1994 NCAA Division II football season

1994 Gulf South Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Mississippi College ineligible for conference championship; Rankings from AFCA Poll

1994 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1994 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 3 – November 12, 1994
Playoffs	November 19 – December 10, 1994[1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy	Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State

The 1994 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 3, 1994, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1994, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.

North Alabama defeated Texas A&M–Kingsville in the championship game, 16–10, to win their second consecutive Division II national title.[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Chris Hatcher, quarterback from Valdosta State.

Conference changes and new programs

Team	1993 conference	1994 conference
Cal State Hayward	Northern California Athletic Conference	Dropped program
Michigan Tech	Independent	MIFC
UC Davis	American West (I-AA)	Independent

Conference standings

1994 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Angelo State ^	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Central Oklahoma	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
East Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1994 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Pittsburg State $^	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
NE Missouri State ^	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Missouri Western State	6	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Central Missouri State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Missouri Southern State	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Missouri-Rolla	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Emporia State	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Washburn	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Southwest Baptist	1	–	7	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
NW Missouri State	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1994 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ferris State $^	10	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Grand Valley State ^	8	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Hillsdale	7	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Ashland	6	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Saginaw Valley State	6	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	6	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan	5	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Michigan Tech	3	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	3	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indianapolis	2	–	7	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Northwood	2	–	7	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
St. Francis (IL)	1	–	9	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1994 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 North Dakota +^	7	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 12 North Dakota State +^	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Mankato State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Colorado	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 South Dakota State	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
St. Cloud State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1994 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Humboldt State +	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Chico State +	2	–	1	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State +	2	–	1	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Second Chico State vs. Sonoma State game did not count in conference standings Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

1994 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western State $^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Fort Hays State	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Chadron State	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mesa State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Adams State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
New Mexico Highlands	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Fort Lewis	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Colorado Mines	0	–	6	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Nebraska–Kearney *	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title

1994 South Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lenoir–Rhyne +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Carson–Newman +^	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mars Hill	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Elon	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Gardner–Webb	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Catawba	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wingate	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1994 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Albany State $^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Tuskegee	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Savannah State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Fort Valley State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Alabama A&M	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Clark Atlanta	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Miles	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Morehouse	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Morris Brown	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1994 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 4 Portland State ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 New Haven		–		7	–	3	–	0
UC Davis		–		6	–	4	–	0
Wofford		–		5	–	6	–	0
Sacred Heart		–		4	–	5	–	0
Jacksonville State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		3	–	6	–	1

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hampton Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Bentley Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – North Dakota and North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – Cal State Chico and Humboldt State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Bloomsburg and West Chester (East), Edinboro and Indiana (PA) (West) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd

Postseason

1994 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama (2nd title, title game)
Runner-up	Texas A&M–Kingsville (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Indiana (PA) North Dakota
Winning Coach	championship

The 1994 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the ninth time.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Quarterfinals Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


Ferris State	43

West Chester	40
		Ferris State	17

		Indiana (PA)	21
Indiana (PA)	35

Grand Valley State	27
				Indiana (PA)	20

				Texas A&M–Kingsville	46
Texas A&M–Kingsville	43

Western State (CO)	7
		Texas A&M–Kingsville	21

		Portland State	16
Portland State	29

Angelo State	0
						Texas A&M–Kingsville	10

						North Alabama	16
North Dakota State	18***

Pittsburg State	12
		North Dakota State	7

		North Dakota	14
North Dakota	18

Northeast Missouri State	6
				North Dakota	7

				North Alabama	35
North Alabama	17

Carson–Newman	13
		North Alabama	27**

		Valdosta State	24
Valdosta State	14

Albany State	7

References

"1990-1994 North Alabama Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
"1994 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

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[1] "1990-1994 North Alabama Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[2] "1994 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

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