1974 NAIA Division I football season

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1974 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember 30– December 14, 1974
National ChampionshipJavelina Stadium
Kingsville, TX
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)

The 1974 NAIA Division I football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure.

The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.[1] Texas A&I defeated Elon in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference realignment[]

Conferences changes[]

  • This was the first season for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference. The second conference to bear this name, it was formed by six former members of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference, which disbanded after the prior season. All six initial members were public colleges from Oklahoma.
  • This was the final season of football for the Carolinas Conference. Before the start of the following season, the league's five members would subsequently join the new, football-only South Atlantic Conference.

Membership changes[]

Team 1973 conference 1974 conference
Central State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
East Central Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Northeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Northwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Southeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Southwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate

Conference standings[]

1974 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Henderson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Ouachita Baptist 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Harding 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Southern Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
State College of Arkansas 2 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas–Monticello 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1974 Carolinas Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Elon $^ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Catawba 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mars Hill 1 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Guilford 0 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Evergreen Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Washington $ 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Oregon College 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Central Washington 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Eastern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Oregon Tech 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Western Washington 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Colorado $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Pittsburg State 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Washburn 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southern Colorado 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Emporia State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Fort Hays State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Kearney State * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 Lone Star Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas A&I $^ 9 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Abilene Christian 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
East Texas State 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Angelo State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tarleton State 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kearney State $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Chadron State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wayne State (NE) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Peru State 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SW Oklahoma State $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Central State (OK) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
East Central 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western State (CO) $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Westminster (UT) 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Adams State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Fort Lewis 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southern Utah 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado Mines 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
New Mexico Highlands * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin–Stout 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–La Crosse forfeited one non-conference game.

Postseason[]

Semifinals
November 30–December 7, 1974 		1974 NAIA Champion Bowl
December 7, 1974
Kingsville, TX
      
Henderson State 7
Elon* 21
Elon 23
Texas A&I* 34
Cameron 18
Texas A&I* 21

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "1974 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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