1994 NAIA Division II football season

1994 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1994
PostseasonNovember–December 1994
National ChampionshipPortland, OR
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (6)

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.[1]

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount Hood League
No. 1 Linfield x^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Willamette 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 25 Western Oregon 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southern Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lewis & Clark 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Eastern Oregon 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Mount Rainier League
No. 2 Pacific Lutheran x^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Western Washington ^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Washington 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Puget Sound 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Whitworth 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Simon Fraser 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Missouri Valley $^ 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
No. 8 Evangel ^ 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Baker 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Benedictine (KS) 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
MidAmerica Nazarene 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Central Methodist 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Graceland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Culver–Stockton 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
William Jewell 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quincy $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Eureka ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Greenville 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Lakeland 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
MacMurray 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Concordia (WI) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Concordia (IL) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Friends + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 22 Bethany (KS) + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ottawa 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Bethel (KS) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sterling 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tabor 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
McPherson 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Lambuth $^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Tusculum 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Union (KY) 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cumberland (KY) 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Campbellsville 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 3 Westminster (PA) x^ 4 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Malone 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Tiffin ^ 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Geneva 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Urbana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Midwest League
No. 14 Trinity (IL) x^ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Findlay ^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Taylor 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Olivet Nazarene 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Saint Xavier 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Lindenwood 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northwestern (IA) $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Midland ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Hastings 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Doane 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Dana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Concordia (NE) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minot State +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Dickinson State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Jamestown 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 21 Mary 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Valley City State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Mayville State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Sioux Falls +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Black Hills State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Huron 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Dakota State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Dakota Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Hardin–Simmons +^ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 23 Howard Payne + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Midwestern State + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
McMurry 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1994 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Portland, OR
            
  Westminster (PA)* 41
  Findlay 30
  Westminster (PA)* 42
  Tiffin 14
  Tiffin* 41
  Eureka 14
  Westminster (PA)* 46
  Lambuth 6
  Hardin–Simmons* 49
  Missouri Valley 21
  Hardin–Simmons* 54
  Lambuth 57
  Lambuth* 48
  Evangel 19
  Westminster (PA) 27
  Pacific Lutheran 7
  Minot State* 20
  Sioux Falls 13
  Minot State 26
  Northwestern (IA)* 28
  Northwestern (IA)* 38
  Trinity (IL) 20
  Northwestern (IA) 7
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 28
  Linfield* 2
  Western Washington 21
  Western Washington 20
  Pacific Lutheran ‡ 25
  Midland* 14
  Pacific Lutheran 34

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.