1994 Youngstown State Penguins football team

1994 Youngstown State Penguins football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record14–0–1
Head coach
Home stadiumStambaugh Stadium
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    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.