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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

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
  • $ – Conference champion
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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
  • $ – Conference champion
1995 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
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
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
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
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

  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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