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.

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

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 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Bentley $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0 Assumption 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Stonehill 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 MIT 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Nichols 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Curry 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 Western New England 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 Salve Regina 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1994 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Alabama $^ 7 – 0 – 0     13 – 1 – 0 Valdosta State ^ 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Central Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 West Georgia 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Delta State 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 2 Henderson State 1 – 5 – 1     2 – 8 – 1 Livingston 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Mississippi College * 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Mississippi College ineligible for conference championship Rankings from AFCA Poll	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

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.