# 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
The team was selected national champion by DeVold, Eck Ratings System, Matthews Grid Ratings, and The New York Times, while named co-champion by Rothman (FACT), National Championship Foundation, and Sagarin Ratings.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 9 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell) | | W 56–3 | 51,134 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 14 USC* | No. 8 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | W 38–14 | 96,463 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa | No. 6 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 61–21 | 95,834 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers* | No. 5 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 55–27 | 95,379 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at Temple* | No. 4 | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | | W 48–21 | 38,140 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 3 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry, College GameDay) | ABC | W 31–24 | 106,382 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 21 Ohio State | No. 1 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | W 63–14 | 97,079 |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN | W 35–29 | 47,754 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ABC | W 35–31 | 72,364 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | | W 45–17 | 96,383 |
| November 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 59–31 | 96,493 |
| January 2, 1995 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Oregon* | No. 2 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | ABC | W 38–20 | 102,247 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 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 | 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
### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • No. 6 Nittany Lions | 35 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 61 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Nittany Lions | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| #5 Wolverines | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Buckeyes | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| • No. 1 Nittany Lions | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 63 |

### Rose Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 2 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| No. 12 Ducks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

## Players in the 1995 NFL Draft

| 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 |