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 final score of 22−20.

Conference changes and new programs

One team upgraded to Division I-A and two new programs upgraded from Division II.
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HamptonCIAA MEAC
North TexasSouthland I-A Independent
WoffordD-II IndependentI-AA Independent

Conference standings

Conference champions

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.

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

* Denotes host institution
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