1995 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1995 September 2 – November 11, 1995 November 18 – December 9, 19951995-1999 North Alabama Schedules http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gsc/north_alabama/1995-1999_yearly_results.php College Football Warehouse cfbdatawarehouse.com January 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106182536/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gsc/north_alabama/1995-1999_yearly_results.php January 6, 2014 dead December 9, 1995 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL North Alabama Ronald McKinnon, North Alabama The 1995 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 2, 1995, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 9, 1995, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The North Alabama Lions defeated the Pittsburg State Gorillas, 27–7, to win their third consecutive, and overall, Division II national title.1995 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 6, 2014 14 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald McKinnon, linebacker from North Alabama. Conference changes and new programs The NAIA Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference disbanded before the start of the season, with its football members departing for the Gulf South and Lone Star conferences. Two teams departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season. Team 1994 conference 1995 conference Albany (NY) D-III independent D-II independent Arkansas–Monticello Arkansas (NAIA) Gulf South Arkansas Tech Arkansas (NAIA) Gulf South Hampton CIAA MEAC (I-AA) Lane Club Program D-II Independent Quincy Illini-Badger (D-III) Independent San Francisco State Northern California Dropped program Southern Arkansas Arkansas (NAIA) Gulf South Tarleton State NAIA Independent Lone Star West Virginia State NAIA Independent WVIAC Wofford D-II Independent I-AA Independent Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia State Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Stonehill Gulf South Conference – North Alabama Lone Star Conference – Texas A&M–Kingsville Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Pittsburg State Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference – Ferris State North Central Conference – North Dakota Northern California Athletic Conference – Humboldt State Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth and Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Edinboro (West) and Millersville (East) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State and Western State (CO) South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and West Virginia Wesleyan Postseason II 1995 16 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL North Alabama 3rd Pittsburg State 3rd Ferris State Texas A&M–Kingsville The 1995 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the ninth time. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipBraly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Ferris State 36 1995 Millersville Marauders Millersville 26 1995 New Haven Chargers New Haven 27 1995 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 12 North Alabama 38 1995 Albany State Golden Rams Albany State 28 1995 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 37 1995 West Georgia Braves West Georgia 26 1995 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 36 1995 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 17 North Dakota State 41 1995 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota 10 1995 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville 59 1995 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State 28 1995 Portland State Vikings Portland State 56 East Texas State 35 Ferris State 17 New Haven 9 North Alabama 28 Carson–Newman 7 Pittsburg State 9 North Dakota State 7 Texas A&M–Kingsville 30 Portland State 3 Ferris State 7 North Alabama 45 Pittsburg State 28* Texas A&M–Kingsville 25 North Alabama 27 Pittsburg State 7 See also 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1995 NCAA Division III football season 1995 NAIA Division I football season 1995 NAIA Division II football season References