1995 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College American football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) championship game 1995 Orange Bowl August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship Game 1995 NCAA Division I-AA 1995 December 16 University of Montana Montana Grizzlies 12–2 Big Sky Don Read 8 6 3 7 2 10 Marshall University Thundering Herd Marshall 12–2 SoCon Jim Donnan 6 5 0 3 7 10 Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia Montana by 7https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30573652/latest_line/ Latest Line Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, Florida 11C December 16, 1995 April 13, 2019 newspapers.com Jim Maconaghyhttps://ivyleague.com/news/2018/12/4/ivy-league-coordinator-of-football-officiating-maconaghy-announces-retirement.aspx?path=football Ivy League Coordinator of Football Officiating Maconaghy Announces Retirement ivyleague.com December 5, 2018 March 27, 2019 32,106 ESPN Joel Meyers (play by play), Todd Christensen (color), and Adrian Karsten (sideline) 1994 1996 The 1995 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Montana Grizzlies. The game was played on December 16, 1995, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The culminating game of the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Montana, 22–20.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29729764/heart_of_the_matter/ Heart of the Matter Kim Briggeman Missoulian G6 December 17, 1995 March 20, 2019 newspapers.com Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1995 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.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 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 Montana Grizzlies 1995 Montana Grizzlies football team Montana finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (6–1 in conference).http://cfbinfo.com/team/montana-grizzlies/1995 Montana Grizzlies 1995 Schedule cfbinfo.com March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190320222436/http://cfbinfo.com/team/montana-grizzlies/1995 dead One of their wins was over Eastern New Mexico of Division II, while one of their losses was to Washington State of Division I-A. Seeded sixth in the playoffs, the Grizzlies defeated 10-seed Eastern Kentucky, 14-seed Georgia Southern, and seventh-seed Stephen F. Austin to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Montana in a Division I-AA championship game. Marshall Thundering Herd 1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Marshall also finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference).http://cfbinfo.com/team/marshall-thundering-herd/1995 Marshall Thundering Herd 1995 Schedule cfbinfo.com March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190320222454/http://cfbinfo.com/team/marshall-thundering-herd/1995 dead One of their losses was to NC State of Division I-A. The Thundering Herd, seeded fifth, defeated 12-seed Jackson State, 16-seed Northern Iowa, and top-seed McNeese State to reach the final. This was the fifth appearance for Marshall in a Division I-AA championship game, having one prior win (1992) and three prior losses (1987, 1991, and 1993). Game summary Scoring summary MONT MAR 1 6:09 MONT 6 13 FG 48 Andy Larson 3 0 2 12:54 MAR 11 51 FG 39 Tim Openlander 3 3 2 0:59 MONT 5 77 RecTD Matt Wells Dave Dickenson 24 good Larson 10 3 3 9:46 MAR 11 48 RushTD Chris Parker 10 good Openlander 10 10 3 6:54 MONT SafetyOther Safety: intentional grounding in the end zone by Marshall QB Chad Pennington 12 10 4 12:30 MONT 4 20 RecTD Wells Dickenson 1 good Larson 19 10 4 10:05 MAR 7 51 FG 21 Tim Openlander 19 13 4 4:45 MAR 8 76 RushTD Parker 26 good Openlander 19 20 4 0:39 MONT 12 72 FG 25 Andy Larson 22 20 22 20 Game statistics No. 6 Grizzlies 3 7 2 10 No. 5 Thundering Herd 0 3 7 10 thumb|right|upright|Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington Montana Grizzlies MONT Marshall Thundering Herd MAR 21 77–333 29–49 281 29–48–1 30:14 17 73–358 32–112 246 23–41–1 29:46 Montana Grizzlies Montana Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Dave Dickenson 29–48, 281 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Josh Branen 6 car, 33 yds Joe Douglass 8 rec, 102 yds Chad Pennington 23–40, 246 yds, 1 INT Chris Parker 23 car, 94 yds, 2 TD Jermaine Wiggins 5 rec, 81 yds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29729876/summary_box_score/ Summary (box score) Missoulian G6 December 17, 1995 March 20, 2019 newspapers.com References Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29730359/div_iaa_poll/ Div. I-AA Poll The Sports Network Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama 2B November 25, 1995 March 20, 2019 newspapers.com https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gogriz.com/documents/2015/3/23/1995_Odyssey_to_a_National_Championship_Scrapbook.pdf Odyssey to a National Championship Scrapbook March 20, 2019 Amazon Web Services September 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905020639/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gogriz.com/documents/2015/3/23/1995_Odyssey_to_a_National_Championship_Scrapbook.pdf dead External links #8 - Montana vs Marshall 1995 National Title Game | Big Sky 50 Greatest Moments via YouTube Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Marshall Thundering Herd football games Category:Montana Grizzlies football games Category:Sports competitions in Huntington, West Virginia NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game Category:American football competitions in West Virginia Category:College sports tournaments in West Virginia