1974 NAIA Division II football season

The 1974 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1974 college football season in the United States and the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the fifth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1974 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember–December 1974
National ChampionshipSeguin, TX
ChampionsTexas Lutheran

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
TeamW 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 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carroll (MT) $ 4 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
Montana Tech 3 –1 –0  4 –3 –0
Western Montana 1 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Rocky Mountain 1 –2 –1  2 –5 –1
Eastern Montana 0 –4 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northland + 2 –1 –0  ? –? –0
Lakeland + 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Milton 1 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Northwestern (WI) 1 –2 –0  ? –? –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwood + 2 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Ferris State + 2 –1 –0  3 –6 –1
Grand Valley State 1 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Hillsdale 1 –2 –0  6 –3 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1974 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Friends $ 8 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Bethany (KS) 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
St. Mary of the Plains 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Bethel (KS) 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Tabor 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
McPherson 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Sterling 1 –7 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Concordia–Moorhead + 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Saint John's (MN) + 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Hamline 4 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Augsburg 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
St. Olaf 1 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Macalester 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus.
1974 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Midland $ 5 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Doane 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Hastings 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Concordia (NE) 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Dana 0 –5 –0  0 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minot State $ 5 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Dickinson State 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Valley City State 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Mayville State 2 –3 –0  3 –4 –0
Jamestown 1 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Wahpeton Science 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Dakota Tech $ 4 –0 –1  6 –2 –1
Black Hills State 3 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Dakota State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Huron 1 –4 –0  ? –? –?
South Dakota–Springfield 0 –5 –0  ? –? –?
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwestern (IA) $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Yankton 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Bethel (MN) 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Sioux Falls 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Westmar 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Concordia (MN) 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas Lutheran ^   –    11 –0 –0
Cal Lutheran   –    9 –1 –0
Westminster (PA)   –    7 –2 –0
Benedictine (KS)   –    2 –7 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Postseason
Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
December 14, 1974
Seguin, TX
      
  Texas Lutheran* 52
  Linfield 8
  Texas Lutheran* 42
  Missouri Valley 0
  Missouri Valley 37
  Hanover* 29

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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