American college football season
1995 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Payton Award Dave Dickenson (QB, Montana)Buchanan Award Dexter Coakley (LB, Appalachian State)Duration November 25–December 16 Championship date December 16, 1995 Championship site Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia Champion Montana
The 1995 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 1995, and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 16, 1995, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia . The Montana Grizzlies won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 22−20.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
One team upgraded to Division I-A and two new programs upgraded from Division II.
School
1994 Conference
1995 Conference
Hampton
CIAA (II)
MEAC (I-AA)[2]
North Texas
Southland (I-AA)
I-A Independent
Wofford
D-II Independent
I-AA Independent
Conference standings [ ]
1995 American West Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Sacramento State $
3
–
0
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Cal Poly
2
–
1
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Cal State Northridge
1
–
2
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Southern Utah
0
–
3
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
1995 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Montana $^
6
–
1
–
0
13
–
2
–
0
No. 17 Idaho ^
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
No. 21 Boise State
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 22 Northern Arizona
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Weber State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Idaho State
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Montana State
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Eastern Washington
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
5
–
0
No. 24 Indiana State
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Illinois State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Southern Illinois
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Western Illinois
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Southwest Missouri State
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Princeton $
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Penn
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Cornell
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Dartmouth
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Columbia
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Brown
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Yale
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Harvard
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Duquesne $
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Georgetown
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Marist
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Canisius
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
St. John's
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Iona
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Saint Peter's
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Siena
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 16 Florida A&M $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Delaware State
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
South Carolina State
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Howard
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
North Carolina A&T
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Bethune–Cookman
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Morgan State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Murray State $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 10 Eastern Kentucky ^
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 25 Middle Tennessee
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Southeast Missouri State
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Tennessee–Martin
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Austin Peay
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Tennessee Tech
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Morehead State
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Tennessee State
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Patriot League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lehigh $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Bucknell
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Lafayette
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Fordham
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Holy Cross
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Colgate
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
1995 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Drake $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Dayton
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
San Diego
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Evansville
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Valparaiso
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Butler
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1995 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Appalachian State $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 6 Marshall ^
7
–
1
12
–
3
No. 15 Georgia Southern ^
5
–
3
9
–
4
Furman
5
–
3
6
–
5
East Tennessee State
4
–
4
4
–
7
VMI
3
–
5
4
–
7
Chattanooga
2
–
6
4
–
7
Western Carolina
2
–
6
3
–
7
The Citadel
0
–
8
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1995 Southland Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 McNeese State $^
5
–
0
–
0
13
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^
4
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
Northwestern State
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Sam Houston State
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Southwest Texas State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Nicholls State
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Jackson State $^
7
–
0
9
–
3
No. 11 Southern
6
–
1
11
–
1
Alabama State
5
–
2
8
–
3
Grambling State
4
–
3
5
–
6
Alcorn State
3
–
4
4
–
7
Mississippi Valley State
2
–
5
2
–
9
Texas Southern
1
–
6
2
–
8
Prairie View A&M
0
–
7
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
New England
Rhode Island x
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 23 Connecticut
5
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
New Hampshire
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
UMass
3
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Boston University
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Maine
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Mid-Atlantic
No. 7 Delaware x$^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 13 James Madison ^
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
No. 19 William & Mary
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 20 Richmond
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
1
Northeastern
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Villanova
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Troy State ^
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 9 Hofstra ^
–
10
–
1
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
8
–
2
–
0
Wagner
–
8
–
2
–
0
Hampton
–
8
–
3
–
0
Liberty
–
8
–
3
–
0
Monmouth
–
7
–
3
–
0
Jacksonville State
–
7
–
4
–
0
Samford
–
7
–
4
–
0
Robert Morris
–
6
–
4
–
0
Towson
–
6
–
4
–
0
UCF
–
6
–
5
–
0
UAB
–
5
–
6
–
0
Wofford
–
4
–
7
–
0
Buffalo
–
3
–
8
–
0
Youngstown State
–
3
–
8
–
0
Central Connecticut
–
2
–
8
–
0
Western Kentucky
–
2
–
8
–
0
Davidson
–
1
–
8
–
1
Charleston Southern
–
1
–
10
–
0
Saint Francis
–
0
–
10
–
0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Conference champions [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
American West Conference – Sacramento State
Big Sky Conference – Montana
Gateway Football Conference – Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa
Ivy League – Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M
Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State
Patriot League – Lehigh
Pioneer Football League – Drake
Southern Conference – Appalachian State
Southland Conference – McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Delaware
Postseason [ ]
The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium , had been determined in March 1994.[3]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round November 25 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites
Semifinals December 9 Campus sites
National Championship Game December 16 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia
15
Idaho
3
1
McNeese State *
33
1
McNeese State *
52
8
Delaware
18
11
Hofstra
17
8
Delaware *
33
1
McNeese State*
13
5
Marshall
25
16
Northern Iowa
35
4
Murray State *
34
16
Northern Iowa
24
5
Marshall *
41
12
Jackson State
8
5
Marshall *
38
5
Marshall
20
6
Montana
22
13
James Madison
24
2
Appalachian State *
31
2
Appalachian State*
17
7
Stephen F. Austin
27
9
Eastern Illinois
29
7
Stephen F. Austin *
34
7
Stephen F. Austin
14
6
Montana *
70
14
Georgia Southern
24
3
Troy State *
21
14
Georgia Southern
0
6
Montana *
45
10
Eastern Kentucky
0
6
Montana *
48
* Denotes host institution
Source:[4]
References [ ]
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Troy State
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