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.
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
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
Gainesville Sunday January 3, 1995
Roster
Players in the 1995 NFL draft
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
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