1970 NAIA Division II football season Regular season August–November 1970 Postseason November 29–December 12, 1970 National Championship Taggert Stadium, New Castle, PA Champions Westminster (PA)
The 1970 NAIA Division II football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.
The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played on December 13, 1970 at Taggert Stadium in New Castle, Pennsylvania .[1]
Westminster (PA) defeated Anderson (IN) in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference standings [ ]
1970 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Anderson (IN) +^
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Earlham +
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Manchester (IN)
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Taylor
1
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hanover
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1970 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Luther $
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Central (IA)
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Simpson
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
William Penn
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wartburg
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Dubuque
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upper Iowa
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
6
–
1
Buena Vista
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1970 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
North Division
Ottawa xy$
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Baker
4
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Bethany
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
McPherson
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Tabor
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
South Division
St. Mary of the Plains xy
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Friends
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Southwestern (KS)
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Bethel (KS)
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Sterling
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
College of Emporia
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Championship: Ottawa 14 , St. Mary of the Plains 12
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1970 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lewis & Clark
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Willamette
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Whitman
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
College of Idaho
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Pacific (OR)
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
1970 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Yankton $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Concordia (NE)
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Northwestern (IA)
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Westmar
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Dana
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Midland
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Sioux Falls
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Postseason [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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