American college football season
The 1995 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1995, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1995 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their second Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs , 36−7. The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , wide receiver from St. John's (MN) .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1995 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Franklin & Marshall $
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Dickinson
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Johns Hopkins
4
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Western Maryland
3
–
2
–
2
5
–
3
–
2
Gettysburg
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Swarthmore
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ursinus
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Muhlenberg
0
–
6
–
1
0
–
9
–
1
1995 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wheaton (IL) $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
6
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Augustana (IL)
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Millikin
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Carthage
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Elmhurst
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Central (IL)
1
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
North Park
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Stonehill $
8
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Bentley
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Salve Regina
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Assumption
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
MIT
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Sacred Heart
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Western New England
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Curry
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Nichols
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1995 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Plymouth State $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Western Connecticut
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Springfield (MA)
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Stony Brook
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
WPI
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Merchant Marine
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Coast Guard
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Norwich
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
UMass Lowell
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hanover $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Rose–Hulman
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Manchester
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Anderson (IN)
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wabash
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
DePauw
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Wartburg
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Simpson
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Loras
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Upper Iowa
4
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Buena Vista
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Dubuque
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Luther
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
William Penn
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Adrian
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Alma
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kalamazoo
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Hope
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Olivet
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
1995 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Commonwealth
Widener x^
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Albright
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Moravian
2
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Juniata
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Susquehanna
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Lebanon Valley
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Freedom
Wilkes x
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Lycoming x^
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Delaware Valley
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
King's (PA)
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) +
7
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Concordia–Moorhead +^
7
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Hamline
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Augsburg
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Bethel (MN)
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Olaf
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Carleton
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Worcester State $
8
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Maine Maritime
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Bridgewater State
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
UMass Dartmouth
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Westfield State
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Framingham State
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
UMass–Boston
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Fitchburg State
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1995 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Rowan $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
3
–
1
Trenton State
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Kean
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
2
Montclair State
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Jersey City State
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
William Paterson
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Wittenberg $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Allegheny
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wooster
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Kenyon
3
–
4
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Denison
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Earlham
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Case Western Reserve
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Oberlin
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Marietta
7
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
John Carroll
5
–
2
–
2
6
–
2
–
2
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Muskingum
5
–
3
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Ohio Northern
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Hiram
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Otterbein
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Capital
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Heidelberg
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Emory & Henry $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Randolph–Macon
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
1
Washington and Lee
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Guilford
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Bridgewater
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
La Verne $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Cal Lutheran
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Redlands
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Occidental
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Whittier
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1995 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Trinity (TX) +
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Centre +
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Rhodes +
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Sewanee
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Millsaps
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1995 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Chapman
–
8
–
1
–
0
Buffalo State ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Salisbury State
–
7
–
2
–
0
Wesley
–
8
–
3
–
0
Catholic University
–
6
–
2
–
1
Cortland
–
6
–
3
–
1
Ferrum
–
6
–
4
–
0
Frostburg State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Maryville (TN)
–
5
–
5
–
0
Methodist
–
5
–
5
–
0
Ithaca
–
5
–
4
–
0
Brockport
–
4
–
5
–
1
Alfred
–
4
–
5
–
0
Hartwick
–
4
–
5
–
0
Aurora
–
3
–
6
–
0
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
–
0
Defiance
–
2
–
7
–
0
Menlo
–
0
–
9
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Association of Mideast Colleges‡ – Thomas More
Centennial Conference – Franklin & Marshall
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL)
Freedom Football Conference – Plymouth State
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Conference – Cornell (IA)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Worcester State
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Centre , Rhodes , and Trinity (TX)
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons and Howard Payne
University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon and Washington–Saint Louis
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Union (NY)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse
Postseason [ ]
The 1995 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 23rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. Salem remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl until 2017, with the game moving to Shenandoah, Texas in 2018 and 2019. Like the previous ten tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
52
Hanover
18
Mount Union
40
Wheaton (IL)
14
Wheaton (IL)
63
Wittenberg
41
Mount Union
17
Wisconsin–La Crosse
20
Wisconsin–La Crosse
45
Concordia–Moorhead
7
Wisconsin–La Crosse
28
Wisconsin–River Falls
14
Wisconsin–River Falls
10
Central (IA)
7
Wisconsin–La Crosse
36
Rowan
7
Washington & Jefferson
35
Emory & Henry
16
Washington & Jefferson
48
Lycoming
0
Lycoming
31
Widener
27
Washington & Jefferson
15
Rowan
28
Rowan
46
Buffalo State
7
Rowan
38
Union (NY)
7
Union (NY)
24
Plymouth State
7
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