1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season

1995 NCAA Division I-AA season

Regular season
Number of teams| 118
Duration| August–November
Payton Award| Dave Dickenson (QB, Montana)
Buchanan Award| Dexter Coakley (LB, Appalachian State)
Playoff
Duration| November 25–December 16
Championship date| December 16, 1995
Championship site| Marshall University Stadium
Huntington, West Virginia
Champion| Montana
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

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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

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One team upgraded to Division I-A and two new programs upgraded from Division II.

School | 1994 Conference | 1995 Conference

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Hampton | CIAA (II) | MEAC (I-AA)[2]
North Texas | Southland (I-AA) | I-A Independent
Wofford | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent

## Conference standings

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1995 American West Conference football standings |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

1995 Big Sky Conference football standings |

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No. 8 Montana $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 13  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 21 Boise State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 22 Northern Arizona | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 17 Idaho ^  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 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 |

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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 |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

1995 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Ohio Valley Conference football standings |

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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 |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

1995 Pioneer Football League standings |

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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

* $ - Conference champion

1995 Southern Conference football standings |

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No. 2 Appalachian State $^  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 Marshall ^  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Georgia Southern ^  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Furman | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
East Tennessee State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
VMI | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Chattanooga | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Western Carolina | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Southland Conference football standings |

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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 |

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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

Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1995 Yankee Conference football standings |

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New England Division
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 Division
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 |

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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
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 State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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

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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

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The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been determined in March 1994.[3]

### NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

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| 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 |

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| 15 | Idaho | 3 | | | |
| 1 | McNeese State* | 33 |
| | 1 | McNeese State* | 52 |
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| | | 8 | Delaware | 18 |
| 11 | Hofstra | 17 |

| 8 | Delaware* | 33 |
| | 1 | McNeese State* | 13 |
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| 16 | Northern Iowa | 35 | |

| 4 | Murray State* | 34 |
| | 16 | Northern Iowa | 24 |
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| 12 | Jackson State | 8 |

| 5 | Marshall* | 38 |
| | 5 | Marshall | 20 |
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| | | 6 | Montana | 22 |
| 13 | James Madison | 24 | | |

| 2 | Appalachian State* | 31 |
| | 2 | Appalachian State* | 17 |
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| 9 | Eastern Illinois | 29 |

| 7 | Stephen F. Austin* | 34 |
| | 7 | Stephen F. Austin | 14 |
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| 14 | Georgia Southern | 24 | |

| 3 | Troy State* | 21 |
| | 14 | Georgia Southern | 0 |
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| 10 | Eastern Kentucky | 0 |

| 6 | Montana* | 48 |

* Denotes host institution
Source:[4]

## References

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1. ^ "1995 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
2. ^ Jennifer L. Williams (August 18, 1995). "HU football out of race for MEAC title". Daily Press. p. C1. Retrieved January 20, 2019. Although Hampton was a member of the MEAC, it was ineligible for the conference title in 1995, and its four games against MEAC opponents did not count in the MEAC standings.
3. ^ "Marshall to host next two I-AA football finals". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. AP. March 18, 1994. p. C3. Retrieved April 17, 2019 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Division I-AA championship". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. November 20, 1995. p. B3. Retrieved February 9, 2019 - via newspapers.com.

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