1995 NCAA Division I-A football season

1995 NCAA Division I-A season
Number of teams	108
Preseason AP #1	Florida State Seminoles
Post-season
Bowl games	18
Heisman Trophy	Eddie George, Ohio State RB
Bowl Alliance Championship
1996 Fiesta Bowl
Site	Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Winner	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Division I-A football seasons
← 1994 1996 →

1995 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Florida State +		7	–	1		10	–	2
#16 Virginia +		7	–	1		9	–	4
Clemson		6	–	2		8	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3		6	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	5
Maryland		4	–	4		6	–	5
NC State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	8
Wake Forest		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1		10	–	2
#20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1		8	–	3
#19 Syracuse		5	–	2		9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3		5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3		4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5		4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6		1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
#5 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#7 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#9 Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
#25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Big West Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Nevada $		7	–	0		9	–	3
Southwestern Louisiana		4	–	2		6	–	5
Utah State		4	–	3		4	–	7
Arkansas State		3	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Illinois		3	–	3		3	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	4		4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	4		3	–	8
Louisiana Tech		2	–	4		5	–	6
Pacific		2	–	4		3	–	8
UNLV		1	–	5		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#24 Toledo $	7	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Akron	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#12 USC ^ +	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Washington +	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
#18 Oregon	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
UCLA	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Arizona	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie Rankings from AP Poll

1995 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
#2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
#3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
#21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	1
#15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#23 Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance.

Tom Osborne led Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over Florida in the Fiesta Bowl.

This match up was only possible because of the new Bowl Alliance. Under the old system, Nebraska would have been tied to the Orange Bowl and Florida to the Sugar Bowl. The Bowl Alliance created a national championship game which would rotate between the Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta Bowls free of conference tie-ins and featuring the #1 and #2 teams as chosen by the Bowl Alliance Poll. The Pac-10 and Big Ten chose not to participate, keeping their tie-ins with the Rose Bowl.

Nebraska was showing signs of dynasty, playing in its third consecutive national title game, and became the first school to claim back-to-back titles since the 1970s. This was a dominant Nebraska team, averaging 52 points per game and a 39-point average margin of victory, including a 62-24 victory over Florida. This lopsided victory came after Florida was picked by many sportswriters to win the game.

Ohio State almost managed to create a national title controversy, going into its final regular season game against Michigan undefeated and ranked #2. Had they finished the season #2 the Bowl Alliance would have been unable to pit #1 vs. #2 as the Big Ten champ was tied to the Rose Bowl. Fortunately for the Bowl Alliance, Michigan upset Ohio State, but Buckeye running back Eddie George still managed to win the Heisman Trophy.

Things were lively in the state of Florida, where the Florida Gators won their third straight SEC championship. Florida State started the season #1, but lost an ACC game for the first time ever when Virginia stopped a last minute drive a few inches from the end zone, knocking them out of the national title race.

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