1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1994 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg 117 August–November November 26–December 17 December 17, 1994 Marshall University StadiumHuntington, West Virginia Youngstown State Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State) 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 28−14.1994 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 15 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 Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsAmerican 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199910/trojans_invited_to_dance/ Trojans invited to dance Hunt Archbold Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama D1 November 21, 1994 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been determined in March 1994.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30706363/marshall_to_host_next_two_iaa_football/ Marshall to host next two I-AA football finals AP The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Waterloo, Iowa C3 March 18, 1994 April 17, 2019 newspapers.com First RoundNovember 26Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 3Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 10Campus sites National Championship Game December 17Marshall University StadiumHuntington, West Virginia Alcorn State 20 (1) Youngstown State* 63 Boston University 23 Eastern Kentucky* 30 Idaho 21 (4) McNeese State* 38 Northern Iowa 21 Montana* 23 Middle Tennessee 14 (2) Marshall* 49 Troy State 26 James Madison* 45 North Texas 20 (3) Boise State* 24 Appalachian State 17* New Hampshire* 10 (1) Youngstown State* 18 Eastern Kentucky 15 (4) McNeese State 28 Montana* 30 (2) Marshall* 28* James Madison 21 (3) Boise State* 17 Appalachian State 14 (1) Youngstown State* 28 Montana 9 (2) Marshall 24 (3) Boise State* 28 (1) Youngstown State 28 (3) Boise State 14 * By team name denotes host institution * By score denotes overtime periods Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28200006/allen_sees_balanced_field_of_16_teams/ Allen sees balanced field of 16 teams Doug Newhoff Waterloo Courier Waterloo, Iowa B3 November 21, 1994 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com References