| Year Game Played: | 1994 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship |
| Subheader: | I-AA National Championship Game |
| Visitor Name Short: | Boise State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Broncos |
| Home Nickname: | Penguins |
| Visitor School: | Boise State University |
| Home Name Short: | Youngstown State |
| Football Season: | 1994 |
| Home School: | Youngstown State University |
| Visitor Record: | 13–1 |
| Home Record: | 13–0–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Sky |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Visitor Coach: | Pokey Allen |
| Home Coach: | Jim Tressel |
| Visitor Rank Tsn: | 3 |
| Visitor Seed: | 3 |
| Home Rank Tsn: | 1 |
| Home Seed: | 1 |
| Date Game Played: | December 17 |
| Stadium: | Marshall University Stadium |
| City: | Huntington, West Virginia |
| Odds: | Youngstown State by 7[1] |
| Referee: | Joe Arnone[2] |
| Attendance: | 27,674 |
| Us Network: | CBS Sports |
| Us Announcers: | Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Steve Davis (color), Dave Logan (sideline)[3] |
| Different Previous: | 1993 |
| Different Next: | 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.[4]
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]
See also: 1994 Youngstown State Penguins football team. 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.
See main article: 1994 Boise State Broncos football team. 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.