American college football season
1975 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1975 Playoffs November – December 1975 Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL Champion Wittenberg
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The 1975 NCAA Division III football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1975, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1975 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Wittenberg Tigers won their second Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 28−0.[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1975 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Rose–Hulman +
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Sewanee +
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Centre
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Southwestern (TN)
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Principia
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (IL) $
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
North Central (IL)
5
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Carroll (WI)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Millikin
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Carthage
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Elmhurst
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1975 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $^
4
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Alfred
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
St. Lawrence
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Hobart
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
RIT
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
RPI
0
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1975 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Butler $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Indiana Central ^
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Evansville
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
DePauw
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Valparaiso
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Saint Joseph's (IN)
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Wabash
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1975 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
William Penn $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Buena Vista
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Central (IA)
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Luther
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Wartburg
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Simpson
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upper Iowa
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1975 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hope $
4
–
0
–
1
8
–
0
–
1
Alma
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Albion
2
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Adrian
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Olivet
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
1975 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
Albright x^
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Juniata
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lycoming
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Upsala
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wilkes
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Susquehanna
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Delaware Valley
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
Southern
Widener x^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lebanon Valley
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Moravian
5
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Johns Hopkins
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Dickinson
3
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Muhlenberg
2
–
5
–
2
2
–
6
–
2
Ursinus
1
–
6
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
Western Maryland
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Swarthmore
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Gettysburg
0
–
0
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $
6
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
Minnesota–Duluth
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Hamline
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
St. Olaf
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Concordia–Moorhead
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Augsburg
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
1975 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Nichols +
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Boston State +
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Framingham State
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Bridgewater State
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Plymouth State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Maine Maritime
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
New Haven
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Curry
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1975 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Glassboro State $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Montclair State
4
–
1
–
0
4
–
4
–
2
Trenton State
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kean
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Jersey City State
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
William Paterson
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1975 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy$^
4
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Denison
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Mount Union
2
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Capital
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Red Division
Muskingum xy
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Marietta
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Heidelberg
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Otterbein
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Wooster
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Not competing for championship
Ohio Northern
–
4
–
4
–
1
Kenyon
–
3
–
6
–
0
Oberlin
–
2
–
4
–
0
Championship: Muskingum 9 , Wittenberg 0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1975 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands +
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
La Verne +
4
–
0
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Whittier
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Occidental
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Rose–Hulman and Sewanee
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wiliam Penn
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Widener (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Lawrence
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Boston State and Nichols [2]
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State
Northwest Conference – Linfield , Pacific Lutheran , and Whitworth
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Fisk
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne and Redlands
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse , Wisconsin–River Falls , and Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 1975 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the third consecutive year. Unlike the two previous championships, this year's bracket expanded from four to eight teams.[3]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
Widener
14
Albright
6
Widener
14
Ithaca
23
Ithaca
41
Fort Valley State
12
Ithaca
0
Wittenberg
28
Wittenberg
14
Indiana Central
13
Wittenberg
55
Millsaps
22
Millsaps
28
Colorado College
21
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