1994 NAIA Division I football season

The 1994 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.

1994 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1994
Postseason	November 19–December 10, 1994
National Championship	Pine Bluff, AR
Champions	Northeastern State (2)

The season was played from August to November 1994 and culminated in the 1994 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1994 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 10, 1994 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff.[1]

Northeastern State defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the Champion Bowl, 13–12, to win their second NAIA national title and first since 1958.[2]

Conference standings

1994 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western Montana $^ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Montana Tech 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Carroll (MT) 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

1994 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northeastern State +^ 4 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Langston +^ 4 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0 SE Oklahoma State + 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 1 East Central 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
Frontier	Montana Western	6–0
Oklahoma	Northeastern State Langston	4–1

Postseason

	Quarterfinals November 19, 1994 Campus sites					Semifinals December 3, 1994 Campus sites					1994 Champion Bowl December 10, 1994 Pine Bluff, AR
		Langston	56
		Arkansas Tech*	42
							Langston	0
							Northeastern State*	3
		Moorhead State	7
		Northeastern State*	14
												Northeastern State	13
												Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	12
		Glenville State	38
		Montana Western*	48
							Montana Western	53
							Arkansas–Pine Bluff* (OT)	60
		Central State (OH)	14
		Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	21

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 November 26, 2015.
2. "1994 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.