1994 NCAA Division III football season

1994 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1994
Playoffs	November – December 1994
National championship	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA
Champion	Albion
Gagliardi Trophy	Carey Bender, Coe (RB)
NCAA Division III football seasons

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.

Conference standings

1994 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More + 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Bluffton + 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Defiance 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	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 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings 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 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 (IA) 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 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Beloit xy 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 St. Norbert 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ripon 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Lawrence 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Division Coe xy$ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Cornell (IA) 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Grinnell 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Knox 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Illinois College 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Championship: Coe 63, Beloit 48 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Final order determined by head-to-head results	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 England Small College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Williams 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Colby 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Trinity (CT) 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Amherst 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Hamilton 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Middlebury 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Bowdoin 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Tufts 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Bates 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 No conference champion recognized	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 $ – Conference champion	1994 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Grove City 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bethany (WV) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Thiel 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
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 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin–Whitewater $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin–La Crosse 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin–River Falls 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Platteville 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
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.

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

See also

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