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1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1994
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
image	Penn State text logo.svg
image_size	250
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	2
APRank	2
record	12–0
conf_record	8–0
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	29th
off_coach	Fran Ganter
oc_year	11th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	18th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Kerry Collins
captain2	Brian Gelzheiser
captain3	Bucky Greeley
captain4	Willie Smith
captain5	Vin Stewart
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	National champion (DeVold, Eck, Matthews, NYT)
Co-national champion (FACT, NCF, Sagarin)
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1995-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	W 38–20 vs. [Oregon](1994-oregon-ducks-football-team)

Co-national champion (FACT, NCF, Sagarin) Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy 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.

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.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Minnesota

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

USC

Iowa

Rutgers

Temple

Michigan

Ohio State

Indiana

Illinois

Northwestern

Michigan State

Rose Bowl

Roster

Earnest Wilson (GA)

Players in the 1995 NFL draft

Brian Gelzheiser	LB	6	187	[Indianapolis Colts](1995-indianapolis-colts-season)

References

(August 2018). "2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Gainesville Sunday January 3, 1995

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