1972 NAIA Division I football season

1972 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season August–November 1972
Postseason November 25–December 9, 1972
National Championship Memorial Stadium
Commerce, TX
Champions East Texas State

The 1972 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1972 college football season in the United States, was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of the league's two-division structure.

The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 9, 1972 in Commerce, Texas.[1]

East Texas State (now Texas A&M–Commerce) defeated Carson–Newman in the Division I Championship Bowl, 21–18, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Postseason

Semifinals
November 25, 1972 		1972 Champion Bowl
December 9, 1972
Commerce, TX
      
Livingston 7
Carson–Newman* 7†
Carson–Newman 18
East Texas State* 21
Central State (OK) 0
East Texas State* 54
  • † The game ended in a tie, but Carson–Newman advanced based on having more total penetrations within the 20 yard line.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1972 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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