1974 NAIA Division I football season

The 1974 NAIA Division I football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure.

1974 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember 30– December 14, 1974
National ChampionshipJavelina Stadium
Kingsville, TX
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)

The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.[1] Texas A&I defeated Elon in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference realignment

Conferences changes

Membership changes
Team1973 conference1974 conference
Central StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate
East Central Oklahoma StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate
Northeastern Oklahoma StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate
Northwestern Oklahoma StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate
Southeastern Oklahoma StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate
Southwestern Oklahoma StateOklahoma CollegiateOklahoma Intercollegiate

Conference standings
1974 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Henderson State $^ 6 –0 –011 –2 –0
Ouachita Baptist 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Harding 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Southern Arkansas 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
State College of Arkansas 2 –2 –26 –3 –2
Arkansas–Monticello 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Arkansas Tech 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1974 Carolinas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Elon $^ 4 –0 –010 –2 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 –1 –07 –3 –1
Catawba 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
Mars Hill 1 –3 –07 –4 –0
Guilford 0 –2 –17 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Washington $ 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
Oregon College 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Central Washington 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
Eastern Oregon 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Oregon Tech 2 –2 –23 –3 –2
Western Washington 1 –5 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Colorado $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –1 –04 –7 –0
Washburn 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Southern Colorado 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Emporia State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –01 –9 –0
Kearney State * 0 –0 –07 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas A&I $^ 9 –0 –013 –0 –0
Stephen F. Austin 7 –2 –09 –2 –0
Abilene Christian 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwest Texas State 6 –3 –06 –4 –0
East Texas State 5 –4 –07 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –5 –04 –7 –0
Angelo State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
Tarleton State 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0
Chadron State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wayne State (NE) 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
Peru State 0 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SW Oklahoma State $ 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
SE Oklahoma State 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
NW Oklahoma State 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Central State (OK) 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
East Central 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Northeastern State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western State (CO) $ 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Westminster (UT) 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Adams State 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Fort Lewis 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southern Utah 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
Western New Mexico 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
New Mexico Highlands * 0 –0 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 –1 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin–Stout 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–La Crosse forfeited one non-conference game.

Postseason
Semifinals
November 30–December 7, 1974 		1974 NAIA Champion Bowl
December 7, 1974
Kingsville, TX
      
Henderson State 7
Elon* 21
Elon 23
Texas A&I* 34
Cameron 18
Texas A&I* 21

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. "1974 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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