# 1994 NCAA Division II football season

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.
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 |
| Lees–McRae | Independent | Dropped program |
| Michigan Tech | Independent | MIFC |
| UC Davis | American West (I-AA) | Independent |

## Conference standings

1994 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1994 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hampton $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 Virginia State 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Norfolk State 5 –3 –07 –3 –0 North Carolina Central 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 Winston-Salem State 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 Livingstone 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 4 –4 –04 –5 –1 Elizabeth City State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0 Bowie State 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 Virginia Union 1 –7 –01 –1 –9 Johnson C. Smith 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1994 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bentley $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0 Assumption 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 Stonehill 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 MIT 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Nichols 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Curry 1 –5 –01 –7 –1 Western New England 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 Salve Regina 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1994 Gulf South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 North Alabama $^ 7 –0 –013 –1 –0 No. 6 Valdosta State ^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0 Central Arkansas 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 10 West Georgia 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Delta State 2 –4 –13 –5 –2 Henderson State 1 –5 –12 –8 –1 Livingston 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 Mississippi College * 2 –5 –04 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference championship Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1994 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^ 5 –0 –012 –2 –0 No. 13 Angelo State ^ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0 Central Oklahoma 2 –2 –16 –3 –1 East Texas State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Eastern New Mexico 1 –3 –16 –4 –1 Abilene Christian 0 –5 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1994 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 9 –0 –010 –1 –0 No. T–8 NE Missouri State ^ 7 –2 –08 –3 –0 Missouri Western 6 –3 –08 –3 –0 Central Missouri State 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Missouri Southern 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Missouri–Rolla 4 –4 –15 –5 –1 Emporia State 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 Washburn 2 –7 –03 –7 –0 Southwest Baptist 1 –7 –11 –8 –1 NW Missouri State 0 –9 –00 –11 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1994 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ferris State $^ 10 –0 –011 –1 –0 Grand Valley State ^ 8 –2 –08 –4 –0 Hillsdale 7 –3 –07 –4 –0 Ashland 6 –4 –06 –4 –0 Saginaw Valley State 6 –4 –06 –4 –0 Wayne State (MI) 6 –4 –06 –5 –0 Northern Michigan 5 –5 –05 –5 –0 Michigan Tech 3 –7 –04 –7 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –7 –04 –7 –0 Indianapolis 2 –7 –12 –7 –1 Northwood 2 –7 –12 –7 –1 St. Francis (IL) 1 –9 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant |
| 1994 North Central Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 North Dakota +^ 7 –2 –010 –3 –0 No. 12 North Dakota State +^ 7 –2 –09 –3 –0 Mankato State 6 –3 –07 –4 –0 Northern Colorado 6 –3 –07 –4 –0 No. 19 South Dakota State 5 –4 –07 –4 –0 St. Cloud State 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 South Dakota 3 –6 –05 –6 –0 Augustana (SD) 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Morningside 2 –7 –03 –8 –0 Nebraska–Omaha 1 –8 –01 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1994 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Humboldt State + 2 –1 –08 –2 –0 Chico State + 2 –1 –03 –6 –0 Sonoma State + 2 –1 –03 –7 –0 San Francisco State 0 –3 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsThe second Chico State vs. Sonoma State game did not count in conference standings. | 1994 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Winona State $ 5 –0 –17 –3 –1 No. 5 Moorhead State ^ 4 –1 –17 –3 –1 Northern State 4 –2 –05 –6 –0 Southwest State (MN) 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Minnesota Duluth 3 –3 –04 –7 –0 Bemidji State 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Minnesota Morris 0 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division I playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1994 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division Bloomsburg x 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 West Chester x^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0 Millersville 4 –2 –08 –2 –0 Kutztown 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 East Stroudsburg 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Mansfield 1 –5 –05 –5 –0 Cheyney 0 –6 –00 –11 –0 West Division No. T–8 IUP x^ 6 –0 –010 –3 –0 No. 17 Edinboro 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Slippery Rock 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Shippensburg 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Clarion 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Lock Haven 2 –4 –02 –9 –0 California (PA) 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1994 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western State (CO) $^ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0 Fort Hays State 5 –1 –15 –5 –1 Chadron State 5 –2 –09 –2 –0 Mesa State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0 Adams State 2 –4 –13 –7 –1 New Mexico Highlands 2 –4 –12 –7 –1 Fort Lewis 2 –5 –02 –9 –0 Colorado Mines 0 –6 –12 –6 –1 Nebraska–Kearney * 0 –0 –08 –3 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title | 1994 South Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lenoir–Rhyne + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 16 Carson–Newman +^ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0 Mars Hill 4 –3 –07 –4 –0 Elon 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Gardner–Webb 3 –4 –05 –6 –0 Presbyterian 2 –5 –05 –6 –0 Catawba 2 –5 –02 –9 –0 Wingate 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll |
| 1994 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Albany State $^ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0 Tuskegee 6 –2 –06 –5 –0 Savannah State 5 –3 –08 –3 –0 Fort Valley State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Alabama A&M 4 –4 –04 –7 –0 Clark Atlanta 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Miles 2 –5 –02 –6 –1 Morehouse 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Morris Brown 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll | 1994 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Glenville State +^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 10 Shepherd + 5 –1 –06 –4 –0 No. 11 West Liberty State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 No. 12 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Fairmont State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 West Virginia Tech 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 Concord 0 –6 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division I playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1994 NCAA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T West Texas A&M   –  9 –2 –0 No. 4 Portland State ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 7 New Haven   –  7 –3 –0 Wayne State (NE)   –  7 –3 –0 UC Davis   –  6 –4 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  5 –5 –0 Springfield   –  5 –5 –0 Western New Mexico   –  4 –4 –0 Wofford   –  5 –6 –0 Sacred Heart   –  4 –5 –0 Jacksonville State   –  4 –7 –0 Mercyhurst   –  3 –6 –1 American International   –  3 –7 –0 Pace   –  2 –8 –0 Kentucky State   –  1 –9 –1 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participantRankings 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 (CO)
* South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
* West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and Shepherd

## Postseason

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 | First round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL | Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| Ferris State | 43 | | | | | | | |
| West Chester | 40 | | | | | | | |
| West Chester | 40 | Ferris State | 17 | | | | | |
| | | IUP | 21 | | | | | |
| IUP | 35 | IUP | 21 | | | | | |
| Grand Valley State | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Grand Valley State | 27 | | | IUP | 20 | | | |
| | | | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 46 | | | |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 43 | | | | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 46 | | | |
| Western State (CO) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Western State (CO) | 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 21 | | | | | |
| | | Portland State | 16 | | | | | |
| Portland State | 29 | Portland State | 16 | | | | | |
| Angelo State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Angelo State | 0 | | | | | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 10 |
| | | | | | | | North Alabama | 16 |
| North Dakota State | 18*** | | | | | | | | North Alabama | 16 |
| Pittsburg State | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburg State | 12 | North Dakota State | 7 | | | | | |
| | | North Dakota | 14 | | | | | |
| North Dakota | 18 | North Dakota | 14 | | | | | |
| Northeast Missouri State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast Missouri State | 6 | | | North Dakota | 7 | | | |
| | | | | North Alabama | 35 | | | |
| North Alabama | 17 | | | | | North Alabama | 35 | | | |
| Carson–Newman | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Carson–Newman | 13 | North Alabama | 27** | | | | | |
| | | Valdosta State | 24 | | | | | |
| Valdosta State | 14 | Valdosta State | 24 | | | | | |
| Albany State | 7 | | | | | | | |