1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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1993 NCAA Division I-AA season
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Regular season
Number of teams118
DurationAugust–November
Payton Award Doug Nussmeier (QB, Idaho)
Playoff
DurationNovember 27–December 18
Championship date December 18, 1993
Championship site Marshall University Stadium
Huntington, West Virginia
Champion Youngstown State
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The 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1993, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1993, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Youngstown State Penguins won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 17−5. [1] It was the third consecutive year that Marshall and Youngstown State faced off in the I-AA title game.

Contents

Conference changes and new programs

School1992 Conference1993 Conference
Buffalo D-III Independent I-AA Independent
Butler MIFC (D-II) Pioneer (I-AA)
California–Davis Northern California (D-II) American West+
Cal Poly Western (D-II) American West (I-AA)
Cal State Northridge Western (D-II) American West (I-AA)
Canisius D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA)
Central Connecticut State D-II Independent I-AA Independent
Charleston Southern D-III Independent I-AA Independent
Davidson D-III Independent I-AA Independent
Dayton D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA)
Drake D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA)
Duquesne D-III Independent I-AA Independent
Evansville D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA)
Georgetown D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA)
Georgia Southern I-AA Independent Southern
Iona Liberty (D-III) MAAC (I-AA)
James Madison I-AA Independent Yankee
Marist) Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent
Monmouth New Program I-AA Independent
Northeastern I-AA Independent Yankee
Sacramento State Western (D-II) American West (I-AA)
St. Francis (PA) D-III Independent I-AA Independent
St. John's (NY) Liberty (D-III) MAAC (I-AA)
St. Mary's (CA) D-II Independent I-AA Independent
St. Peter's D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA)
San Diego D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA)
Siena D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA)
Southern Utah Western (D-II) American West (I-AA)
Troy State D-II Independent I-AA Independent
UAB D-III Independent I-AA Independent
Valparaiso MIFC (D-II) Pioneer (I-AA)
Wagner Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent
William & Mary I-AA Independent Yankee

+ The UC Davis Aggies, although a member of the new American West Conference, were listed in Division II polls, [3] and participated in the Division II postseason. [4]

Conference standings

1993 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 UC Davis +^ 3 –1 –010 –2 –0
Southern Utah + 3 –1 –03 –7 –1
Sacramento State 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Cal Poly 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Although UC Davis was a conference member, they participated in NCAA Division II polls and postseason.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1993 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Montana $^ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Idaho ^ 5 –2 –011 –3 –0
No. 20 Eastern Washington 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Montana State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Boise State 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Idaho State 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Southwest Missouri State 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Illinois 4 –2 –04 –7 –0
Illinois State 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Eastern Illinois 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Penn $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Dartmouth 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Brown 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Cornell 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Yale 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Harvard 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Iona $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Canisius 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
St. John's 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Georgetown 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Saint Peter's 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Siena 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1993 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Howard $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
South Carolina State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 21 North Carolina A&T 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Florida A&M 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Bethune–Cookman 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Morgan State 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 22 Tennessee Tech 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
Tennessee–Martin 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Murray State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Morehead State 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Southeast Missouri State 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Austin Peay 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Lafayette 3 –1 –15 –4 –2
Bucknell 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Holy Cross 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Colgate 1 –3 –13 –7 –1
Fordham 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1993 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Dayton $  5 –0   9 –1  
Drake  3 –2   8 –2  
Butler  3 –2   4 –6  
Evansville  2 –3   6 –4  
San Diego  1 –4   6 –4  
Valparaiso  1 –4   5 –5  
  • $ – Conference champion
1993 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 –2 –011 –4 –0
Western Carolina 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Furman 4 –4 –05 –5 –1
The Citadel 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Appalachian State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
East Tennessee State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Chattanooga 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 McNeese State $^ 7 –0 –010 –3 –0
No. 4 NE Louisiana ^ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Northwestern State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
North Texas 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Nicholls State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
SW Texas State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Southern $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 23 Alcorn State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Grambling State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Jackson State 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Alabama State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Mississippi Valley State 2 –3 –24 –4 –2
Texas Southern 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 25 UMass 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Connecticut 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Hampshire 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Maine 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
James Madison 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Villanova 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Troy State ^  – 11 –0 –1
Youngstown State ^  – 10 –2 –0
UAB  – 9 –2 –0
Wagner  – 9 –2 –0
No. 12 UCF ^  – 9 –3 –0
No. 24 Towson  – 8 –2 –0
No. 19 Western Kentucky  – 8 –3 –0
Hofstra  – 6 –3 –1
Saint Mary's  – 6 –3 –1
Davidson  – 6 –4 –0
Central Connecticut  – 5 –5 –0
Liberty  – 5 –5 –0
Marist  – 5 –5 –0
Samford  – 5 –6 –0
Duquesne  – 4 –6 –0
Saint Francis  – 3 –7 –0
Charleston Southern  – 3 –8 –0
Monmouth  – 2 –5 –0
Buffalo  – 1 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

Conference champions

American West Conference – Southern Utah and UC Davis
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa
Ivy League – Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Iona
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard
Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Dayton
Southern Conference – Georgia Southern
Southland Conference – McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern
Yankee Conference – Boston University

Postseason

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

Only the top four teams in the field were seeded, with the NCAA placing others teams in the bracket to avoid early round matchups between teams from the same conference. [5] This was the first season that the NCAA did not use an in-house poll process for I-AA ranking purposes; independent polling by The Sports Network wire service was used. [6] The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been predetermined months earlier. [7]

First Round
November 27
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
December 4
Campus sites		Semifinals
December 11
Campus sites		 National Championship Game
December 18
Marshall University Stadium
Huntington, WV
        
Eastern Kentucky 12
(1) Georgia Southern * 14
(1) Georgia Southern 14
Youngstown State* 34
UCF 30
Youngstown State * 56
Youngstown State* 35
Idaho 16
Northern Iowa 21
(4) Boston University * 27**
(4) Boston University 14
Idaho* 21
Idaho 34'
Northeast Louisiana* 31
Youngstown State17
Marshall 5
Delaware 49
(2) Montana* 48
Delaware 31
Marshall* 34
Howard 14
Marshall * 28*
Marshall* 24
Troy State 21
William & Mary 28
(3) McNeese State * 34
(3) McNeese State* 28
Troy State35
Stephen F. Austin 20
Troy State * 42

*Next to team name denotes host institution
*Next to score denotes overtime period
Source: [8]

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