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)

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

See also

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

References

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