1994 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

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1994 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
I-AA National Championship Game
1234Total
Boise State700714
Youngstown State0147728
DateDecember 17, 1994
Season 1994
Stadium Marshall University Stadium
Location Huntington, West Virginia
Favorite Youngstown State by 7 [1]
Referee Joe Arnone [2]
Attendance27,674 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network CBS Sports
Announcers Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Steve Davis (color), Dave Logan (sideline) [4]
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
 < 1993 1995 > 

The 1994 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Youngstown State Penguins and the Boise State Broncos. The game was played on December 17, 1994, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The culminating game of the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Youngstown State, 28–14. [3]

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Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1994 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. [5] The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been determined in March 1994. [6]

Youngstown State Penguins

Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 10–0–1 record. [7] The only game they did not win was a season opening tie with Stephen F. Austin. One of their wins was a 17–14 victory over the defending NCAA Division II champion North Alabama Lions. [8] Seeded first in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated Alcorn State, Eastern Kentucky, and Montana to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance, both consecutively and overall, for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1991 and 1993, and having lost in 1992.

Boise State Broncos

Boise State finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (6–1 in conference). [9] Their only loss came in an away game at Idaho State. The Broncos, seeded third, defeated North Texas, Appalachian State, and second-seed Marshall to reach the final. This was the second appearance for Boise State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1980.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP BSUYSU
12:46BSURandy Matyshock 5-yard touchdown reception from Tony Hilde, Greg Erickson kick good70
29:43YSUMark Brungard 2-yard touchdown run, Paul Massaro kick good77
20:35YSUBrungard 38-yard touchdown run, Massaro kick good714
33:02YSUDon Zwisler 5-yard touchdown reception from Brungard, Massaro kick good721
47:15YSUShawn Patton 55-yard touchdown run, Massaro kick good728
44:19BSUMatyshock 6-yard touchdown reception from Hilde, Erickson kick good1428
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1428

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Game statistics

1234Total
No. 3 Broncos700714
No. 1 Penguins0147728
StatisticsBSUYSU
First downs1320
Plays–yards60–22570–422
Rushes–yards29–5951–263
Passing yards166159
Passing: comp–att–int17–31–29–19–2
Time of possession26:0233:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Boise StatePassingTony Hilde17–31, 166 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingK. C. Adams11 car, 30 yds
ReceivingRyan Ikebe5 rec, 63 yds
Youngstown StatePassingMark Brungard9–19, 159 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingShawn Patton27 car, 140 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDon Zwisler3 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD

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