1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State text logo.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 2 12–0 8–0 Joe Paterno 29th Fran Ganter 11th Pro-style Jerry Sandusky 18th 4–3 Kerry Collins Brian Gelzheiser Bucky Greeley Willie Smith Vin Stewart Beaver Stadium National champion (DeVold, Eck, Matthews, NYT)Co-national champion (FACT, NCF, Sagarin)Big Ten championRose Bowl championLambert-Meadowlands Trophy Rose Bowl W 38–20 vs. Oregon The 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 12–0 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Big Ten title. Penn State earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Oregon. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Nebraska finished the season ranked atop both major polls, and was, thus, the consensus national champion. Penn State was selected as national champion by DeVold, Eck Ratings System, Matthews Grid Ratings, and The New York Times, and named co-champion by Rothman (FACT), National Championship Foundation (NCF), and the Sagarin Ratings.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 December 10, 2018 115 Schedule 1994 AP Eastern September 3 8:00 p.m. w y 9 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Governor's Victory Bell 56–3 51,134 September 10 3:30 p.m. w y 8 USC 14 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 38–14 96,463 September 17 12:00 p.m. w 6 Iowa Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 61–21 95,834 September 24 12:00 p.m. w y 5 Rutgers Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 55–27 95,379 October 1 4:00 p.m. w y y 4 Temple Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 48–21 38,140 October 15 3:30 p.m. w y 3 Michigan 5 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry, College GameDay ABC 31–24 106,382 October 29 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Ohio State 21 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 63–14 97,079 November 5 12:30 p.m. w y 2 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN 35–29 47,754 November 12 3:30 p.m. w y 2 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 35–31 72,364 November 19 1:00 p.m. w 2 Northwestern Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 45–17 96,383 November 26 4:00 p.m. w 2 Michigan State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ESPN 59–31 96,493 January 2, 1995 Monday 4:30 p.m. w y y 2 Oregon 12 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl ABC 38–20 102,247 Rankings 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 9 9 8 (1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 4 (3) 4 (2) 3 (2) 1 (19) 1 (19) 2 (28) 2 (22) 2 (23) 2 (22) 2 (23) 2 (24) 2 (10 1 2) Coaches 0 16 9 (1) 8 5 (2) 5 (3) 4 (3) 4 (3) 3 (5) 1 (22) 1 (28) 1 (32) 2 (20) 2 (21) 2 (22) 2 (18) 2 (18) 2 (8) Game summaries Minnesota 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Governor's Victory Bell Penn State scored the first 56 points of the 1994 Division I-A football season. USC 1994 USC Trojans football team Iowa Iowa at Penn State Hawkeyes 0 7 0 14 No. 6 Nittany Lions 35 10 0 16 September 17 Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania 12:00 p.m. EDT 95,834 73°F (23°C); cloudy ESPN2 yes 1 PSU Mike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 7–0 1 PSU Mike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14–0 1 PSU Yeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick) PSU 21–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 35–0 2 14:13 PSU Mike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 42–0 2 PSU Conway 39-yard field goal PSU 45–0 2 Iowa Harold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick) PSU 45–7 4 Iowa Scott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed) PSU 45–13 4 PSU Conway 33-yard field goal PSU 48–13 4 PSU Slaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 55–13 4 Iowa Demo Odems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Sedrick Shaw run) PSU 55–21 4 PSU Gray 4-yard run (pass failed) PSU 61–21 yes 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Rutgers 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Temple Temple Owls football Michigan Penn State at Michigan #3 Nittany Lions 10 6 8 7 #5 Wolverines 0 3 14 7 October 15 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan 3:30 p.m. EDT 106,832 66°F (19°C); partly cloudy Tom Quinn Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), Lynn Swann (sideline) ABC Sports yes 1 10:00 PSU Brett Conway 24-yard field goal PSU 3–0 1 0:46 PSU Keith Olsommer 3-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 10–0 2 10:00 PSU Brett Conway 28-yard field goal PSU 13–0 2 5:49 PSU Brett Conway 29-yard field goal PSU 16–0 2 0:00 Mich Remy Hamilton 33-yard field goal PSU 16-3 3 14:00 Mich Tyrone Wheatley 67-yard run (Hamilton kick) PSU 16-10 3 10:41 Mich Tyrone Wheatley 21-yard run (Hamilton kick) Mich 17-16 3 6:27 PSU Jon Witman 9-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Freddie Scott 2-point conversion pass from Collins) PSU 24-17 4 11:37 Mich Tim Biakabutuka 1-yard run (Hamilton kick) Tied 24-24 4 2:53 PSU Bobby Engram 16-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 31–24 yes 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team College GameDay (football) Ohio State Ohio State at Penn State No. 21 Buckeyes 0 0 6 8 No. 1 Nittany Lions 7 28 14 14 October 29 Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania 3:30 p.m. EDT 3 hours, 14 minutes 97,079 66°F (19°C); clear Dick Honig Roger Twibell (play-by-play), Dick Vermeil (analyst), and Jack Arute (sideline) ABC Sports yes 1 10:49 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 20-yard run (Brett Conway kick) PSU 7–0 2 10:40 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14–0 2 6:59 PSU Bobby Engram, 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 21–0 2 3:26 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 36-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28–0 2 0:56 PSU Mike Archie 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 35–0 3 12:31 OSU Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick failed) PSU 35-6 3 10:57 PSU Mike Archie 17-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 42-6 3 6:03 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 12-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 49-6 4 14:38 PSU Chris Mazyck 10-yard interception returned for touchdown (Conway kick) PSU 56-6 4 6:31 PSU Ambrose Fletcher 4-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 63-6 4 3:07 OSU Stanley Jackson 6-yard run (Rickey Dudley 2-point conversion pass from Jackson) PSU 63–14 yes 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry Indiana 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team Illinois 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Northwestern 1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team Michigan State 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team Rose Bowl Penn State vs. Oregon No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 7 14 10 No. 12 Ducks 7 0 7 6 January 2 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA 102,247 Courtney Mauzy Keith Jackson and Bob Griese ABC yes 1 10:50 PSU Carter 83-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 7-0 1 10:05 ORE Wilcox 1-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 7-7 2 1:36 PSU Milne 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14-7 3 4:54 ORE McLemore 17-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 14-14 3 3:53 PSU Carter 17-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 21-14 3 2:01 PSU Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28-14 4 5:43 PSU Conway 43-yard field goal PSU 31-14 4 4:24 PSU Witman 9-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 38-14 4 2:44 ORE Whittle 3-yard run (pass failed) PSU 38-20 yes 1995 Rose Bowl 1994 Oregon Ducks football team Gainesville Sunday January 3, 1995 Roster 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions f 2 Jr Mike Archie RB y 81 Sr Kyle Brady TE y 11 So Chris Campbell WR 32 Jr Ki-Jana Carter RB y 12 Sr Kerry Collins QB y 10 Jr Bobby Engram WR y 60 Sr Bucky Greeley C y 50 Jr Jeff Hartings G y 68 Jr Andre Johnson Andre Johnson (offensive lineman) T y 83 Fr Joe Jurevicius WR y 22 Jr Brian Milne RB y 64 Fr Phil Ostrowski G y 14 So Wally Richardson QB y 54 Jr Marco Rivera G y 31 So Freddie Scott Freddie Scott (American football, born 1974) WR y 38 Jr Jon Witman FB y 69 Jr Michael Plunkett DE Darron Brooks CB 57 Fr Matt Carroll LB 89 Jr Eric Clair DT 46 Sr Marlon Forbes S y 16 Sr Brian Gelzheiser LB 51 Jr Greg Haren LB 3 SO Kim Herring S y 92 Jr Terry Killens LB y 44 Fr Jim Nelson Jim Nelson (American football) LB y 93 So Brandon Noble DT y Brad Scioli DL y 91 Fr Chris Snyder Chris Snyder (American football) DE y Sr Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB y 6 Sr Brad Aumiller K 20 So Brett Conway K y 28 So Darrell Kania P http://www.nittanyanthology.com/94roster.doc *Joe Paterno Earnest Wilson (GA) Players in the 1995 NFL draft 1995 NFL draft Penn State Nittany Lions Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ki-Jana Carter RB 1 1 Cincinnati Bengals Kerry Collins QB 1 5 Carolina Panthers Kyle Brady TE 1 9 New York Jets Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB 5 146 Denver Broncos Brian Gelzheiser LB 6 187 Indianapolis Colts References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:Rose Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football