1995 NCAA Division II football season


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.
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Ronald McKinnon, linebacker from North Alabama.

Conference changes and new programs

Team1994 conference1995 conference
AlbanyD-III IndependentD-II Independent
Arkansas–MonticelloArkansas Intercollegiate Gulf South
Arkansas TechArkansas Intercollegiate Gulf South
HamptonCIAAMEAC
QuincyIllini-BadgerD-II Independent
San Francisco StateNorthern CaliforniaDropped program
Southern ArkansasArkansas Intercollegiate Gulf South
Tarleton State-Lone Star
WoffordIndependentI-AA Independent

Conference standings

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central 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 and Millersville
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Hays State and Western State
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Glenville State and West Virginia Wesleyan

Postseason

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