1995 Plymouth State Panthers football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1995 Plymouth State Panthers football
FFC champion
L NCAA Division III First Round 7–24 vs. Union (NY)
ConferenceFreedom Football Conference
Record9–1 (7–0 FFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCurrier Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Plymouth State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western Connecticut 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Springfield (MA) 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Stony Brook 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
WPI 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Merchant Marine 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Norwich 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
UMass Lowell 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1995 Plymouth State Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Plymouth State University as a member of the Freedom Football Conference (FFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division III football season. In their third year under head coach Don Brown, the Panthers compiled a 9–1 record (7–0 against FFC opponents), won the FFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 94,[1] and received a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The team fell to Union (NY) 7–24 in the first round.

The team was led by quarterback Joel Perry who finished the season with 1,238 passing yards, thirteen touchdowns, and twelve interceptions.[1] The team's leading receiver was R. J. Letendre who finished with 29 receptions for 505 yards and four touchdowns.[1]

The team played its home games at Currier Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.[2]

Following the season nine players earned post-season honors and head coach Don Brown was named the conference's Coach of the Year. The all-conference honors were given to wide receiver R. J. Letendre, quarterback Joel Perry, running back Shawn Redburn, offensive lineman Jeff Ziegler, defensive end Jason Friedman, linebackers Colby Compton and Dave Gibson, cornerback Andy Lavigne, and punt returner Brent Bardellini.[3]

In April 1996, Brown resigned from his post as head coach to accept the defensive coordinator position for Brown.[4] Brown ended his tenure with the team with an eighteen-game regular season win streak.[2] The Panthers hired Cortland offensive coordinator Mike Kemp as his successor.[5]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9UMass Dartmouth*
W 33–01,927[6]
September 23at Norwich
W 24–213,681[7]
September 30at UMass LowellLowell, MAW 52–3605[8]
October 7Western Connecticut
  • Currier Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 36–61,129[9][10]
October 14Springfield
  • Currier Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 31–64,826[11][12]
October 21at Bridgewater State*
W 20–13600[13][14]
October 28Coast Guard
  • Currier Field
  • Plymouth, NH
W 9–23,118[15]
November 4at Stony Brook
W 20–121,417[16]
November 11at WPI
W 31–71,127[17]
November 18Union (NY)*
L 7–24[18][19][20]
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Final 1995 Plymouth State Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Plymouth State Gridders Begin NCAA Trek". Valley News. November 14, 1995. p. 13. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Freedom Football Conf. All-star team". Hartford Courant. November 16, 1995. p. 277. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Wood, Bruce (April 6, 1996). "PSC Coach Is Bound For Brown". Valley News. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Lessels, Allen (May 26, 1996). "Panthers' new football coach likes sense of optimism at PSC". The Boston Globe. p. 207. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Plymouth State Football Wins". Valley News. September 10, 1995. p. 30. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Perry, Panthers pull out a passable win". Concord Monitor. September 24, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "PSC Rips Lowell". Valley News. October 1, 1995. p. 30. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Plymouth State 36, Western 6". Hartford Courant. October 8, 1995. p. 81. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Plymouth State Cruises". Valley News. October 8, 1995. p. 30. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Plymouth State Gridders Stay Undefeated". Valley News. October 15, 1995. p. 35. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Several big plays help Panthers pull away from Springfield". Concord Monitor. October 15, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "Plymouth, UNH Gets Gridiron Victories". Valley News. October 22, 1995. p. 32. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "Panthers roll to win". Concord Monitor. October 22, 1995. p. 18. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "Panthers' sixteenth win in a row is soggy but sweet". Concord Monitor. October 29, 1995. p. 18. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "Plymouth State Rolls". Valley News. November 5, 1995. p. 32. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ply. St. 31, Worcester Tech 7". Valley News. November 12, 1995. p. 31. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  18. ^ Dravis, Stephen (November 19, 1995). "Union Passes By Plymouth State". Valley News. p. 29. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  19. ^ "Union, N.Y. 24, Plymouth St. 7". Kennebec Journal. November 19, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "Union, N.Y. 24, Plymouth St. 7". Morning Sentinel. November 19, 1995. p. 23. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995_Plymouth_State_Panthers_football_team&oldid=1225543454"