1995 NCAA Division III football season

The 1995 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1995, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1995 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their second Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 36−7. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Chris Palmer, wide receiver from St. John's (MN).[1]

1995 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1995
PlayoffsNovember – December 1995
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
ChampionWisconsin–La Crosse (2)
Gagliardi TrophyChris Palmer (WR), St. John's
NCAA Division III football seasons

Conference changes and new programs
School1994 Conference1995 Conference
AlbanyD-III IndependentD-II Independent

Conference standings
1995 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central (IA) $^ 8 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Wartburg 7 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Simpson 6 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Loras 5 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Upper Iowa 4 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Buena Vista 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Dubuque 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Luther 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
William Penn 0 –8 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Commonwealth
Widener x^ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Albright 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Moravian 2 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Juniata 1 –3 –1  2 –7 –1
Susquehanna 1 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Lebanon Valley 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Freedom
Wilkes x 3 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Lycoming x^ 3 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Delaware Valley 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
King's (PA) 1 –3 –0  1 –9 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1995 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rowan $^ 5 –0 –0  10 –3 –1
Trenton State 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Kean 3 –2 –0  3 –4 –2
Montclair State 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Jersey City State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
William Paterson 0 –5 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference champions
  • Association of Mideast Colleges‡ – Thomas More
  • Centennial Conference – Franklin & Marshall
  • College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL)
  • Freedom Football Conference – Plymouth State
  • Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
  • Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
  • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
  • Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
  • Midwest Conference – Cornell (IA)
  • Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and Saint John's (MN)
  • New England Football Conference – Worcester State
  • New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
  • North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
  • Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
  • Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
  • Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
  • Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
  • Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Centre, Rhodes, and Trinity (TX)
  • Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons and Howard Payne
  • University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon and Washington–Saint Louis
  • Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
  • Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Union (NY)
  • Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1995 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 23rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous ten tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]

Playoff bracket
Regionals
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
            
Mount Union 52
Hanover 18
Mount Union 40
Wheaton (IL) 14
Wheaton (IL) 63
Wittenberg 41
Mount Union 17
Wisconsin–La Crosse 20
Wisconsin–La Crosse 45
Concordia–Moorhead 7
Wisconsin–La Crosse 28
Wisconsin–River Falls 14
Wisconsin–River Falls 10
Central (IA) 7
Wisconsin–La Crosse 36
Rowan 7
Washington & Jefferson 35
Emory & Henry 16
Washington & Jefferson 48
Lycoming 0
Lycoming 31
Widener 27
Washington & Jefferson 15
Rowan 28
Rowan 46
Buffalo State 7
Rowan 38
Union (NY) 7
Union (NY) 24
Plymouth State 7

See also

References
  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. "1995 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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