1995 NCAA Division II football season

1995 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 2 – November 11, 1995
Playoffs	November 18 – December 9, 1995 [1]
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald McKinnon, North Alabama
← 1994 NCAA Division II football seasons 1996 →

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. ^[2]

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)
Harding	Arkansas (NAIA)	Lone Star
Ouachita Baptist	Arkansas (NAIA)	Lone Star
Quincy	Illini-Badger (D-III)	Independent
San Francisco State	Northern California	Dropped program
Southern Arkansas	Arkansas (NAIA)	Gulf South
Tarleton State	Independent	Lone Star
Wofford	Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1995 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Virginia State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Norfolk State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Elizabeth City State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Livingstone 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 North Carolina Central 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Winston-Salem State 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2 Bowie State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Johnson C. Smith 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Fayetteville State 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2 Virginia Union 0 – 6 – 2 0 – 8 – 2 $ – Conference champion Teams played designated conference games against non-CIAA members. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Stonehill $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Bentley 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Salve Regina 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Assumption 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 MIT 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Sacred Heart 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Western New England 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Curry 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Nichols 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1995 Gulf South Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 North Alabama $^ 8 – 0 – 0 14 – 0 – 0 No. 17 West Georgia ^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Central Arkansas 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Henderson State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Valdosta State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Delta State 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Arkansas–Monticello 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Arkansas Tech 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Mississippi College 2 – 7 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Southern Arkansas 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 West Alabama 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1995 Lone Star Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 11 East Texas State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 15 Angelo State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Central Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Eastern New Mexico 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Abilene Christian 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 West Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tarleton State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 1 No. 20 Missouri Western 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 NE Missouri State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 NW Missouri State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Missouri Southern 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Emporia State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Washburn 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Central Missouri State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Southwest Baptist 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ferris State $^ 10 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Grand Valley State 8 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Northern Michigan 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Saginaw Valley State 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Hillsdale 7 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Michigan Tech 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 St. Francis (IL) 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Indianapolis 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 3 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Ashland 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Northwood 2 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 1 – 9 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1995 North Central Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 North Dakota $^ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 13 North Dakota State ^ 7 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Northern Colorado ^ 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 South Dakota 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 St. Cloud State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 South Dakota State 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Mankato State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Augustana (SD) 2 – 6 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Nebraska–Omaha 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Morningside 0 – 8 – 1 0 – 9 – 2 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Humboldt State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 Chico State 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 Sonoma State 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1995 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota Duluth + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Moorhead State + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Winona State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Bemidji State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Northern State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Southwest State (MN) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Minnesota Morris 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1995 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division Bloomsburg x 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 No. 14 Millersville x^ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 Kutztown 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 East Stroudsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 West Chester 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1 Mansfield 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 1 West Division No. 8 Edinboro x^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 No. 19 IUP 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Slippery Rock 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Clarion 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 California (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Fort Hays State +^ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 2 Western State (CO) + 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Chadron State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Adams State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Fort Lewis 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Mesa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Colorado Mines 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Nebraska–Kearney * 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – ineligible for conference title	1995 South Atlantic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Carson–Newman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Catawba 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gardner–Webb 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Mars Hill 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Presbyterian 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Elon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wingate 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1995 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Albany State $^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Alabama A&M 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Clark Atlanta 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Morehouse 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Savannah State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Miles 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Fort Valley State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Tuskegee 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Morris Brown 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Kentucky State 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll	1995 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Glenville State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 West Virginia Wesleyan + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 West Liberty State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Fairmont State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Shepherd 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Concord 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 West Virginia State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 West Virginia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1995 NCAA Division II independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 New Haven ^   –   10 – 1 – 1 Southern Connecticut State   –   8 – 3 – 0 Mercyhurst   –   7 – 3 – 0 No. 9 Portland State ^   –   8 – 5 – 0 UC Davis   –   6 – 3 – 1 Wayne State (NE)   –   6 – 4 – 0 Western New Mexico   –   4 – 5 – 0 Albany   –   3 – 7 – 0 American International   –   2 – 8 – 0 ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons

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 (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

1995 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	16
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	North Alabama (3rd title, title game)
Runner-up	Pittsburg State (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Ferris State Texas A&M–Kingsville
Winning coach	championship

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 round Campus sites				Quarterfinals Campus sites				Semifinals Campus sites				Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
	Ferris State	36
	Millersville	26
					Ferris State	17
					New Haven	9
	New Haven	27
	Edinboro	12
									Ferris State	7
									North Alabama	45
	North Alabama	38
	Albany State	28
					North Alabama	28
					Carson–Newman	7
	Carson–Newman	37
	West Georgia	26
													North Alabama	27
													Pittsburg State	7
	Pittsburg State	36
	Northern Colorado	17
					Pittsburg State	9
					North Dakota State	7
	North Dakota State	41
	North Dakota	10
									Pittsburg State	28*
									Texas A&M–Kingsville	25
	Texas A&M–Kingsville	59
	Fort Hays State	28
					Texas A&M–Kingsville	30
					Portland State	3
	Portland State	56
	East Texas State	35

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

1. "1995-1999 North Alabama Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
2. "1995 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2014.