American college football season
1994 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1994 Playoffs November – December 1994 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Albion Gagliardi Trophy Carey Bender , Coe (RB)
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NCAA Division III football seasons
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The 1994 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1994, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1994 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Albion Britons won their first Division III championship by defeating the Washington & Jefferson Presidents , 38−15. The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Carey Bender , running back from Coe .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1994 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dickinson $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Gettysburg
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Western Maryland
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Johns Hopkins
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Swarthmore
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ursinus
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Muhlenberg
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Illinois Wesleyan +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Augustana (IL) +^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Millikin
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Elmhurst
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
North Central (IL)
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
North Park
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Carthage
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Plymouth State +^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Merchant Marine +^
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Stony Brook
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
WPI
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Coast Guard
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Norwich
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western Connecticut
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
UMass Lowell
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hanover +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Wabash +
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Rose–Hulman
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Anderson (IN)
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
DePauw
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Manchester
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1994 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Wartburg ^
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Upper Iowa
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Simpson
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Loras
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Buena Vista
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Luther
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Dubuque
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
William Penn
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $^
5
–
0
–
0
13
–
0
–
0
Alma
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Hope
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Kalamazoo
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Adrian
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Olivet
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Commonwealth
Widener x^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Moravian
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Susquehanna
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Lebanon Valley
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Albright
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Juniata
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Freedom
Wilkes x
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Lycoming
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
King's (PA)
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Delaware Valley
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
Hamline
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Bethel (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Augsburg
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Carleton
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
St. Olaf
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
UMass Dartmouth +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Maine Maritime +
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Worcester State
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Bridgewater State
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Westfield State
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Fitchburg State
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Framingham State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
UMass–Boston
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1994 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Kean +
3
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Trenton State +
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Rowan
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
William Paterson
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Montclair State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Jersey City State
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1994 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Allegheny $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Wittenberg
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Earlham
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Kenyon
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Denison
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Case Western Reserve
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Wooster
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Oberlin
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baldwin–Wallace +
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
John Carroll +
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Mount Union +^
8
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Heidelberg
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Marietta
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ohio Northern
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Hiram
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Capital
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Muskingum
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Otterbein
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Emory & Henry $
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Guilford
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Randolph–Macon
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Washington and Lee
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Bridgewater
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
1994 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
La Verne $^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Redlands
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Occidental
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Cal Lutheran
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Whittier
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Trinity (TX) $^
4
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Centre
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Millsaps
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Sewanee
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Rhodes
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1994 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Catholic University
–
8
–
2
–
0
Union (NY)
–
8
–
2
–
0
Wesley
–
8
–
2
–
0
Frostburg State
–
8
–
2
–
1
Ithaca ^
–
10
–
3
–
0
Chapman
–
6
–
2
–
1
Hartwick
–
7
–
3
–
0
Alfred
–
6
–
3
–
1
Brockport
–
6
–
3
–
1
Cortland
–
7
–
4
–
0
Buffalo State ^
–
6
–
4
–
0
Colorado College
–
4
–
4
–
1
Maryville (TN)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Methodist
–
5
–
5
–
0
Ferrum
–
4
–
5
–
0
Albany
–
4
–
6
–
0
Aurora
–
2
–
5
–
2
Menlo
–
2
–
7
–
0
Salisbury State
–
2
–
7
–
0
St. Lawrence
–
0
–
9
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Association of Mideast Colleges – Bluffton and Thomas More
Centennial Conference – Dickinson
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Illinois Wesleyan
Freedom Football Conference – Merchant Marine and Plymouth State
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover and Wabash
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Conference – Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime and Massachusetts–Dartmouth
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Kean and Trenton State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny
Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace , John Carroll , and Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association– Hardin–Simmons , Howard Payne , and Midwestern State
University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon and Washington–Saint Louis
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 1994 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous nine tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
28
Allegheny
19
Mount Union
33
Albion
34
Albion
28
Augustana (IL)
21
Albion
19
Saint John's (MN)
16
Wartburg
22
Central (IA)
21
Wartburg
14
Saint John's (MN)
24
Saint John's (MN)
51
La Verne
12
Albion
38
Washington & Jefferson
15
Widener
14
Dickinson
0
Washington & Jefferson
37
Widener
21
Washington & Jefferson
28
Trinity (TX)
0
Washington & Jefferson
23
Ithaca
19
Plymouth State
19
Merchant Marine
18
Plymouth State
7
Ithaca
22
Ithaca
10**
Buffalo State
7
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