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Southern	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Alabama State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No.12New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No.9Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No.13James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No.19William & Maryx	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.1Youngstown State ^		–		11	–	0	–	1
No.23Hofstra		–		8	–	1	–	1
Towson		–		8	–	2	–	0
No.10Troy State ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris		–		7	–	1	–	1
Monmouth		–		7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		7	–	3	–	0
UAB		–		7	–	4	–	0
No.20UCF		–		7	–	4	–	0
Wagner		–		6	–	5	–	0
Liberty		–		5	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		5	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		4	–	6	–	0
Samford		–		4	–	6	–	1
Davidson		–		3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo		–		3	–	8	–	0
Saint Francis		–		2	–	7	–	1
Charleston Southern		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions[edit]

Conference Champions
American West Conference – Cal Poly Big Sky Conference – Boise State Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Marist and St. John's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Lafayette Pioneer Football League – Butler and Dayton Southern Conference – Marshall Southland Conference – North Texas Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State and Grambling State Yankee Conference – New Hampshire

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket[edit]

Only the top four teams in the bracket were seeded.^[2] The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been determined in March 1994.^[3]

First Round November 26 Campus sites		Quarterfinals December 3 Campus sites		Semifinals December 10 Campus sites		National Championship Game December 17 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia

Alcorn State	20

(1) Youngstown State*	63
		(1) Youngstown State*	18

		Eastern Kentucky	15
Boston University	23

Eastern Kentucky*	30
				(1) Youngstown State*	28

				Montana	9
Idaho	21

(4) McNeese State*	38
		(4) McNeese State	28

		Montana*	30
Northern Iowa	21

Montana*	23
						(1) Youngstown State	28

						(3) Boise State	14
Middle Tennessee	14

(2) Marshall*	49
		(2) Marshall*	28*

		James Madison	21
Troy State	26

James Madison*	45
				(2) Marshall	24

				(3) Boise State*	28
North Texas	20

(3) Boise State*	24
		(3) Boise State*	17

		Appalachian State	14
Appalachian State	17*

New Hampshire*	10

* By team name denotes host institution
* By score denotes overtime periods
Source:^[4]

References[edit]

^ "1994 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

^ Archbold, Hunt (November 21, 1994). "Trojans invited to dance". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. D1. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

^ "Marshall to host next two I-AA football finals". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. AP. March 18, 1994. p. C3. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

^ Newhoff, Doug (November 21, 1994). "Allen sees balanced field of 16 teams". Waterloo Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. B3. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

1994–95 NCAA Division I championships

† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship

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