1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1995 NCAA Division I-AA season
Duration	August – November 1995
Playoff
Duration	November 25 – December 16, 1995
Championship site	Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
Champion	Montana Grizzlies
Payton Award	Dave Dickenson – QB (Montana)
Buchanan Award	Dexter Coakley – LB (Appalachian State)
Division I-AA football season
«1994 1996»

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 Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1995, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 17, 1994, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Montana Grizzlies won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a final 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)
North Texas	Southland (I-AA)	I-A Independent
Wofford	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1995 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Appalachian State $^		8	–	0		12	–	1
Marshall ^		7	–	1		12	–	3
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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

1995 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 McNeese State $^	5	–	0	–	0	13	–	1	–	0
#4 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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

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
#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
#7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Conference champions

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

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 Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV


Idaho	3

McNeese State*	33
		McNeese State*	52

		Delaware	18
Hofstra	17

Delaware*	33
				McNeese State*	13

				Marshall	25
Northern Iowa	35

Murray State*	34
		Northern Iowa	24

		Marshall*	41
Jackson State	8

Marshall*	38
						Marshall	20

						Montana	22
James Madison	24

Appalachian State*	31
		Appalachian State*	17

		Stephen F. Austin	27
Eastern Illinois	29

Stephen F. Austin*	34
				Stephen F. Austin	14

				Montana*	70
Georgia Southern	24

Troy State*	21
		Georgia Southern	0

		Montana*	45
Eastern Kentucky	0

Montana*	48

* Denotes host institution

References

↑ "1995 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern Hofstra Idaho Jackson State James Madison Marshall McNeese State Montana Murray State Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin Troy

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

NCAA football seasons

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