1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season
League	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Number of teams	6
Champion	Albion
Football seasons
←  1993 1995  →

1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Albion $^	5	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
Alma	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Hope	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Kalamazoo	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Adrian	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Olivet	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1994 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as part of the 1994 NCAA Division III football season.

The Albion Britons, in their 12th season under head coach Pete Schmidt, won the MIAA championship with a perfect 13–0 record, including a 5–0 mark against MIAA opponents, and won the NCAA Division III football championship.

Conference overview

Conf. rank	Team	Head coach	Conf. record	Overall record	Points scored	Points against
1	Albion	Pete Schmidt	5–0	13–0	459	171
2	Alma	Jim Cole	4–1	8–1	189	107
3 (tie)	Hope	Ray Smith	2–3	4–4–1	159	123
3 (tie)	Kalamazoo	Dave Warmack	2–3	4–5	159	205
3 (tie)	Adrian	Jim Lyall	2–3	3–6	135	223
6	Olivet	Dallas Hilliar	0–5	1–8	144	253

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Teams

Albion

1994 Albion Britons football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Washington & Jefferson
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	13–0 (5–0 MIAA)
Head coach	Pete Schmidt (12th season)
Home stadium	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Albion Britons football team was an American football team that represented Albion College as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1994 NCAA Division III football season. In their 12th season under head coach Pete Schmidt, the Britons compiled a perfect 13–0 record and won the MIAA championship. It was Albion's sixth consecutive MIAA championship.

The team participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs where they defeated Augustana (Illinois) in the first round, Mount Union in the North Region final, Saint John's (Minnesota) in the semifinal, and Washington & Jefferson in the national championship game. ^[2]

The team was led on offense by tailback Jeff Robinson who gained 1,708 yards during the 1994 season, including 1,273 in the regular season. ^[3]

The team played its home games at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium in Albion, Michigan.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Wilmington (OH) *	Wilmington, OH	W 44–20		[4]
September 10	Aurora *	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI	W 27–0
September 17	at Wabash *	Crawfordsville, IN	W 14–7		[5]
September 24	DePauw *	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI	W 35–14		[6] [7]
October 8	Adrian	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI	W 60–18		[8]
October 15	at Olivet	Griswold Field Olivet, MI	W 65–8		[9]
October 22	Hope	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI	W 35–12		[10]
October 29	at Alma	Alma, MI	W 26–0		[11]
November 5	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 34–7		[12]
November 19	Augustana (IL) *	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI (North Region first round)	W 28–21	3,500	[13]
November 26	Mount Union *	Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium Albion, MI (North Region final)	W 34–33	3,700	[14]
December 3	at Saint John's (MN) *	Collegeville, MN (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 19–16	5,053	[15]
December 10	vs. Washington & Jefferson *	Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 38–15	7,168	[16]
*Non-conference game

Alma

1994 Alma Scots football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (4–1 MIAA)
Head coach	Jim Cole (4th season)
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Alma Scots football team represented Alma College of Alma, Michigan. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Cole, the Scots compiled an 8–1 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents), finished in second place in the MIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 107. ^[17]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Olivet Nazarene *	Bourbonnais, IL	W 42–14		[18]
September 17	Elmhurst *	Alma, MI	W 28–7		[19]
September 24	Franklin*	Alma, MI	W 30–6		[20]
October 1	at Benedictine (IL)*	Lisle, IL	W 24–10
October 8	Olivet	Alma, MI	W 7–6		[21]
October 15	at Hope	Holland, MI	W 10–6		[22]
October 22	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 28–14		[23]
October 29	Albion	Alma, MI	L 0–26		[11]
November 5	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	W 20–18		[24]
*Non-conference game

Hope

1994 Hope Flying Dutchmen football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4–1 (2–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Ray Smith (25th season)
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hope College of Hope, Michigan. In their 25th and final year under head coach Ray Smith, the Dutchmen compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–3 against MIAA opponents), tied for third place in the MIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 123. ^[25]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Wheaton*	Wheaton, IL	L 21–24
September 17	at DePauw*	Greencastle, IN	W 19–0		[26]
September 24	Wabash*	Holland, MI	W 24–7		[27]
October 1	at Aurora*	Aurora, IL	T 3–3
October 8	at Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–14		[21]
October 15	Alma	Holland, MI	L 6–10		[22]
October 22	at Albion	Albion, MI	L 12–35		[10]
October 29	Adrian	Holland, MI	L 13–14
November 5	Olivet	Holland, MI	W 41–16		[24]
*Non-conference game

Kalamazoo

1994 Kalamazoo Hornets football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (2–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Dave Warmack (5th season)
Home stadium	Angell Field
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Kalamazoo Hornets football team represented Kalamazoo College of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In their fifth year under head coach Dave Warmack, the Hornets compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against MIAA opponents), tied for third place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 205 to 159. ^[28]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Wooster*	Wooster, OH	W 34–0
September 17	at Franklin*	Franklin, IN	L 14–32		[29]
September 24	at Valparaiso*	Valparaiso, IN	L 10–45		[30]
October 1	Chicago*	Kalamazoo, MI	W 16–14
October 8	Hope	Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–20		[21]
October 15	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	W 21–8		[22]
October 22	Alma	Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–28		[23]
October 29	at Olivet	Olivet, MI	W 29–24
November 5	Albion	Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–34		[12]
*Non-conference game

Adrian

1994 Adrian Bulldogs football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (2–3 MIAA)
Head coach	Ron Labadie (10th season)
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Adrian Bulldogs football team represented Adrian College of Adrian, Michigan. In their tenth year under head coach Ron Labadie, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against MIAA opponents), tied for third place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 223 to 135. ^[31]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Heidelberg*	Tiffin, OH	L 8–31
September 17	Defiance*	Adrian, MI	L 14–34		[32]
September 24	at Augustana (IL)*	Rock Island, IL	L 7–19		[33]
October 1	Wilmington (OH)*	Adrian, MI	W 35–25
October 8	at Albion	Albion, MI	L 18–60		[8] [21]
October 15	Kalamazoo	Adrian, MI	L 8–21		[22]
October 22	Olivet	Adrian, MI	W 13–0		[23]
October 29	at Hope	Holland, MI	W 14–13
November 5	Alma	Adrian, MI	L 18–20		[24]
*Non-conference game

Olivet

1994 Olivet Comets football
Conference	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–8 (0–5 MIAA)
Head coach	Dallas Hilliar (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Olivet Comets football team represented Olivet College of Olivet, Michigan. In their second year under head coach Dallas Hilliar, the Comets compiled a 1–8 record (0–5 against MIAA opponents), finished in last place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 253 to 144. ^[34]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Manchester (IN)*	North Manchester, IN	W 19–0
September 17	Anderson (IN)*	Olivet, MI	L 21–34		[35]
September 24	at Ohio Wesleyan*	Delaware, OH	L 13–25		[36]
October 1	Defiance*	Olivet, MI	L 37–38
October 8	at Alma	Alma, MI	L 6–7		[21]
October 15	Albion	Griswold Field Olivet, MI	L 8–65		[9] [22]
October 22	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	L 0–13		[23]
October 29	Kalamazoo	Olivet, MI	L 24–29
November 5	at Hope	Holland, MI	L 16–41		[24]
*Non-conference game

References

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