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
Number of teams	117
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»

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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Youngstown State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1 No. 23 Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 1 Towson State   –   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 State   –   4 – 6 – 0 Samford   –   4 – 6 – 1 Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0 Buffalo   –   3 – 8 – 0 Saint Francis (PA)   –   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]