1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1995 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg 119 August–November November 25–December 16 December 16, 1995 Marshall University StadiumHuntington, West Virginia Montana Dave Dickenson (QB, Montana) Dexter Coakley (LB, Appalachian State) 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 22−20.1995 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 15 Conference changes and new programs One team upgraded to Division I-A and three new programs upgraded from Division II. School 1994 Conference 1995 Conference Hampton CIAA (II) MEAC (I-AA)Jennifer L. Williams HU football out of race for MEAC title https://www.newspapers.com/image/237513274/?terms=Hampton%2BMEAC 20 January 2019 Daily Press 18 Aug 1995 C1 Although Hampton was a member of the MEAC, it was ineligible for the conference title in 1995, and its four games against MEAC opponents did not count in the MEAC standings. 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 Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsAmerican 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30706363/marshall_to_host_next_two_iaa_football/ Marshall to host next two I-AA football finals AP The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Waterloo, Iowa C3 March 18, 1994 April 17, 2019 newspapers.com NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket First RoundNovember 25Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 2Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 9Campus sites National Championship Game December 16Marshall University StadiumHuntington, West Virginia Idaho 3 15 1 McNeese State* 33 Hofstra 17 11 8 Delaware* 33 Northern Iowa 35 16 4 Murray State* 34 Jackson State 8 12 5 Marshall* 38 James Madison 24 13 2 Appalachian State* 31 Eastern Illinois 29 9 7 Stephen F. Austin* 34 Georgia Southern 24 14 3 Troy State* 21 Eastern Kentucky 0 10 6 Montana* 48 McNeese State* 52 1 8 Delaware 18 Northern Iowa 24 16 5 Marshall* 41 Appalachian State* 17 2 7 Stephen F. Austin 27 Georgia Southern 0 14 6 Montana* 45 McNeese State* 13 1 5 Marshall 25 Stephen F. Austin 14 7 6 Montana* 70 Marshall 20 5 6 Montana 22 * Denotes host institution Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199443/division_iaa_championship/ Division I-AA championship The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware B3 November 20, 1995 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com References