1975 NAIA Division II football season

The 1975 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1975 college football season in the United States and the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the sixth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1975 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1975
PostseasonNovember–December 1975
National ChampionshipThousand Oaks, CA
ChampionsTexas Lutheran (2)

The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]

Texas Lutheran defeated Cal Lutheran in the championship game, 34–8, to win their second consecutive NAIA national title.

Conference standings
1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Montana $ 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Carroll (MT) 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Rocky Mountain 2 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Montana Tech 2 –2 –0  2 –5 –0
Western Montana 1 –3 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wayne State (MI) $ 3 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Grand Valley State 3 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
Northwood 3 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Hillsdale 3 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Saginaw Valley State 1 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Ferris State 0 –5 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri Valley + 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Graceland + 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –1
Central Methodist + 5 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Tarkio 2 –3 –1  2 –7 –1
William Jewell 1 –3 –2  1 –7 –2
Baker 1 –4 –1  2 –5 –1
Ottawa 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1975 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hanover $^ 8 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Wilmington (OH) 5 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Bluffton 5 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Taylor 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Defiance 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Earlham 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Anderson (IN) 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Manchester (IN) 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Findlay 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1975 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Mary of the Plains $ 7 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Friends 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 5 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Sterling 4 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Bethany (KS) 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
McPherson 2 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
Bethel (KS) * 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Tabor 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Bethel forfeited games to Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, Southwestern, Friends, Tabor, and Sterling due to an ineligible player
1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Midland $ 5 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Doane 3 –1 –1  6 –4 –1
Concordia (NE) 2 –2 –1  3 –6 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Hastings 1 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Dana 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Jamestown + 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Dickinson State + 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Minot State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Valley City State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Mayville State 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Wahpeton Science 0 –5 –0  1 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dakota State + 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –1
South Dakota Tech + 4 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Huron 3 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Black Hills State 2 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
South Dakota–Springfield 1 –4 –0  ? –? –?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1975 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bethel (MN) + 3 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Northwestern (IA) + 3 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Yankton + 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Westmar 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Sioux Falls 0 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1975 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas Lutheran ^   –    11 –1 –0
Cal Lutheran ^   –    10 –1 –0
Westminster (PA)   –    6 –1 –1
Benedictine (KS)   –    5 –5 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Postseason
Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Thousand Oaks, CA
      
Texas Lutheran* 32
Hanover 13
Texas Lutheran 34
Cal Lutheran* 8
Cal Lutheran* 27
William Penn 0

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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