1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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 Stadium in Huntington, 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.

1994 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardSteve McNair (QB, Alcorn State)
Playoff
DurationNovember 26–December 17
Championship dateDecember 17, 1994
Championship siteMarshall University Stadium
Huntington, West Virginia
ChampionYoungstown State
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

Conference changes and new programs
School1993 Conference1994 Conference
California–DavisAmerican WestD-II Independent
DuquesneI-AA IndependentMAAC
MaristI-AA IndependentMAAC
Northeast LouisianaSouthlandI-A Independent
Robert MorrisNew programI-AA Independent

Conference standings
1994 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 3 –0 –07 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Southern Utah 1 –2 –04 –7 –0
Cal State Northridge 0 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 3 Boise State $^ 6 –1 –013 –2 –0
No. 6 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 8 Montana ^ 5 –2 –011 –3 –0
No. 25 Northern Arizona 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Idaho State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Weber State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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No. 11 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 24 Western Illinois 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southwest Missouri State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 14 Penn $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Brown 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Cornell 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Columbia 3 –4 –05 –4 –1
Yale 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Dartmouth 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Harvard 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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St. John's + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Marist + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Duquesne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgetown 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Iona 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Siena 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Canisius 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Saint Peter's 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1994 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 22 South Carolina State $ 6 –0 –010 –2 –0
Delaware State 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
North Carolina A&T 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Bethune–Cookman 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Florida A&M 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Morgan State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Howard 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 16 Middle Tennessee ^ 7 –1 –08 –3 –1
Southeast Missouri State 5 –3 –07 –5 –0
Tennessee State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Murray State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Austin Peay 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee–Martin 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Morehead State 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
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Lafayette $ 5 –0 –05 –6 –0
Lehigh 3 –2 –05 –5 –1
Holy Cross 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Bucknell 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Colgate 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Fordham 0 –5 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1994 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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No. 2 Marshall $^ 7 –1 –012 –2 –0
No. 17 Appalachian State ^ 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
Georgia Southern 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Western Carolina 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
The Citadel 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Furman 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Chattanooga 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
VMI 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 18 North Texas $^ 5 –0 –17 –4 –1
No. 5 McNeese State ^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin 4 –1 –16 –3 –2
Northwestern State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 1 –5 –06 –5 –0
Nicholls State 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Southwest Texas State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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No. 7 Grambling State + 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 –1 –08 –3 –1
Southern 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Alabama State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Villanova 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Richmond 1 –7 –03 –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
ConfOverall
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No. 1 Youngstown State ^   –  11 –0 –1
No. 23 Hofstra   –  8 –1 –1
Towson   –  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Troy State ^   –  8 –4 –0
Robert Morris   –  7 –1 –1
Monmouth   –  7 –2 –0
Saint Mary's   –  7 –3 –0
UAB   –  7 –4 –0
No. 20 UCF   –  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
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
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

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

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
  1. "1994 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. Archbold, Hunt (November 21, 1994). "Trojans invited to dance". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. D1. Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
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