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The 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 12–0 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Big Ten title. Penn State earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Oregon. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The 1994 Penn State team is widely regarded as one of the greatest college football teams.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (8–0 Big Ten)
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1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football
National champion (DeVold, Eck, Matthews, NYT)
Co-national champion (FACT, NCF, Sagarin)
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Rose Bowl, W 38–20 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (11th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State $8–0–012–0–0
No. 14 Ohio State6–2–09–4–0
Wisconsin5–2–18–3–1
No. 12 Michigan5–3–08–4–0
Illinois4–4–07–5–0
Purdue3–3–25–4–2
Iowa3–4–15–5–1
Indiana3–5–06–5–0
Northwestern3–5–04–6–1
Minnesota1–7–03–8–0
Michigan State †0–8–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Nebraska finished the season ranked atop both major polls, and was, thus, the consensus national champion. Penn State was selected as national champion by DeVold, Eck Ratings System, Matthews Grid Ratings, and The New York Times, and named co-champion by Rothman (FACT), National Championship Foundation (NCF), and the Sagarin Ratings.[1]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 9
W 56–351,134
September 103:30 p.m.No. 14 USC*No. 8
ABCW 38–1496,463
September 1712:00 p.m.IowaNo. 6
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN2W 61–2195,834
September 2412:00 p.m.Rutgers*No. 5
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN2W 55–2795,379
October 14:00 p.m.at Temple*No. 4
W 48–2138,140
October 153:30 p.m.at No. 5 MichiganNo. 3
ABCW 31–24106,382
October 293:30 p.m.No. 21 Ohio StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 63–1497,079
November 512:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 2
ESPNW 35–2947,754
November 123:30 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 2
ABCW 35–3172,364
November 191:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 45–1796,383
November 264:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 2
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 59–3196,493
January 2, 19954:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Oregon*No. 2
ABCW 38–20102,247
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP998 (1)6 (2)5 (3)4 (3)4 (2)3 (2)1 (19)1 (19)2 (28)2 (22)2 (23)2 (22)2 (23)2 (24)2 (10 1⁄2)
Coaches9 (1)85 (2)5 (3)4 (3)4 (3)3 (5)1 (22)1 (28)1 (32)2 (20)2 (21)2 (22)2 (18)2 (18)2 (8)
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Game summaries

Minnesota

See also: 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Governor's Victory Bell

Penn State scored the first 56 points of the 1994 Division I-A football season.

USC

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team

Iowa

Iowa at Penn State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 7014 21
• No. 6 Nittany Lions 35 10016 61
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Scoring summary
1PSUMike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 7–0
1PSUMike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 14–0
1PSUYeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick)PSU 21–0
1PSUKi-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 28–0
1PSUKi-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 35–0
214:13PSUMike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 42–0
2PSUConway 39-yard field goalPSU 45–0
2IowaHarold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick)PSU 45–7
4IowaScott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed)PSU 45–13
4PSUConway 33-yard field goalPSU 48–13
4PSUSlaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick)PSU 55–13
4IowaOdems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Sedrick Shaw run)PSU 55–21
4PSUGray 4-yard run (pass failed)PSU 61–21
See also: 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Rutgers

See also: 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

Michigan

Penn State at Michigan
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• #3 Nittany Lions 10 687 31
#5 Wolverines 0 3147 24
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Scoring summary
110:00PSUBrett Conway 24-yard field goalPSU 3–0
10:46PSUKeith Olsommer 3-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 10–0
210:00PSUBrett Conway 28-yard field goalPSU 13–0
25:49PSUBrett Conway 29-yard field goalPSU 16–0
20:00MichRemy Hamilton 33-yard field goalPSU 16-3
314:00MichTyrone Wheatley 67-yard run (Hamilton kick)PSU 16-10
310:41MichTyrone Wheatley 21-yard run (Hamilton kick)Mich 17-16
36:27PSUJon Witman 9-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Freddie Scott 2-point conversion pass from Collins)PSU 24-17
411:37MichTim Biakabutuka 1-yard run (Hamilton kick)Tied 24-24
42:53PSUBobby Engram 16-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 31–24
See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team and College GameDay (football)

Ohio State

Ohio State at Penn State
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
No. 21 Buckeyes 0 068 14
• No. 1 Nittany Lions 7 281414 63
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Scoring summary
110:49PSUKi-Jana Carter 20-yard run (Brett Conway kick)PSU 7–0
210:40PSUKi-Jana Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 14–0
26:59PSUBobby Engram, 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 21–0
23:26PSUKi-Jana Carter 36-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 28–0
20:56PSUMike Archie 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick)PSU 35–0
312:31OSUChris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick failed)PSU 35-6
310:57PSUMike Archie 17-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 42-6
36:03PSUKi-Jana Carter 12-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 49-6
414:38PSUChris Mazyck 10-yard interception returned for touchdown (Conway kick)PSU 56-6
46:31PSUAmbrose Fletcher 4-yard run (Barninger kick)PSU 63-6
43:07OSUStanley Jackson 6-yard run (Rickey Dudley 2-point conversion pass from Jackson)PSU 63–14
See also: 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

Indiana

See also: 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Illinois

See also: 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Northwestern

See also: 1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Michigan State

See also: 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

Rose Bowl

Penn State vs. Oregon
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 71410 38
No. 12 Ducks 7 076 20
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Scoring summary
110:50PSUCarter 83-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 7-0
110:05OREWilcox 1-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick)Tied 7-7
21:36PSUMilne 1-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 14-7
34:54OREMcLemore 17-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick)Tied 14-14
33:53PSUCarter 17-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 21-14
32:01PSUCarter 1-yard run (Conway kick)PSU 28-14
45:43PSUConway 43-yard field goalPSU 31-14
44:24PSUWitman 9-yard run (Barninger kick)PSU 38-14
42:44OREWhittle 3-yard run (pass failed)PSU 38-20
See also: 1995 Rose Bowl and 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

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Roster

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1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 Mike Archie Jr
TE 81 Kyle Brady Sr
WR 11 Chris Campbell So
RB 32 Ki-Jana Carter Jr
QB 12 Kerry Collins Sr
WR 10 Bobby Engram Jr
C 60 Bucky Greeley Sr
G 50 Jeff Hartings Jr
OT 68 Andre Johnson Jr
WR 83 Joe Jurevicius Fr
RB 22 Brian Milne Jr
G 64 Phil Ostrowski Fr
QB 14 Wally Richardson So
G 54 Marco Rivera Jr
WR 31 Freddie Scott So
FB 38 Jon Witman Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 69 Michael Plunkett Jr
CB Darron Brooks
LB 57 Matt Carroll Fr
DT 89 Eric Clair Jr
S 46 Marlon Forbes Sr
LB 16 Brian Gelzheiser Sr
LB 51 Greg Haren Jr
S 3 Kim Herring So
LB 92 Terry Killens Jr
LB 44 Jim Nelson Fr
DT 93 Brandon Noble So
DL Brad Scioli
DE 91 Chris Snyder Fr
LB Phil Yeboah-Kodie Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 6 Brad Aumiller Sr
K 20 Brett Conway So
P 28 Darrell Kania So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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Players in the 1995 NFL draft

See also: 1995 NFL draft
More information Player, Position ...
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ki-Jana CarterRB11Cincinnati Bengals
Kerry CollinsQB15Carolina Panthers
Kyle BradyTE19New York Jets
Phil Yeboah-KodieLB5146Denver Broncos
Brian GelzheiserLB6187Indianapolis Colts
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