1995 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team
American college football season
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The 1995 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse as a member of the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) during the 1995 NCAA Division III football season. In their 27th year under head coach Roger Harring, the Eagles compiled a 14–0 record (7–0 in conference game) and won the WSUC championship. They participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs, defeating Concordia–Moorhead in the regionals, Wisconsin–River Falls in the quarterfinals, Mount Union in the semifinals, and Rowan in the Stagg Bowl to win the Division III national championship.
- Roger Harring (27th season)
| 1995 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football | |
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NCAA Division III national champion WSUC champion | |
Stagg Bowl, W 36–7 vs. Rowan | |
| Conference | Wisconsin State University Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (7–0 WSUC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Platteville | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Stout | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior quarterback Craig Kusick Jr. threw for 3,284 yards and 32 touchdowns and won the Melberger Award, the Division III version of the Heisman Trophy awarded to the top player among the 199 schools competing in Division III.[1] Five La Crosse players received first-team honors on the All-WSUC football team: Kusick at quarterback; Paul Kling at wide receiver; Mike Ivey at defensive line; Mike Maslowski at linebacker; and John Barrett at return specialist.[2]
The team played its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 2 | at Loras* |
| W 34–0 | 3,000 | [3] | ||
| September 9 | at Winona State* |
| W 31–23 | 3,514 | [4] | ||
| September 16 | Drake* | W 14–7 | 4,167 | [5] | |||
| September 30 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| W 44–0 | 2,462 | [6] | ||
| October 7 | at Wisconsin–Platteville | W 33–0 | 1,906 | [7] | |||
| October 14 | at Wisconsin–River Falls |
| W 14–13 | 3,000 | [8] | ||
| October 21 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| W 25–15 | 4,639 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | Wisconsin–Stout |
| W 56–0 | 1,235 | [10] | ||
| November 3 | at Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| W 30–13 | 1,000 | [11] | ||
| November 11 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| W 45–14 | 3,080 | [12] | ||
| November 18 | vs. Concordia–Moorhead* | W 45–7 | 2,000 | [13] | |||
| November 25 | Wisconsin-River Falls* |
| W 28–14 | 2,816 | [14] | ||
| December 2 | at Mount Union* |
| W 20–17 | 5,500 | [15] | ||
| December 9 | vs. Rowan |
| W 36–7 | 4,905 | [16] | ||
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