Year: | 1994 |
Team: | Plymouth State Panthers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Freedom Football Conference |
Short Conf: | FFC |
Record: | 10–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–0 |
Head Coach: | Don Brown |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Currier Field |
Champion: | FFC champion L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 7–22 vs. |
The 1994 Plymouth State Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Plymouth State University as a member of the Freedom Football Conference (FFC) during the 1994 NCAA Division III football season. In their second year under head coach Don Brown, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against FFC opponents), won the FFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 343 to 162,[1] and received a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The team beat 19–18 before falling to 7–22 in the quarterfinal.
The team was led by quarterback Joel Perry who finished the season with 1,758 passing yards, seventeen touchdowns, and only four interceptions. The team's leading receiver was R. J. Letendre who finished with 37 receptions for 792 yards and seven touchdowns. Against WPI, he amassed 291 receiving yards and 408 all-purpose yards.
The team played its home games at Currier Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.[2]
Following the season seven players earned post-season honors and head coach Don Brown was named the conference's Coach of the Year.[3] The all-conference honors were given to wide receiver R. J. Letendre, quarterback Joel Perry, offensive lineman Brandon Hourigan, guard John Podgorni, defensive end John Morley, linebacker Colby Compton, and placekicker Paul D'Ascoli. Joel Perry and Colby Compton were also named Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.