1994 NAIA Division II football season

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's lower division for football.

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

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, Westminster (PA) defeated defending national champion Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 27–7, to win their sixth NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1994 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Missouri Valley $^ 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Evangel ^ 6 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Baker 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 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	1994 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Friends + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 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	1994 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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
1994 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northwestern (IA) $^ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Midland ^ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 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	1994 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Minot State +^ 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Dickinson State + 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Jamestown 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 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	1994 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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
1994 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hardin–Simmons +^ 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 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

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.