1995 NAIA Division I football season
American college football season
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The 1995 NAIA Division I football season was the 40th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 26th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
| 1995 NAIA Division I football season | |
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| Regular season | August–November 1995 |
| Postseason | November 18–December 2, 1995 |
| National Championship | Doc Wadley Stadium Tahlequah, OK |
| Champions | Central State (OH) (3) |
The season was played from August to November 1995 and culminated in the 1995 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1995 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 2, 1995 at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on the campus of Northeastern State University.[1]
The Central State Marauders defeated the Northeastern State Redmen in the Champion Bowl, 37–7, to win their third NAIA national title.[2] It was the RiverHawks' second consecutive loss in the championship game and the Marauders' third title in six seasons.
Conference changes and new programs
Conference changes
- The Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference disbanded before the start of the season. Three of its football members—Arkansas Tech, Arkansas–Monticello, and Southern Arkansas—departed for the NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The other two, Harding and Ouachita Baptist, became NAIA Division I independents before joining the Lone Star Conference in 1997.
- This was the final season that the NAIA officially recognized a football champion from the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference.[3] The OIC, the second incarnation of a football conference with the same name, completed its final season in 1996 before disbanding.
Conference standings
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Conference champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Montana Western | 6–0 |
| Oklahoma | Northeastern State | 4–1 |
Postseason
| Semifinals November 18, 1995 Campus sites | 1995 Champion Bowl December 2, 1995 Tahlequah, OK | ||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 49 | ||||||
| Montana Western | 21 | ||||||
| Central State (OH) | 37 | ||||||
| Northeastern State* | 7 | ||||||
| Northeastern State | 17 | ||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | 14 | ||||||