1995 NCAA Division II football season

1995 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	September 2 – November 11, 1995
Postseason	November 18 – December 9, 1995
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champions	North Alabama
Harlon Hill Trophy	Ronald McKinnon, North Alabama
Division II football season «1994 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.

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

Conference changes and new programs

• Two teams departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.

School	1994 Conference	1995 Conference
Albany	D-III Independent	D-II Independent
Hampton	CIAA (II)	MEAC (I-AA)
Wofford	D-II Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1995 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas A&M-Kingsville $^ 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 East Texas State ^ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 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 ^ – Division II playoff participant

1995 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pittsburg State $^ 9 – 0 – 0     12 – 1 – 1 Missouri Western State 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 State 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 ^ – Division II playoff participant

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 – Bloomsburg and Millersville (East) 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

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

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 (GA)	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