1969 NAIA football season

The 1969 NAIA football season, as part of the 1969 college football season in the United States, was the 14th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1969 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1969
PostseasonNovember 29–December 13, 1969
National ChampionshipKingsville, TX
ChampionTexas A&I (2)

The season was played from August to November 1969, culminating in the 1969 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 13, 1969 in Kingsville, Texas.[1]

Texas A&I defeated Concordia–Moorhead in the Championship Bowl, 32–7, to win their second NAIA national title.[2]

Following the season, the NAIA split its football championship into Division I and Division II.

Conference standings

1969 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Henderson State $ 5 1 0  8 2 0
Arkansas Tech 4 1 1  6 4 1
Harding 4 2 0  7 2 1
State College of Arkansas 3 3 0  5 5 0
Ouachita Baptist 2 4 0  5 5 0
Southern Arkansas 2 4 0  4 6 0
Arkansas A&M 0 5 1  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Elon $ 5 0 0  7 3 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 4 1 0  6 4 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0  5 6 0
Newberry 2 3 0  5 5 0
Catawba 1 4 0  2 8 0
Guilford 0 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Catawba forfeited wins over Newberry, Elon, and Presbyterian. Guilford forfeited wins over Newberry and Catawba.
1969 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Washington + 4 2 0  5 3 0
Eastern Washington + 4 2 0  4 5 0
Central Washington 3 3 0  3 6 0
Whitworth 1 5 0  1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1969 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Montana $ 5 0 0  7 0 0
Eastern Montana 4 1 0  5 4 0
Montana Tech 2 2 1  4 3 1
Montana Northern 2 3 0  2 6 0
Carroll (MT) 1 3 1  2 5 1
Rocky Mountain 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lakeland $ 4 0 0  8 1 0
Milton 3 1 0  ? ? ?
Northwestern (WI) 1 3 0  ? ? ?
Eureka 1 3 0  1 7 0
St. Procopius 1 3 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Anderson (IN) $ 5 1 0  8 1 0
Hanover 4 2 0  6 3 0
Earlham 3 3 0  5 4 0
Franklin (IN) 3 3 0  4 4 1
Manchester (IN) 2 4 0  3 5 0
Taylor 2 4 0  3 6 0
Indiana Central 1 5 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Simpson $ 6 1 0  8 2 0
Luther 5 2 0  7 2 0
Central (IA) 5 2 0  6 3 0
William Penn 4 3 0  6 3 0
Upper Iowa 3 4 0  3 5 0
Wartburg 3 4 0  3 6 0
Buena Vista 2 5 0  2 7 0
Dubuque 0 7 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Division
Kansas Wesleyan xy$ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Baker 3 2 0  6 3 0
Ottawa 3 2 0  5 4 0
Bethany 2 3 0  4 5 0
Tabor 2 3 0  2 6 0
McPherson 0 5 0  0 8 0
South Division
St. Mary of the Plains x 5 0 0  7 2 0
Southwestern (KS) 3 2 0  6 3 0
Sterling y 3 2 0  5 5 0
Bethel (KS) 2 3 0  4 5 0
Friends 1 4 0  4 4 0
College of Emporia 1 4 0  1 7 0
Championship: Kansas Wesleyan 34, Sterling 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
1969 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Texas A&I +^ 6 1 0  11 1 0
East Texas State + 6 1 0  7 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0  7 3 0
Southwest Texas State 3 4 0  3 6 1
Sul Ross 3 3 1  4 5 1
Sam Houston State 2 4 1  3 6 1
Howard Payne 2 5 0  4 7 0
McMurry 1 6 0  2 8 0
Angelo State * 0 0 0  6 4 0
Tarleton State * 0 0 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – did not complete for conference title
Rankings from AP Poll
1969 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Defiance $ 3 0 0  9 0 0
Wilmington (OH) 2 1 0  3 7 0
Findlay 1 2 0  3 7 0
Bluffton 0 3 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Concordia–Moorhead $^ 7 0 0  10 1 0
Saint John's (MN) 5 1 1  8 1 1
Hamline 5 2 0  7 2 0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 1  6 3 1
Macalester 3 4 0  5 4 0
Minnesota–Duluth 2 5 0  4 6 0
St. Thomas (MN) 1 6 0  2 8 0
Augsburg 0 7 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1969 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Culver–Stockton + 3 0 0  7 1 1
William Jewell + 2 0 0  9 2 0
Tarkio 3 1 0  7 2 0
Missouri Valley 2 2 0  5 5 0
Central Methodist 1 3 0  3 5 0
Graceland 0 5 0  0 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1969 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State $ 2 0 1  5 3 1
Chadron State 2 1 0  6 3 0
Wayne State (NE) 1 1 1  5 3 1
Peru State 0 3 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Doane $ 5 0 0  8 0 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 4 1 0  5 4 0
Concordia (NE) 1 2 1  4 5 1
Midland 1 3 0  1 7 0
Dana 0 3 1  2 6 1
Hastings 0 2 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Jamestown $ 4 1 0  8 1 0
Dickinson State 3 1 1  5 2 1
Mayville State 3 1 1  5 3 1
Minot State 3 2 0  5 3 0
Wahpeton Science 1 4 0  2 5 0
Valley City State 0 5 0  0 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SW Oklahoma State + 6 1 0  9 1 0
Northeastern State + 6 1 0  9 1 0
Central State (OK) 5 1 1  8 1 1
East Central 4 2 1  6 3 1
Panhandle 3 4 0  6 5 0
NW Oklahoma State 2 5 0  4 6 0
SE Oklahoma State 1 6 0  1 9 0
Langston 0 7 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon College $ 3 0 0  6 3 0
Oregon Tech 1 2 0  4 5 0
Eastern Oregon 1 2 0  2 7 0
Southern Oregon 1 2 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern State $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
Black Hills State 5 1 0  5 4 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 3 0  5 4 0
Southern State 3 3 0  4 5 0
South Dakota Tech 2 4 0  3 6 0
Dakota State 1 5 0  1 7 0
Huron 1 5 0  ? ? ?
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yankton $ 5 1 0  8 1 0
Concordia (NE) 4 1 1  4 5 1
Northwestern (IA) 4 2 0  7 2 0
Westmar 3 3 0  5 4 0
Dana 2 3 1  2 6 1
Midland 1 5 0  1 7 0
Sioux Falls 1 5 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Postseason

Semifinals
November 29, 1969
NAIA Championship Bowl
December 13, 1969
Kingsville, TX
      
Hillsdale 0
Concordia–Moorhead* 27
Concordia–Moorhead 7
Texas A&I* 32
New Mexico Highlands 23
Texas A&I* 28

References

  1. "1969 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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