1967 NAIA football season

The 1967 NAIA football season, as part of the 1967 college football season in the United States, was the 12th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1967 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1967
PostseasonNovember 25–December 9, 1967
National ChampionshipMorgantown, WV
ChampionFairmont State

The season was played from August to November 1967, culminating in the 1967 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 9, 1967 in Morgantown, West Virginia.[1]

Fairmont State defeated Eastern Washington State in the Championship Bowl, 28–21, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1967 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arkansas A&M $ 4 1 1  6 3 1
Arkansas Tech 3 2 1  5 3 1
Southern Arkansas 3 2 1  5 3 1
State College of Arkansas 3 2 1  5 3 1
Ouachita Baptist 3 3 0  6 4 0
Henderson State 3 3 0  5 4 0
Harding 0 6 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Omaha $ 4 0 0  7 3 0
Pittsburg State 3 1 0  6 2 1
Fort Hays State 2 2 0  3 5 0
Emporia State 1 3 0  1 9 0
Washburn 0 4 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Washington $^ 6 0 0  11 1 0
Central Washington 3 3 0  4 6 0
Western Washington 2 4 0  3 6 0
Whitworth 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1967 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Montana $ 5 0 0  6 1 0
Eastern Montana 4 1 0  5 2 1
Montana Northern 3 2 0  3 3 1
Carroll (MT) 2 3 0  2 5 0
Rocky Mountain 1 4 0  2 5 1
Montana Tech 0 5 0  0 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central (IA) $ 7 0 0  9 0 0
Simpson 6 1 0  7 1 1
Luther 4 2 1  4 4 1
William Penn 3 4 0  4 5 0
Upper Iowa 2 4 1  3 5 1
Buena Vista 2 5 0  2 6 0
Dubuque 1 4 2  1 6 2
Wartburg 1 6 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas A&I $ 7 0 0  9 0 0
Southwest Texas State 6 1 0  9 1 0
Howard Payne 4 3 0  7 3 0
McMurry 4 3 0  6 4 0
East Texas State 3 4 0  4 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 3 4 0  4 6 0
Sam Houston State 1 6 0  3 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bluffton $ 2 0 0  5 3 1
Defiance 1 1 0  7 2 0
Wilmington (OH) 0 2 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tarkio + 3 0 0  6 2 1
William Jewell + 2 0 0  10 0 1
Missouri Valley 1 1 0  6 4 0
Central Methodist 1 1 1  6 1 1
Culver–Stockton 1 2 0  5 4 0
Graceland 0 4 1  1 6 2
  • + Conference co-champions
1967 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State $ 4 0 0  9 0 0
Wayne State (NE) 3 1 0  6 4 0
Chadron State 2 2 0  3 6 0
Peru State 1 3 0  1 7 1
Hastings 0 4 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern State $ 6 0 0  8 1 0
Huron 4 1 1  5 3 1
Dakota Wesleyan 4 2 0  4 5 0
Southern State 2 4 0  3 6 0
General Beadle 2 4 0  4 5 0
South Dakota Tech 1 4 1  3 4 1
Black Hills State 1 5 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Westmar $ 6 0 0  8 1 0
Yankton 5 1 0  8 1 0
Sioux Falls 4 2 0  7 2 0
Dana 2 3 1  2 4 2
Midland 1 3 2  2 6 0
Concordia (NE) 1 5 0  2 7 0
Northwestern (IA) 0 5 1  0 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Postseason

Semifinals
November 25, 1967
NAIA Champions Bowl
December 9, 1967
Morgantown, WV
      
Eastern Washington State 28
New Mexico Highlands* 14
Eastern Washington State 21
Fairmont State 28
Northern Michigan 7
Fairmont State* 21

References

  1. "1967 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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