The 1995 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1995, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1995 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their second Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 36−7. The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Chris Palmer, wide receiver from St. John's (MN).
Conference changes and new programs School 1994 Conference 1995 Conference Albany D-III Independent D-II Independent Gallaudet D-III Independent Club Program
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference championsAssociation of Mideast Colleges‡ – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Franklin & Marshall College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL) Freedom Football Conference – Plymouth State Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener Midwest Conference – Cornell (IA) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead and Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Worcester State New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Centre, Rhodes, and Trinity (TX) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons and Howard Payne University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon and Washington–Saint Louis Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Union (NY) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse
Postseason The 1995 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 23rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. Salem remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl until 2017, with the game moving to Shenandoah, Texas in 2018 and 2019. Like the previous ten tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.
Playoff bracket
See also 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1995 NCAA Division II football season
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