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 standings
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

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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