1970 NAIA Division II football season

1970 Gateway Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1970 Frontier Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1970 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1970
Postseason	November 29–December 12, 1970
National Championship	New Castle, PA
Champions	Westminster (PA)

The 1970 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1970 college football season in the United States and the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.

The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 13, 1970 on the campus of Westminster College in New Castle, Pennsylvania.[1]

Westminster (PA) defeated Anderson (IN) in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1970 Hoosier Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Anderson (IN) +	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Earlham +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Manchester (IN)	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Taylor	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Hanover	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1970 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Luther $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Central (IA)	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Simpson	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
William Penn	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wartburg	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Dubuque	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Upper Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	1
Buena Vista	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1970 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
Ottawa xy$	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Baker	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Kansas Wesleyan	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Bethany	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
McPherson	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Tabor	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
South Division
St. Mary of the Plains xy	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Friends	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (KS)	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Bethel (KS)	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Sterling	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
College of Emporia	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Championship: Ottawa 14, St. Mary of the Plains 12
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1970 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Defiance $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Findlay	2	–	1	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Bluffton	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1970 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Missouri Valley $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
William Jewell	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Tarkio	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Central Methodist	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Culver–Stockton	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Graceland	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1970 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Concordia (NE) $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Hastings	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Doane	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Dana	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Midland	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Postseason

Semifinals November 28, 1970		Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA


Edinboro State	7

Westminster (PA)*	20
		Westminster (PA)*	21

		Anderson (IN)	16
Minot State	14

Anderson (IN)*	20

References

"NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

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[1] "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.