1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1994 record	12–0 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 93,967)
Seasons

1994 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Penn State †	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#14/9 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#12/12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Michigan State forfeited 5 wins, 4 conference wins Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. There is controversy over whether this team should have been crowned National Champions this season, after finishing unbeaten.

The team was selected national champion by DeVold, Eck Ratings System, Matthews Grid Ratings, and New York Times, while named co-champion by Rothman (FACT), National Championship Foundation, and Sagarin Ratings.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)		W 56–3	51,134
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 14 USC*	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 38–14	96,463
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 6	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 61–21	95,834
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers*	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 55–27	95,379
October 1	4:00 p.m.	at Temple*	No. 4	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 48–21	38,140
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 3	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (College GameDay)	ABC	W 31–24	106,382
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Ohio State	No. 1	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 63–14	97,079
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 35–29	47,754
November 12	3:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 35–31	72,364
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 45–17	96,383
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	W 59–31	96,493
January 2, 1995	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Oregon	No. 2	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 38–20	102,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Archie, MikeMike Archie 5.0 !Jr TE 81 Brady, KyleKyle Brady 7.0 !Sr RB 32 Carter, Ki-JanaKi-Jana Carter 5.0 !Jr QB 12 Collins, KerryKerry Collins 7.0 !Sr WR 10 Engram, BobbyBobby Engram 5.0 !Jr C 60 Greeley, BuckyBucky Greeley 5.0 !Jr G 50 Hartings, JeffJeff Hartings 5.0 !Jr T 68 Johnson, AndreAndre Johnson 5.0 !Jr WR 83 Jurevicius, JoeJoe Jurevicius 1.0 !Fr RB 22 Milne, BrianBrian Milne 5.0 !Jr G 64 Ostrowski, PhilPhil Ostrowski 1.0 !Fr QB 14 Richardson, WallyWally Richardson 3.0 !So G 54 Rivera, MarcoMarco Rivera 5.0 !Jr WR 31 Scott, FreddieFreddie Scott 3.0 !So FB 38 Witman, JonJon Witman 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 58 Atkins, ToddTodd Atkins 5.0 !Jr LB 57 Carroll, MattMatt Carroll 1.0 !Fr DT 89 Clair, EricEric Clair 5.0 !Jr S 46 Forbes, MarlonMarlon Forbes 7.0 !Sr LB 16 Gelzheiser, BrianBrian Gelzheiser 7.0 !Sr LB 51 Haren, GregGreg Haren 5.0 !Jr S 3 Herring, KimKim Herring 3.0 !So LB 92 Killens, TerryTerry Killens 5.0 !Jr LB 44 Nelson, JimJim Nelson 1.0 !Fr DT 93 Noble, BrandonBrandon Noble 3.0 !So DE 91 Snyder, ChrisChris Snyder 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 6 Aumiller, BradBrad Aumiller 7.0 !Sr K 20 Conway, BrettBrett Conway 3.0 !So P 28 Kania, DarrellDarrell Kania 3.0 !So	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Minnesota

See also: 1994 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1993	W 38–20

USC

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	1993	W 21–20

Iowa

Iowa at Penn State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 7 0 14 21 • Nittany Lions 35 10 0 16 61 Date: September 17 Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania Game attendance: 95,834

Scoring summary 1 PSU Mike Archie 20-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Conway kick) PSU 7–0 1 PSU Mike Archie 35-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14–0 1 PSU Yeboah-Kodie blocked punt recovery in end zone (Conway kick) PSU 21–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 41-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28–0 1 PSU Ki-Jana Carter 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 35–0 2 14:13 PSU Mike Archie 4-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 42–0 2 PSU Conway 39-yard field goal PSU 45–0 2 Iowa Harold Jasper 26-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (Romano kick) PSU 45–7 4 Iowa Scott Slutzker 1-yard pass from Ryan Driscoll (kick failed) PSU 45–13 4 PSU Conway 33-yard field goal PSU 48–13 4 PSU Slaod 5-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 55–13 4 Iowa Odems 26-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Sedrick Shaw run) PSU 55–21 4 PSU Gray 4-yard run (pass failed) PSU 61–21

See also: 1994 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	1993	W 31–0

Rutgers

See also: 1994 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–2	1993	W 31–7

Temple

See also: Temple Owls football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–3–1	1992	W 49–8

Michigan

See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team and College GameDay (football)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1993	L 13–21

Ohio State

See also: 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	1993	L 6–24

Indiana

See also: 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1993	W 38–31

Illinois

See also: 1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	1993	W 28–14

Northwestern

See also: 1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1993	W 43–21

Michigan State

See also: 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8–1	1993	W 38–37

Rose Bowl

Penn State vs. Oregon

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Nittany Lions 7 7 14 10 38 No. 12 Ducks 7 0 7 6 20 Date: January 2 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 102,247 Referee: Courtney Mauzy Scoring summary 1 10:50 PSU Carter 83-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 7-0 1 10:05 ORE Wilcox 1-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 7-7 2 1:36 PSU Milne 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 14-7 3 4:54 ORE McLemore 17-yard pass from O'Neil (Bolden kick) Tied 14-14 3 3:53 PSU Carter 17-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 21-14 3 2:01 PSU Carter 1-yard run (Conway kick) PSU 28-14 4 5:43 PSU Conway 43-yard field goal PSU 31-14 4 4:24 PSU Witman 9-yard run (Barninger kick) PSU 38-14 4 2:44 ORE Whittle 3-yard run (pass failed) PSU 38-20

See also: 1995 Rose Bowl and 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1964	L, 14–22

Notes

• Penn State sets a single season record for most points scored (564).

Players in the 1995 NFL Draft

See also: 1995 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Ki-Jana Carter	RB	1	1	Cincinnati Bengals
Kerry Collins	QB	1	5	Carolina Panthers
Kyle Brady	TE	1	9	New York Jets
Phil Yeboah-Kodie	LB	5	146	Denver Broncos
Brian Gelzheiser	LB	6	187	Indianapolis Colts

References

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