1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football
National champion (DeVold, Eck, Matthews, NYT) Co-national champion (FACT, NCF, Sagarin) Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Rose Bowl, W 38–20 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	12–0 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (18th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium

1994 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State $	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State †	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

The team was selected national champion by DeVold, Eck Ratings System, Matthews Grid Ratings, and The New York Times, while named co-champion by Rothman (FACT), National Championship Foundation, and Sagarin Ratings.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)		W 56–3	51,134
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 USC*	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 38–14	96,463
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 6	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 61–21	95,834
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers*	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 55–27	95,379
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at Temple*	No. 4	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 48–21	38,140
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 3	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 31–24	106,382
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Ohio State	No. 1	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 63–14	97,079
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 35–29	47,754
November 12	3:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 35–31	72,364
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 45–17	96,383
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 59–31	96,493
January 2, 1995	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Oregon*	No. 2	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 38–20	102,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	9	9	8 (1)	6 (2)	5 (3)	4 (3)	4 (2)	3 (2)	1 (19)	1 (19)	2 (28)	2 (22)	2 (23)	2 (22)	2 (23)	2 (24)	2 (10 1⁄2)
Coaches	9 (1)		8	5 (2)	5 (3)	4 (3)	4 (3)	3 (5)	1 (22)	1 (28)	1 (32)	2 (20)	2 (21)	2 (22)	2 (18)	2 (18)	2 (8)

Game summaries

Minnesota

See also: 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Governor's Victory Bell

USC

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team

Iowa

Iowa at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 7 0 14 21 • No. 6 Nittany Lions 35 10 0 16 61 Date: September 17 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 95,834 Game weather: 73°F (23°C); cloudy Television network: ESPN2

Scoring summary 1 PSU Mike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 7–0 1 PSU Mike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14–0 1 PSU Yeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick) PSU 21–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 35–0 2 14:13 PSU Mike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 42–0 2 PSU Conway 39-yard field goal PSU 45–0 2 Iowa Harold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick) PSU 45–7 4 Iowa Scott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed) PSU 45–13 4 PSU Conway 33-yard field goal PSU 48–13 4 PSU Slaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 55–13 4 Iowa Odems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Sedrick Shaw run) PSU 55–21 4 PSU Gray 4-yard run (pass failed) PSU 61–21

See also: 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Rutgers

See also: 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

Michigan

Penn State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 Nittany Lions 10 6 8 7 31 #5 Wolverines 0 3 14 7 24 Date: October 15 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 106,832 Game weather: 66°F (19°C); partly cloudy Referee: Tom Quinn TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), Lynn Swann (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:00 PSU Brett Conway 24-yard field goal PSU 3–0 1 0:46 PSU Keith Olsommer 3-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 10–0 2 10:00 PSU Brett Conway 28-yard field goal PSU 13–0 2 5:49 PSU Brett Conway 29-yard field goal PSU 16–0 2 0:00 Mich Remy Hamilton 33-yard field goal PSU 16-3 3 14:00 Mich Tyrone Wheatley 67-yard run (Hamilton kick) PSU 16-10 3 10:41 Mich Tyrone Wheatley 21-yard run (Hamilton kick) Mich 17-16 3 6:27 PSU Jon Witman 9-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Freddie Scott 2-point conversion pass from Collins) PSU 24-17 4 11:37 Mich Tim Biakabutuka 1-yard run (Hamilton kick) Tied 24-24 4 2:53 PSU Bobby Engram 16-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 31–24

See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team and College GameDay (football)

Ohio State

Ohio State at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Buckeyes 0 0 6 8 14 • No. 1 Nittany Lions 7 28 14 14 63 Date: October 29 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 14 minutes Game attendance: 97,079 Game weather: 66°F (19°C); clear Referee: Dick Honig TV announcers (ABC Sports): Roger Twibell (play-by-play), Dick Vermeil (analyst), and Jack Arute (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:49 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 20-yard run (Brett Conway kick) PSU 7–0 2 10:40 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14–0 2 6:59 PSU Bobby Engram, 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 21–0 2 3:26 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 36-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28–0 2 0:56 PSU Mike Archie 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 35–0 3 12:31 OSU Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick failed) PSU 35-6 3 10:57 PSU Mike Archie 17-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 42-6 3 6:03 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 12-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 49-6 4 14:38 PSU Chris Mazyck 10-yard interception returned for touchdown (Conway kick) PSU 56-6 4 6:31 PSU Ambrose Fletcher 4-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 63-6 4 3:07 OSU Stanley Jackson 6-yard run (Rickey Dudley 2-point conversion pass from Jackson) PSU 63–14

See also: 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

Indiana

See also: 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Illinois

See also: 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Northwestern

See also: 1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Michigan State

See also: 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

Rose Bowl

Penn State vs. Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 7 14 10 38 No. 12 Ducks 7 0 7 6 20 Date: January 2 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 102,247 Referee: Courtney Mauzy TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese

Scoring summary 1 10:50 PSU Carter 83-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 7-0 1 10:05 ORE Wilcox 1-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 7-7 2 1:36 PSU Milne 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14-7 3 4:54 ORE McLemore 17-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 14-14 3 3:53 PSU Carter 17-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 21-14 3 2:01 PSU Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28-14 4 5:43 PSU Conway 43-yard field goal PSU 31-14 4 4:24 PSU Witman 9-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 38-14 4 2:44 ORE Whittle 3-yard run (pass failed) PSU 38-20

See also: 1995 Rose Bowl and 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

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Roster

1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Mike Archie Jr TE 81 Kyle Brady Sr WR 11 Chris Campbell So RB 32 Ki-Jana Carter Jr QB 12 Kerry Collins Sr WR 10 Bobby Engram Jr C 60 Bucky Greeley Sr G 50 Jeff Hartings Jr OT 68 Andre Johnson Jr WR 83 Joe Jurevicius Fr RB 22 Brian Milne Jr G 64 Phil Ostrowski Fr QB 14 Wally Richardson So G 54 Marco Rivera Jr WR 31 Freddie Scott So FB 38 Jon Witman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 69 Michael Plunkett Jr LB 57 Matt Carroll Fr DT 89 Eric Clair Jr S 46 Marlon Forbes Sr LB 16 Brian Gelzheiser Sr LB 51 Greg Haren Jr S 3 Kim Herring So LB 92 Terry Killens Jr LB 44 Jim Nelson Fr DT 93 Brandon Noble So DE 91 Chris Snyder Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 6 Brad Aumiller Sr K 20 Brett Conway So P 28 Darrell Kania So	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Earnest Wilson (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Players in the 1995 NFL Draft

See also: 1995 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ki-Jana Carter	RB	1	1	Cincinnati Bengals
Kerry Collins	QB	1	5	Carolina Panthers
Kyle Brady	TE	1	9	New York Jets
Phil Yeboah-Kodie	LB	5	146	Denver Broncos
Brian Gelzheiser	LB	6	187	Indianapolis Colts

References

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1990-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
3. Gainesville Sunday January 3, 1995