1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (11th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (18th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 012 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 09 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 18 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 08 4 0
Illinois 4 4 07 5 0
Purdue 3 3 25 4 2
Iowa 3 4 15 5 1
Indiana 3 5 06 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 04 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 03 8 0
Michigan State0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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