1995 NAIA Division II football season

The 1995 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1995 college football season in the United States and the 40th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 26th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1995 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1995
PostseasonNovember–December 1995
National ChampionshipTacoma, WA
ChampionsCentral Washington
Findlay (3)

The season was played from August to November 1995 and culminated in the 1995 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Tacoma, Washington.[1]

Central Washington and Findlay played to a 21–21 tie and were named co-national champions. It was the Wildcats' first NAIA national title and the Oilers' third.

Conference standings
1995 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mount Hood League
Pacific Lutheran x^ 4 –0 –1  6 –3 –1
Willamette x 4 –0 –1  6 –2 –1
Linfield 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Puget Sound 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Lewis & Clark 1 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Whitworth 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
Mount Rainer League
Western Washington x^ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Central Washington ^ 4 –1 –0  10 –3 –1
Simon Fraser 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Southern Oregon 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Western Oregon 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Eastern Oregon 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1995 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Benedictine (KS) $^ 8 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Evangel 6 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
MidAmerica Nazarene 5 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Missouri Valley 5 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Culver–Stockton * 3 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
William Jewell 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Baker 2 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Graceland 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Central Methodist 1 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    * – Includes forfeit win over Kansas Wesleyan
1995 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bethany (KS) $^ 8 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Ottawa 6 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Friends 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
McPherson 4 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Sterling 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Kansas Wesleyan * 1 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
Tabor 0 –8 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    * – Kansas Wesleyan forfeited seven victories including conference wins over Ottawa, Friends, Bethel (KS), McPherson, and Sterling.
1995 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lambuth $^ 7 –0 –1  10 –1 –1
Union (KY) 6 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
Georgetown (KY) 6 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Cumberland (KY) 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cumberland (TN) 4 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Tusculum 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Campbellsville 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
North Greenville 2 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Bethel (TN) 0 –8 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1995 Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hastings $^ 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Northwestern (IA) 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Dana 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Midland 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Doane 3 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1995 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dickinson State $^ 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Mary ^ 5 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
Minot State 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Mayville State 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Valley City State 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Jamestown 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Minnesota–Crookston 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1995 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sioux Falls $^ 5 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Huron 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
South Dakota Tech 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Black Hills State 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Dakota State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1995 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hardin–Simmons +^ 7 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Howard Payne +^ 7 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Austin 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Sul Ross 2 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
McMurry 0 –8 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier League: Western Washington
Mount Hood League: Pacific Lutheran & Willamette		 5–0
4–0–1
Heart of America Benedictine 8–0
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Mid-South Lambuth 7–0–1
Mid-States Mideast Division: Malone
Midwest Division: Findlay & Trinity International		 3–0–1
4–1
Nebraska-Iowa Hastings 5–1
North Dakota Dickinson State 6–0
South Dakota Sioux Falls 5–0
Texas Hardin–Simmons
Howard Payne		 7–1

Postseason
First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Tacoma, WA
            
  Western Washington* 21
  Central Washington 28
  Central Washington 40
  Hardin–Simmons* 20
  Hardin–Simmons* 17
  Howard Payne 6
  Central Washington ‡ 48
  Mary 7
  Mary* 14
  Dickinson State 8
  Mary* 42
  Sioux Falls 17
  Hastings* 23
  Sioux Falls 41
  Central Washington 21
  Findlay 21
  Findlay* 21
  Pacific Lutheran 7
  Findlay* 15
  Malone 7
  Malone* 24
  Geneva 23
  Findlay 63
  Lambuth* 13
  Benedictine (KS)* 29
  Bethany (KS) 30
  Bethany (KS) 28
  Lambuth* 63
  Lambuth* 49
  Clinch Valley 10

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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