1994 NAIA Division II football season

1994 NAIA Division II football season
1994 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1994
Postseason	November–December 1994
National Championship	Portland, OR
Champions	Westminster (PA) (6)
	←1993; NAIA Division II football season; 1995→;

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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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
v t e	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

‡ Game played at Puyallup, Washington

References

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

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

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Conference standings

Conference champions

Postseason

See also

References