1994 temporada de fútbol americano de la División I-AA de la NCAA

Temporada 1994 de la División I-AA de la NCAA
Temporada regular
Duración	Agosto-noviembre
Premio Payton	Steve McNair (QB, estado de Alcorn)
Eliminatoria
Duración	26 de noviembre al 17 de diciembre
Fecha del campeonato	17 de diciembre de 1994
Sitio del campeonato	Estadio de la Universidad Marshall Huntington, Virginia Occidental
Campeón	Estado de Youngstown
Temporadas de fútbol de la División I-AA de la NCAA
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La temporada 1994 de fútbol americano de la División I-AA de la NCAA , parte del fútbol americano universitario en los Estados Unidos organizado por la Asociación Nacional de Atletismo Universitario en el nivel de la División I-AA , comenzó en agosto de 1994 y concluyó con el Campeonato de Fútbol Americano de la División I-AA de la NCAA de 1994 Juego el 17 de diciembre de 1994, en Marshall University Stadium en Huntington, West Virginia . El campeón defensor Youngstown State Penguins ganó su tercer campeonato I-AA, derrotando a los Boise State Broncos por una puntuación final de 28-14. ^[1] Fue el cuarto año consecutivo que Youngstown State jugó en el juego por el título I-AA.

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     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 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 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 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         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 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 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 v t e 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 v t e 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

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 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

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.