1994 NCAA Division II football season

1994 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 3 – November 12, 1994
Playoffs	November 19 – December 10, 1994
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy	Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State

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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampton $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Virginia State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Norfolk State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 North Carolina Central 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Winston-Salem State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Livingstone 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Fayetteville State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Elizabeth City State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Bowie State 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Virginia Union 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 1 – 9 Johnson C. Smith 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	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 No. 1 North Alabama $^ 7 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Valdosta State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Central Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 10 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 * – ineligible for conference championship Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee 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 No. 3 Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 No. T–8 NE Missouri State ^ 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Missouri Western 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Central Missouri State 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Missouri Southern 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 Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	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 The second Chico State vs. Sonoma State game did not count in conference standings.	1994 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Winona State $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 No. 5 Moorhead State ^ 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Northern State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Southwest State (MN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Minnesota Duluth 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Bemidji State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Minnesota Morris 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1994 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division Bloomsburg x 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 West Chester x^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Millersville 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Kutztown 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 East Stroudsburg 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mansfield 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 West Division No. T–8 IUP x^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Edinboro 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Slippery Rock 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Clarion 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Lock Haven 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 California (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1994 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western State (CO) $^ 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 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Glenville State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Shepherd + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 11 West Liberty State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 12 West Virginia Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Fairmont State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 West Virginia Tech 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Concord 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1994 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   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 participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

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

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	IUP 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
					IUP	21
	IUP	35
	Grand Valley State	27
									IUP	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

See also

• 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1994 NCAA Division III football season
• 1994 NAIA Division I football season
• 1994 NAIA Division II football season