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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.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record14–0–1
Headcoach
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1994 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record14–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
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1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^ – 11–0–1
No. 23 Hofstra – 8–1–1
Towson State – 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 (PA) – 2–7–1
Charleston Southern – 0–11–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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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.[2] It was Youngstown State's third national championship in four years.[3]

Tailback Shawn Patton received the team's most valuable player award, and wide receiver Trent Boykin was named the team's outstanding offensive player.[4] 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.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 No. 15 Stephen F. AustinNo. 2T 10–1017,200[6]
September 10at Delaware StateNo. 5W 26–3[7]
September 17 No. 14 Eastern KentuckyNo. 4
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–6[8]
September 24Slippery RockNo. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 52–1713,984[9]
October 1 No. 2 McNeese StateNo. 5
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–816,906[10]
October 8 No. 1 (D-II) North AlabamadaggerNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 17–1417,411[11]
October 15Kent StateNo. 3
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 28–1514,672[12]
October 29AkronNo. 2
W 41–717,760[13]
November 5at BuffaloNo. 2W 27–33,374[14]
November 12at UMassNo. 1W 28–96,150[15]
November 19at Indiana StateNo. 1W 14–33,513[16]
November 25 No. 15 Alcorn StateNo. 1
W 63–2016,455[17]
December 3 No. 4 Eastern KentuckyNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 18–15[18]
December 10 No. 8 MontanaNo. 1
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 28–915,333[19]
December 17vs. No. 3 Boise StateNo. 1W 28–1427,674[3]
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