1994 NCAA Division II football season

1994 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season September 3 – November 12, 1994
Playoffs November 19 – December 10, 1994[1]
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State

The 1994 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 3, 1994, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1994, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Alabama defeated Texas A&M–Kingsville in the championship game, 16–10, to win their second consecutive Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Hatcher, quarterback from Valdosta State.

Conference changes and new programs

School1993 Conference1994 Conference
Michigan TechD-II IndependentMIFC
UC DavisAmerican WestD-II Independent

Conference standings

1994 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Alabama $^ 7 –0 –0  13 –1 –0
Central Arkansas 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Valdosta State ^ 5 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
West Georgia 3 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Delta State 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –2
Mississippi College 2 –5 –0  4 –5 –1
Henderson State 1 –4 –1  2 –8 –1
Livingston 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
1994 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&M-Kingsville $^ 5 –0 –0  12 –2 –0
Angelo State ^ 4 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Central Oklahoma 2 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
East Texas State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Eastern New Mexico 1 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Abilene Christian 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1994 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State $^ 9 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
NE Missouri State ^ 7 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Missouri Western State 6 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Central Missouri State 6 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Missouri Southern State 5 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Missouri-Rolla 4 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Emporia State 4 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Washburn 2 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
Southwest Baptist 1 –7 –1  1 –8 –1
NW Missouri State 0 –9 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1994 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 2 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State + 2 –1 –0  3 –6 –0
Sonoma State + 2 –1 –0  3 –7 –0
San Francisco State 0 –3 –0  1 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Second Chico State vs. Sonoma State game did not count in conference standings
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley
Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State
Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State
North Central Conference – North Dakota and North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico and Humboldt State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and West Chester (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd

Postseason

1994 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams 16
Finals Site
Champions
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach
  • championship

The 1994 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the ninth time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
        
Ferris State 43
West Chester 40
Ferris State 17
Indiana (PA) 21
Indiana (PA) 35
Grand Valley State 27
Indiana (PA) 20
Texas A&M–Kingsville 46
Texas A&M–Kingsville 43
Western State (CO) 7
Texas A&M–Kingsville 21
Portland State 16
Portland State 29
Angelo State 0
Texas A&M–Kingsville 10
North Alabama 16
North Dakota State 18***
Pittsburg State 12
North Dakota State 7
North Dakota 14
North Dakota 18
Northeast Missouri State 6
North Dakota 7
North Alabama 35
North Alabama 17
Carson–Newman 13
North Alabama 27**
Valdosta State 24
Valdosta State 14
Albany State 7

References

  1. ↑ "1990-1994 North Alabama Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1994 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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