The 1994 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Hal Mumme, the Blazers finished the season 11–2 and went 6–1 in GSC play to finish second in the conference. The Blazers received a bid to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in program history, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual champion North Alabama.^[1] The team played its home games at Cleveland Field in Valdosta, Georgia.

On offense, the Blazers were led by quarterback Chris Hatcher, who won the Harlon Hill Trophy, throwing for 4,076 yards and 55 touchdowns with only 10 interceptions. Hatcher would later go on to become the Blazers' head coach, winning the NCAA Division II championship in 2004.^[2][3][4]

The Blazers' 1994 regular season schedule consisted of seven home games and four away games. In non-conference play, Valdosta State hosted Division III independent Knoxville, Clark Atlanta from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and Division II independent New Haven, and traveled to Division I-AA independent UCF.

In GSC play, the Blazers hosted Fort Valley State, West Georgia, Delta State, and Henderson State, and traveled to Livingston, Mississippi College, and North Alabama.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Knoxville*	No. 18	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA	W 36–0	5,117
September 10	1:00 p.m.	at No. 6 (I-AA) UCF*	No. 17	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 31–14	22,518
September 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Fort Valley State	No. 10	Cleveland Field Valdosta, FA	W 58–6	6,097
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Clark Atlanta*	No. 7	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA	W 63–6	5,763
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at Livingston	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	W 63–0	3,500
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 New Haven*	No. 3	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA	W 38–7	9,368
October 15	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 West Georgia	No. 3	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA (rivalry)	W 49–33	10,214
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	No. 3	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	W 24–7	5,719
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Delta State	No. 3	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA	W 57–10	6,329
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 North Alabama	No. 2	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 21–38	9,113
November 12	7:00 p.m.	Henderson State	No. 6	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA	W 49–7	5,376
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Albany State*	No. 6	Cleveland Field Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 14–7	10,948
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 North Alabama*	No. 6	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 24–27 2OT	7,039
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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