1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1994 Big Sky football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant; Boise State earned automatic berth and Idaho and Montana earned at-large berths in I-AA playoffs.); Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA poll

1994 American West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration	August – November 1994
Playoff
Duration	November 26 – December 17, 1994
Championship date	December 17, 1994
Championship site	Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
Champion	Youngstown State Penguins
Payton Award	Steve McNair – QB (Alcorn State)
Division I-AA football season
	«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 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1994, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 17, 1994, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Youngstown State Penguins won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Boise State Broncos by a final score of 28−14^[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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

1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 Western 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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Ivy League football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#14 Penn $	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 NCAA I-AA Poll

1994 MAAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
St. John's +		6	–	1		10	–	1
Marist +		6	–	1		7	–	3
Duquesne		4	–	3		6	–	4
Georgetown		4	–	3		5	–	4
Iona		3	–	4		3	–	6
Siena		3	–	4		3	–	6
Canisius		2	–	5		2	–	8
Saint Peter's		0	–	7		0	–	9

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

1994 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#22 South Carolina State $		6	–	0		9	–	2
Delaware State		4	–	2		7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		3	–	3		6	–	5
Bethune–Cookman		3	–	3		5	–	6
Florida A&M		2	–	4		6	–	5
Morgan State		2	–	4		3	–	8
Howard		1	–	5		4	–	7

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

1994 Ohio Valley football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#16 Middle Tennessee State ^	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
UT Martin	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

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

1994 Patriot League football standings
	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 Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll

1994 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Marshall $^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#17 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Georgia Southern		5	–	3		6	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	3		6	–	5
The Citadel		4	–	4		6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Furman		2	–	6		3	–	8
Chattanooga		2	–	6		3	–	8
VMI		1	–	7		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

1994 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#18 North Texas $^	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
#5 McNeese State ^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#21 Stephen 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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

1994 SWAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Grambling State $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Alcorn 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 champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England
#12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#9 Boston 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
#13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#19 William & Mary x	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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Youngstown State ^	0	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
#23 Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#10 Troy State ^	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#20 UCF	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Wagner	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Samford	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Saint Francis	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

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

Conference champions

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

First Round November 26 Campus Sites		Quarterfinals December 3 Campus Sites		Semifinals December 10 Campus Sites		National Championship Game December 17 Edwards Stadium Huntington, West Virginia


Alcorn State	20

Youngstown State*	63
		Youngstown State*	18

		Eastern Kentucky	15
Boston U.	23

Eastern Kentucky*	30
				Youngstown State*	28

				Montana	9
Idaho	21

McNeese State*	38
		McNeese State	28

		Montana*	30
Northern Iowa	21

Montana*	23
						Youngstown State	28

						Boise State	14
Middle Tennessee State	14

Marshall*	49
		Marshall*	28*

		James Madison	21
Troy State	26

James Madison*	45
				Marshall	24

				Boise State*	28
North Texas	20

Boise State*	24
		Boise State*	17

		Appalachian State	14
Appalachian State	17*

New Hampshire*	10

* By team name denotes host institution * By score denotes overtime periods

References

↑ "1994 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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[1] "1994 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
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Champion – Youngstown State Penguins