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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.

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 American West Conference football standings
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Boise State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 13 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Idaho ^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Montana ^ 5 – 2 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 25 Northern 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
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 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Middle 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
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   T W   L   T
No. 2 Marshall $^ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Appalachian 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
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
Rankings 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
No. 15 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 co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
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 Division
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 ^   –   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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season