| 1995 NCAA Division II football season | |
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| Regular season | September 2 – November 11, 1995 |
| Playoffs | November 18 – December 9, 1995[1] |
| National Championship | Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL |
| Champion | North Alabama |
| Harlon Hill Trophy | Ronald McKinnon,North Alabama |
The1995 NCAA Division II football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association at theDivision II level, began on September 2, 1995, and concluded with theNCAA Division II Football Championship on December 9, 1995, atBraly Municipal Stadium inFlorence, Alabama, hosted by theUniversity of North Alabama. TheNorth Alabama Lions defeated thePittsburg State Gorillas, 27–7, to win their third consecutive, and overall, Division II national title.[2]
TheHarlon Hill Trophy was awarded toRonald McKinnon, linebacker fromNorth Alabama.
| Team | 1994 conference | 1995 conference |
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| Albany (NY) | D-III independent | D-II independent |
| Arkansas–Monticello | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South |
| Arkansas Tech | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South |
| Hampton | CIAA | MEAC (I-AA) |
| Quincy | Illini-Badger (D-III) | Independent |
| San Francisco State | Northern California | Dropped program |
| Southern Arkansas | Arkansas (NAIA) | Gulf South |
| Tarleton State | Independent | Lone Star |
| Wofford | Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Conference Champions |
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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association –Virginia State |
| 1995 NCAA DivisionII Football Championship | |
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| Teams | 16 |
| Finals Site | |
| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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The1995NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 22nd single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held atBraly Municipal Stadium inFlorence, Alabama, for the ninth time.
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||