1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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]

1995 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams	119
Duration	August–November
Payton Award	Dave Dickenson (QB, Montana)
Buchanan Award	Dexter Coakley (LB, Appalachian State)
Playoff
Duration	November 25–December 16
Championship date	December 16, 1995
Championship site	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia
Champion	Montana
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons
«1994 1996»

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]
Jacksonville State	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent
North Texas	Southland (I-AA)	I-A Independent
Wofford	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1995 American West Conference football standings v t e 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 v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Montana $^ 6 – 1 – 0 13 – 2 – 0 No. 21 Boise State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 22 Northern Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 17 Idaho ^ 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 Jacksonville State   –   7 – 4 – 0 Samford   –   7 – 4 – 0 Robert Morris   –   6 – 4 – 0 Towson State   –   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 State   –   2 – 8 – 0 Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 0 Davidson   –   1 – 8 – 1 Charleston Southern   –   1 – 10 – 0 Saint Francis (PA)   –   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]