1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1994 Big Sky Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 American West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1994 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
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 Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The defending champion Youngstown State Penguins won their third I-AA championship, defeating the Boise State Broncos by a final 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

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
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 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 ^ – NCAA 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
No. 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 The Sports Network poll

1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
	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
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 22 South Carolina State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	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
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 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
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
	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
	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

1994 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 2 Marshall $^		7	–	1		12	–	2
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

1994 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 North Texas $^	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 5 McNeese State ^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 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
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 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 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^	0	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
No. 23 Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 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
No. 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

^ – NCAA 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

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 U.	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 State	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

"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.

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[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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