1974 NAIA Division II football season Regular season August–November 1974 Postseason November–December 1974 National Championship Seguin, TX Champions Texas Lutheran
The 1974 NAIA Division II football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas .[1]
Texas Lutheran defeated Missouri Valley in the championship game, 42–0, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference standings [ ]
1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Illinois Wesleyan +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Millikin +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Carroll (WI)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Augustana (IL)
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Carthage
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
North Park
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Elmhurst
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
North Central (IL)
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1974 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Missouri Valley $^
5
–
0
–
1
10
–
1
–
1
Central Methodist
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
William Jewell
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Graceland
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Ottawa
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Tarkio
1
–
4
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Baker
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1974 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hanover $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Bluffton
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Wilmington (OH)
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Defiance
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Taylor
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Anderson (IN)
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Findlay
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Manchester (IN)
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Earlham
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1974 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
7
–
0
–
0
11
–
0
–
0
William Penn
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Buena Vista
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Upper Iowa
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Luther
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Simpson
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Dubuque
1
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Wartburg
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1974 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Willamette
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Whitworth
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
College of Idaho
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
1
Whitman
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Pacific (OR)
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Lewis & Clark forfeited two unplayed conference games, to Whitworth and Willamette.
Postseason [ ]
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship December 14, 1974Seguin, TX
Texas Lutheran *
52
Linfield
8
Texas Lutheran *
42
Missouri Valley
0
Missouri Valley
37
Hanover *
29
See also [ ]
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