The 1995 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1995 college football season in the

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and the 40th season of

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sponsored by the NAIA, was the 26th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1995 and culminated in the 1995

NAIA Division II Football National Championship The NAIA Division II Football National Championship was a post-season playoff system featuring the best NAIA Division II college football teams in the United States. It was played annually between 1970 and 1996 when NAIA football play was divided ...

, played in

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and Findlay played to a 21–21 tie and were named co-national champions. It was the Wildcats' first NAIA national title and the Oilers' third.

Conference and membership changes

Conference changes

* This was the final season that the NAIA officially recognized a conference champion in football from the

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(TIAA). The remaining TIAA members subsequently joined either the

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or the

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Conference standings

Conference champions

Postseason

*‡ ''Game played at

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