| 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 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.
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, with its football members departing for the NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference and Lone Star Conference.
- 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, would complete one final season in 1996 before disbanding.
| Team | 1994 conference | 1995 conference |
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| Arkansas–Monticello | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South (NCAA Division II) |
| Arkansas Tech | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South (NCAA Division II) |
| Harding | Arkansas (NAIA) | Lone Star (NCAA Division II) |
| Ouachita Baptist | Arkansas (NAIA) | Lone Star (NCAA Division II) |
| Southern Arkansas | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South (NCAA Division II) |
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 | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "1995 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 20–23. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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