1995 Central Washington Wildcats football team
Appearance
1995 Central Washington Wildcats football | |
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NAIA Division II national co-champion | |
NAIA Division II National Championship Game, T 21–21 vs. Findlay | |
Conference | Columbia Football Association |
Mount Rainier League | |
Record | 10–3–1 (4–1 CFA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Tomlinson Stadium |
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Mount Hood League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Pacific Lutheran x^ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Willamette x | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Linfield | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puget Sound | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lewis & Clark | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 1 Western Washington x^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Central Washington ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Fraser | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Oregon | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Oregon | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Oregon | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Central Washington Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Central Washington University and won the national championship during the 1995 NAIA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jeff Zenisek, the Wildcats compiled a 10–3–1 record. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Western Washington (28–21) in first round, Hardin–Simmons (40–20) in the quarterfinals, and Mary (48–7) in the semifinals. In the NAIA Division II Championship Game, the Wildcats played a 21–21 tie with Findlay, resulting in both teams being national co-champions.[1][2]
The team played its home games at Tomlinson Stadium in Ellensburg, Washington.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 9 | at Montana State* | L 14–34 | |||||
September 16 | vs. Willamette | Kennewick, WA | W 21–16 | ||||
September 23 | at Whitworth | Spokane, WA | W 27–10 | ||||
September 30 | at Pacific Lutheran | Puyallup, WA | L 32–35 | ||||
October 7 | Puget Sound |
| W 52–6 | ||||
October 14 | Simon Fraser |
| W 34–19 | ||||
October 21 | at Western Washington | Bellingham, WA | L 16–19 | ||||
October 28 | Southern Oregon |
| W 47–22 | ||||
November 4 | at Western Oregon | Monmouth, OR | W 56–7 | ||||
November 11 | at Eastern Oregon | La Grande, OR | W 21–13 | ||||
November 18 | at Western Washington* | Bellingham, WA (NAIA Division II first round) | W 28–21 | [3] | |||
December 2 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 40–20 | [4] | |||
December 9 | vs. Mary* |
| W 48–7 | 3,100 | [5] | ||
December 16 | vs. Findlay* | Tacoma, WA (NAIA Division II Championship Game) | T 21–21 | [6] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1995 Football Schedule". Central Washington University. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "25th Anniversary: 1995 NAIA Football Division II National Championship". Central Washington University. December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Central's Kitna spoils Western's perfect season, championship run". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1995. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Al Pickett (December 3, 1995). "Central Washington 40, HSU 20: Kitna avoids rush to down". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CFA team advances to NAIA title game". Statesman Journal. December 10, 1995. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CWU, Findlay unhappy with deadlock: NAIA Division II title is shared for the third time since 1981". The Spokesman Review. December 17, 1995. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.