1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1995 Big Sky football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant; Montana earned automatic berth and; Idaho earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.; Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA poll

1995 American West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1995 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration	August – November 1995
Playoff
Duration	November 25 –; December 16, 1995
Championship date	December 16, 1996
Championship site	Marshall University Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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 NCAA 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 Marshall University 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 Gateway Football Conference standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#12 Eastern Illinois +^		5	–	1		10	–	2
#18 Northern Iowa +^		5	–	1		8	–	5
#24 Indiana State		3	–	3		7	–	4
Illinois State		3	–	3		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	4		5	–	6
Western Illinois		2	–	4		4	–	7
Southwest Missouri State		1	–	5		4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – 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 Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

1995 MAAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Duquesne $		7	–	0		10	–	1
Georgetown		5	–	2		6	–	3
Marist		4	–	3		6	–	4
Canisius		4	–	3		4	–	6
St. John's		3	–	4		4	–	6
Iona		3	–	4		3	–	6
Saint Peter's		2	–	5		2	–	7
Siena		0	–	7		0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1995 MEAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16 Florida A&M $		6	–	0		9	–	2
Delaware State		5	–	1		6	–	5
South Carolina State		4	–	2		6	–	4
Hampton		3	–	1		8	–	3
Howard		2	–	4		6	–	5
North Carolina A&T		2	–	4		4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	4		3	–	8
Morgan State		0	–	6		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

1995 Ohio Valley football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Murray State $^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#10 Eastern Kentucky ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#25 Middle Tennessee State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Southeast Missouri State		5	–	3		5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4		5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6		3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		2	–	6		3	–	8
Morehead State		1	–	7		2	–	8
Tennessee State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – 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 Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll

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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

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

1995 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 Jackson State $^		7	–	0		9	–	3
#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 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – 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
#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

1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Troy State ^	0	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
#9 Hofstra ^	0	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wagner	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Samford	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Robert Morris	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wofford	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Central Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	8	–	1
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Saint Francis	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network 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, West Virginia


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.

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[1] "1995 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
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Champion – Montana Grizzlies