1971 NAIA Division I football season

1971 Evergreen Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1971 Carolinas Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1971 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1971
Postseason	November 26–December 11, 1971
National Championship	Birmingham, AL
Champions	Livingston

The 1971 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1971 college football season in the United States, was the 16th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the second season of the league's two-division structure.

The season was played from August to November 1971 and culminated in the 1971 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Livingston defeated Arkansas Tech in the Champion Bowl, 14–12, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Howard Payne +	7	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Southwest Texas State +	7	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Texas A&I	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Sul Ross	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Sam Houston State	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Tarleton State	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
McMurry	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1971 Nebraska College Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wayne State (NE) $	3	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kearney State	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Chadron State	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Peru State	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1971 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
SW Oklahoma State $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Central State (OK)	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Cameron	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Northeastern State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NW Oklahoma State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
East Central	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Panhandle	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Langston	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1971 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Mountain Division
Western State x	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Adams State xy	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Westminster (UT)	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Fort Lewis	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Plains Division
Northern Colorado xy$	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Pittsburg State	3	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Emporia State	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Fort Hays State	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Southern Colorado	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Washburn *	0	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Championship: Northern Colorado 25, Adam State 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title

1971 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern State $^	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Dakota State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
South Dakota Tech	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Huron	2	–	2	–	2	?	–	?	–	?
South Dakota–Springfield	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Black Hills State	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Dakota Wesleyan	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Postseason

Semifinals November 26–27, 1971		1971 Champion Bowl December 11, 1971 Birmingham, AL


Northern State (SD)	0

Arkansas Tech*	24
		Arkansas Tech	12

		Livingston*	14
Livingston	25

West Liberty State*	2

References

"NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
"1971 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

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[1] "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

[2] "1971 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.