# 1994 NAIA Division II football season

The 1994 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1994 college football season in the United States and the 39th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 25th season of play of the NAIA division II for football.
The season was played from August to November 1994 and culminated in the 1994 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon.
In a rematch of the 1993 final, the Westminster Titans defeated defending national champion Pacific Lutheran Lutes in the championship game, 27–7, to win their sixth NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1994 Columbia Football Association standings :
| 1994 Columbia Football Association standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mount Hood League No. 1 Linfield x^ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Willamette 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 No. 25 Western Oregon 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Southern Oregon 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Lewis & Clark 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Eastern Oregon 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 Mount Rainier League No. 2 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 –0 –011 –2 –0 No. 9 Western Washington ^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Central Washington 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Puget Sound 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Whitworth 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Simon Fraser 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Missouri Valley $^ 6 –1 –17 –3 –1 No. 8 Evangel ^ 6 –2 –07 –3 –1 No. 17 Baker 6 –2 –08 –3 –0 No. 19 Benedictine (KS) 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 MidAmerica Nazarene 4 –3 –16 –3 –1 Central Methodist 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Graceland 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Culver–Stockton 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 William Jewell 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Friends + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 22 Bethany (KS) + 7 –1 –07 –3 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Ottawa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Bethel (KS) 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Sterling 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 Tabor 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 McPherson 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Lambuth $^ 4 –1 –010 –3 –0 Tusculum 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Union (KY) 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Georgetown (KY) 3 –2 –03 –6 –0 Cumberland (KY) 1 –4 –05 –5 –0 Campbellsville 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 3 Westminster (PA) x^ 4 –0 –012 –1 –0 Malone 2 –2 –07 –3 –0 No. 16 Tiffin ^ 2 –2 –08 –4 –0 Geneva 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Urbana 0 –4 –03 –7 –0 Midwest League No. 14 Trinity (IL) x^ 5 –0 –07 –3 –1 No. 15 Findlay ^ 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Taylor 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Olivet Nazarene 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 Saint Xavier 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 Lindenwood 0 –5 –02 –8 –0 x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1994 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Northwestern (IA) $^ 6 –0 –010 –2 –0 No. 10 Midland ^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 20 Hastings 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 Doane 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Dana 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Concordia (NE) 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Minot State +^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 24 Dickinson State + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Jamestown 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 No. 21 Mary 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Valley City State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Mayville State 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Sioux Falls +^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Dakota Wesleyan + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Black Hills State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Huron 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Dakota State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 South Dakota Tech 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1994 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Hardin–Simmons +^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 23 Howard Payne + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 Midwestern State + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 Austin 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 McMurry 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Sul Ross 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1994 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Clinch Valley   –  6 –4 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  6 –4 –1 Azusa Pacific   –  3 –6 –0 Peru State   –  3 –7 –0 St. Ambrose   –  3 –7 –0 Sue Bennett   –  0 –8 –0 |

## Conference champions

| Conference | Champion | Record |
| Columbia | Mount Rainier League: Pacific Lutheran Mount Hood League: Linfield | 5–0 5–0 |
| Heart of America | Missouri Valley | 6–1–1 |
| Kansas | Bethany Friends | 7–1 |
| Mid-South | Lambuth | 4–1 |
| Mid-States | Mideast Division: Westminster (PA) Midwest Division: Trinity International | 4–0 5–0 |
| Nebraska-Iowa | Northwestern (IA) | 6–0 |
| North Dakota | Dickinson State Minot State | 4–1 |
| South Dakota | Dakota Wesleyan Sioux Falls | 4–1 |
| Texas | Hardin–Simmons Howard Payne Midwestern State | 4–1 |

## Postseason

| First Round Campus sites | First Round Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Portland, OR | Championship Portland, OR | Championship Portland, OR |
| Westminster (PA)* | 41 | | | | | | | |
| Findlay | 30 | | | | | | | |
| Findlay | 30 | Westminster (PA)* | 42 | | | | | |
| | | Tiffin | 14 | | | | | |
| Tiffin* | 41 | Tiffin | 14 | | | | | |
| Eureka | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Eureka | 14 | | | Westminster (PA)* | 46 | | | |
| | | | | Lambuth | 6 | | | |
| Hardin–Simmons* | 49 | | | | | Lambuth | 6 | | | |
| Missouri Valley | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Missouri Valley | 21 | Hardin–Simmons* | 54 | | | | | |
| | | Lambuth | 57 | | | | | |
| Lambuth* | 48 | Lambuth | 57 | | | | | |
| Evangel | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Evangel | 19 | | | | | | Westminster (PA) | 27 |
| | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 7 |
| Minot State* | 20 | | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | 7 |
| Sioux Falls | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Sioux Falls | 13 | Minot State | 26 | | | | | |
| | | Northwestern (IA)* | 28 | | | | | |
| Northwestern (IA)* | 38 | Northwestern (IA)* | 28 | | | | | |
| Trinity (IL) | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Trinity (IL) | 20 | | | Northwestern (IA) | 7 | | | |
| | | | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 28 | | | |
| Linfield* | 2 | | | | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 28 | | | |
| Western Washington | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Western Washington | 21 | Western Washington | 20 | | | | | |
| | | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 25 | | | | | |
| Midland* | 14 | Pacific Lutheran ‡ | 25 | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran | 34 | | | | | | | |
* ‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington