Montana finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (6–1 in conference).[6] One of their wins was over Eastern New Mexico of Division II, while one of their losses was to Washington State of Division I-A. Seeded sixth in the playoffs, the Grizzlies defeated 10-seed Eastern Kentucky, 14-seed Georgia Southern, and seventh-seed Stephen F. Austin to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Montana in a Division I-AA championship game.
Marshall also finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference).[7] One of their losses was to NC State of Division I-A. The Thundering Herd, seeded fifth, defeated 12-seed Jackson State, 16-seed Northern Iowa, and top-seed McNeese State to reach the final. This was the fifth appearance for Marshall in a Division I-AA championship game, having one prior win (1992) and three prior losses (1987, 1991, and 1993).
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This article is about the Division I AA now FCS championship game For the Division I A now FBS championship game see 1995 Orange Bowl The 1995 NCAA Division I AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Marshall Thundering Herd and the Montana Grizzlies The game was played on December 16 1995 at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington West Virginia The culminating game of the 1995 NCAA Division I AA football season it was won by Montana 22 20 3 1995 NCAA Division I AA Football ChampionshipI AA National Championship GameMontana Grizzlies Marshall Thundering Herd 12 2 12 2 Big Sky SoCon22 20Head coach Don Read Head coach Jim DonnanTSNSeed86 TSNSeed651234 TotalMontana 37210 22Marshall 03710 20DateDecember 16 1995Season1995StadiumMarshall University StadiumLocationHuntington West VirginiaFavoriteMontana by 7 1 RefereeJim Maconaghy 2 Attendance32 106 3 United States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersJoel Meyers play by play Todd Christensen color and Adrian Karsten sideline NCAA Division I AA Football Championship lt 1994 1996 gt Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Montana Grizzlies 1 2 Marshall Thundering Herd 2 Game summary 2 1 Scoring summary 2 2 Game statistics 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksTeams EditThe participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1995 I AA Playoffs which began with a 16 team bracket 4 The site of the title game Marshall University Stadium had been determined in March 1994 5 Montana Grizzlies Edit Main article 1995 Montana Grizzlies football team Montana finished their regular season with a 9 2 record 6 1 in conference 6 One of their wins was over Eastern New Mexico of Division II while one of their losses was to Washington State of Division I A Seeded sixth in the playoffs the Grizzlies defeated 10 seed Eastern Kentucky 14 seed Georgia Southern and seventh seed Stephen F Austin to reach the final This was the first appearance for Montana in a Division I AA championship game Marshall Thundering Herd Edit Main article 1995 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Marshall also finished their regular season with a 9 2 record 7 1 in conference 7 One of their losses was to NC State of Division I A The Thundering Herd seeded fifth defeated 12 seed Jackson State 16 seed Northern Iowa and top seed McNeese State to reach the final This was the fifth appearance for Marshall in a Division I AA championship game having one prior win 1992 and three prior losses 1987 1991 and 1993 Game summary EditScoring summary Edit Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP MONT MAR1 6 09 6 13 MONT 48 yard field goal by Andy Larson 3 02 12 54 11 51 MAR 39 yard field goal by Tim Openlander 3 32 0 59 5 77 MONT Matt Wells 24 yard touchdown reception from Dave Dickenson Larson kick good 10 33 9 46 11 48 MAR Chris Parker 10 yard touchdown run Openlander kick good 10 103 6 54 MONT Safety intentional grounding in the end zone by Marshall QB Chad Pennington 12 104 12 30 4 20 MONT Wells 1 yard touchdown reception from Dickenson Larson kick good 19 104 10 05 7 51 MAR 21 yard field goal by Tim Openlander 19 134 4 45 8 76 MAR Parker 26 yard touchdown run Openlander kick good 19 204 0 39 12 72 MONT 25 yard field goal by Andy Larson 22 20 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 22 20 8 Game statistics Edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 6 Grizzlies 3 7 2 10 22No 5 Thundering Herd 0 3 7 10 20 Marshall quarterback Chad Pennington Statistics MONT MARFirst downs 21 17Plays yards 77 333 73 358Rushes yards 29 49 32 112Passing yards 281 246Passing comp att int 29 48 1 23 41 1Time of possession 30 14 29 46Team Category Player StatisticsMontana Passing Dave Dickenson 29 48 281 yds 2 TD 1 INTRushing Josh Branen 6 car 33 ydsReceiving Joe Douglass 8 rec 102 ydsMarshall Passing Chad Pennington 23 40 246 yds 1 INTRushing Chris Parker 23 car 94 yds 2 TDReceiving Jermaine Wiggins 5 rec 81 yds 8 References Edit Latest Line Sun Sentinel Fort Lauderdale Florida December 16 1995 p 11C Retrieved April 13 2019 via newspapers com Ivy League Coordinator of Football Officiating Maconaghy Announces Retirement ivyleague com December 5 2018 Retrieved March 27 2019 a b Briggeman Kim December 17 1995 Heart of the Matter Missoulian p G6 Retrieved March 20 2019 via newspapers com Division I AA championship The News Journal Wilmington Delaware November 20 1995 p B3 Retrieved February 9 2019 via newspapers com Marshall to host next two I AA football finals The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Waterloo Iowa AP March 18 1994 p C3 Retrieved April 17 2019 via newspapers com Montana Grizzlies 1995 Schedule cfbinfo com Archived from the original on March 20 2019 Retrieved March 20 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd 1995 Schedule cfbinfo com Archived from the original on March 20 2019 Retrieved March 20 2019 a b Summary box score Missoulian December 17 1995 p G6 Retrieved March 20 2019 via newspapers com Further reading Edit Div I AA Poll Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery Alabama The Sports Network November 25 1995 p 2B Retrieved March 20 2019 via newspapers com Odyssey to a National Championship Scrapbook PDF Retrieved March 20 2019 via Amazon Web Services External links Edit 8 Montana vs Marshall 1995 National Title Game Big Sky 50 Greatest Moments via YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 NCAA Division I AA Football Championship Game amp oldid 1131161139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
