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1994 Youngstown State Penguins football
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NCAA Division I-AA champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 28–14 vs. Boise State
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
Seasons← 19931995 →
1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^     11 0 1
No. 23 Hofstra     8 1 1
Towson     8 2 0
No. 10 Troy State ^     8 4 0
Robert Morris     7 1 1
Monmouth     7 2 0
Saint Mary's     7 3 0
UAB     7 4 0
No. 20 UCF     7 4 0
Wagner     6 5 0
Liberty     5 6 0
Western Kentucky     5 6 0
Central Connecticut State     4 6 0
Samford     4 6 1
Davidson     3 7 0
Buffalo     3 8 0
Saint Francis     2 7 1
Charleston Southern     0 11 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Youngstown State Penguins football team was an American football team represented Youngstown State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jim Tressel, the team compiled a 14–0–1 record and defeated Boise State in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.

After playing Stephen F. Austin to a tie in the opening game, the team won 14 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in school history. It was Youngstown State's third national championship in four years.

Tailback Shawn Patton received the team's most valuable player award, and wide receiver Trent Boykin was named the team's outstanding offensive player. The team's statistical leaders included Shawn Patton with 1,626 rushing yards and quarterback Mark Brungard with 2,453 passing yards and 21 passing touchdowns.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 No. 15 Stephen F. AustinNo. 2T 10–10
September 10at Delaware StateNo. 5W 26–3
September 17 No. 14 Eastern KentuckyNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–6
September 24Slippery RockNo. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 52–17
October 1 No. 2 McNesse StateNo. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–816,906
October 8 No. 1 (D-II) North AlabamaNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–14
October 15Kent StateNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–15
October 29AkronNo. 2W 41–7
November 5at BuffaloNo. 2W 27–3
November 12at UMassNo. 1W 28–96,150
November 19at Indiana StateNo. 1W 14–3
November 25 No. 15 Alcorn StateNo. 1W 63–2016,455
December 3 No. 4 Eastern KentuckyNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 18–15
December 10 No. 8 MontanaNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 28–915,333
December 17vs. No. 3 Boise StateNo. 1W 28–1427,674

References

  1. "2018 YSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Youngstown State University. p. 43. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. 2018 Media Guide, p. 25.
  3. ^ Matt Harvey (December 18, 1994). "Youngstown St. wins 3rd title". Daily Dayton News. Associated Press. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2018 Media Guide, p. 45.
  5. 2018 Media Guide, p. 18.
  6. "Youngstown's defense handles McNeese State". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn St. eliminated after loss". Enterprise-Journal. November 27, 1994. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Youngstown State rallies for quarterfinal win". News-Journal. Associated Press. December 4, 1994. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Roland Queen (December 11, 1994). "Penguins head back to familiar territory". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
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