# 1994 NCAA Division III football season

The 1994 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1994, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1994 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Albion Britons won their first Division III championship by defeating the Washington & Jefferson Presidents, 38−15. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Carey Bender, running back from Coe.

## Conference standings

1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings :
| 1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More + 2 –1 –07 –3 –0 Bluffton + 2 –1 –04 –5 –0 Defiance 1 –2 –06 –4 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1994 Centennial Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dickinson $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Gettysburg 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Western Maryland 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Johns Hopkins 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Swarthmore 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Ursinus 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Muhlenberg 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Franklin & Marshall 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Illinois Wesleyan + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Augustana (IL) +^ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wheaton (IL) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Elmhurst 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 North Central (IL) 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 North Park 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Carthage 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1994 Freedom Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Plymouth State +^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0 Merchant Marine +^ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0 Stony Brook 4 –2 –07 –4 –0 WPI 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Coast Guard 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Norwich 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Western Connecticut 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 UMass Lowell 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Quincy $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 No. 11 Eureka ^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 Greenville 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Lakeland 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 MacMurray 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Concordia (WI) 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Concordia (IL) 2 –4 –02 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hanover + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wabash + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Rose–Hulman 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Anderson (IN) 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Franklin (IN) 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 DePauw 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 Manchester 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1994 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central (IA) $^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 Wartburg ^ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0 Upper Iowa 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Simpson (IA) 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Loras 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 Buena Vista 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Luther 2 –6 –04 –6 –0 Dubuque 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 William Penn 0 –8 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $^ 5 –0 –013 –0 –0 Alma 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Hope 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Kalamazoo 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Adrian 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Olivet 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Commonwealth Widener x^ 5 –0 –010 –2 –0 Moravian 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Susquehanna 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Lebanon Valley 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Albright 2 –3 –03 –5 –1 Juniata 0 –5 –02 –8 –0 Freedom Wilkes x 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Lycoming 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 King's (PA) 1 –3 –02 –6 –1 Delaware Valley 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1994 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Division Beloit xy 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 St. Norbert 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Carroll (WI) 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Ripon 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lake Forest 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Lawrence 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 South Division Coe xy$ 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Cornell (IA) 4 –1 –06 –2 –0 Monmouth (IL) 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Grinnell 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Knox 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Illinois College 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Championship: Coe 63, Beloit 48 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantFinal order determined by head-to-head results | 1994 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Saint John's (MN) $^ 8 –1 –011 –2 –0 Hamline 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 Bethel (MN) 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Concordia–Moorhead 6 –3 –06 –4 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Augsburg 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 4 –5 –04 –6 –0 Carleton 3 –6 –03 –7 –0 St. Olaf 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Macalester 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 New England Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T UMass Dartmouth + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0 Maine Maritime + 7 –1 –07 –3 –0 Worcester State 6 –2 –08 –2 –0 Bridgewater State 6 –2 –06 –4 –0 Westfield State 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 Massachusetts Maritime 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Fitchburg State 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Framingham State 1 –7 –01 –7 –1 UMass–Boston 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1994 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Williams 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 Colby 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Trinity (CT) 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Amherst 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Hamilton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Middlebury 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Bowdoin 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Tufts 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Wesleyan 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Bates 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 No conference champion recognized | 1994 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Kean + 3 –1 –17 –2 –1 Trenton State + 3 –1 –15 –4 –1 Rowan 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 William Paterson 3 –2 –03 –7 –0 Montclair State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Jersey City State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1994 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Allegheny $^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 Wittenberg 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Earlham 5 –3 –07 –3 –0 Kenyon 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 Denison 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Case Western Reserve 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 Wooster 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 Oberlin 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1994 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Baldwin–Wallace + 8 –1 –09 –1 –0 John Carroll + 8 –1 –09 –1 –0 Mount Union +^ 8 –1 –010 –2 –0 Heidelberg 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Marietta 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 Ohio Northern 4 –5 –04 –6 –0 Hiram 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Capital 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Muskingum 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Otterbein 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Emory & Henry $ 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Guilford 3 –2 –08 –2 –0 Randolph–Macon 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –2 –04 –6 –0 Washington and Lee 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Bridgewater 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1994 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 –0 –011 –2 –0 Grove City 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Waynesburg 2 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bethany (WV) 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Thiel 0 –4 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1994 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T La Verne $^ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Redlands 5 –1 –06 –2 –1 Occidental 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Cal Lutheran 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Whittier 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Pomona-Pitzer 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Trinity (TX) $^ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0 Centre 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 Millsaps 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Sewanee 1 –3 –01 –8 –0 Rhodes 0 –4 –01 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1994 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wisconsin–Whitewater $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wisconsin–La Crosse 5 –2 –08 –2 –0 Wisconsin–River Falls 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Wisconsin–Platteville 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Wisconsin–Stout 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1994 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Catholic University   –  8 –2 –0 Union (NY)   –  8 –2 –0 Wesley   –  8 –2 –0 Frostburg State   –  8 –2 –1 Ithaca ^   –  10 –3 –0 Chapman   –  6 –2 –1 Hartwick   –  7 –3 –0 Alfred   –  6 –3 –1 Brockport   –  6 –3 –1 Cortland   –  7 –4 –0 Buffalo State ^   –  6 –4 –0 Colorado College   –  4 –4 –1 Maryville (TN)   –  5 –5 –0 Methodist   –  5 –5 –0 Ferrum   –  4 –5 –0 Albany   –  4 –6 –0 Aurora   –  2 –5 –2 Menlo   –  2 –7 –0 Salisbury State   –  2 –7 –0 St. Lawrence   –  0 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |

## Conference champions

* Conference champions
* Association of Mideast Colleges – Bluffton and Thomas More
* Centennial Conference – Dickinson
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Illinois Wesleyan
* Freedom Football Conference – Merchant Marine and Plymouth State
* Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover and Wabash
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
* Midwest Conference – Coe
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime and Massachusetts–Dartmouth
* New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Kean and Trenton State
* North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny
* Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace, John Carroll, and Mount Union
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
* Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
* Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association– Hardin–Simmons, Howard Payne, and Midwestern State
* University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon and Washington–Saint Louis
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater

## Postseason

The 1994 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous nine tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.

### Playoff bracket

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| Mount Union | Mount Union | 28 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 19 | Mount Union | Mount Union | 33 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Albion | Albion | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Albion | Albion | 28 | Albion | Albion | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 21 | | | | Albion | Albion | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 16 | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 22 | | | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 16 | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 21 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 24 | | | | | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 51 | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 24 | | | | | | | |
| La Verne | La Verne | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Verne | La Verne | 12 | | | | | | | | Albion | Albion | 38 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 15 |
| Widener | Widener | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 15 |
| Dickinson | Dickinson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dickinson | Dickinson | 0 | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 37 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 28 | Widener | Widener | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 0 | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 23 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 19 | | | | |
| Plymouth State | Plymouth State | 19 | | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 19 | | | | |
| Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 18 | Plymouth State | Plymouth State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 10** | Ithaca | Ithaca | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |