1971 NAIA Division I football season

The 1971 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1971 college football season in the United States, was the 16th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the second season of the league's two-division structure.

1971 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1971
PostseasonNovember 26–December 11, 1971
National ChampionshipBirmingham, AL
ChampionsLivingston

The season was played from August to November 1971 and culminated in the 1971 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1971 in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Livingston defeated Arkansas Tech in the Champion Bowl, 14–12, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings
1971 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Washington $ 6 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Oregon College 4 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Eastern Oregon 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Central Washington 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Southern Oregon 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Oregon Tech 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Howard Payne + 7 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
Southwest Texas State + 7 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Texas A&I 7 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Angelo State 6 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
East Texas State 5 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Sul Ross 3 –6 –0  4 –6 –1
Sam Houston State 3 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Tarleton State 2 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
McMurry 2 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 2 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1971 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wayne State (NE) $ 3 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
Kearney State 2 –1 –0  5 –3 –1
Chadron State 1 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Peru State 0 –3 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mountain Division
Western State x 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –1
Adams State xy 5 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Southern Utah 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Western New Mexico 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Westminster 2 –4 –0  ? –? –?
Fort Lewis 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Plains Division
Northern Colorado xy$ 5 –0 –0  8 –1 –1
Pittsburg State 3 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Nebraska–Omaha 2 –2 –1  5 –4 –1
Kansas State Teachers 1 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
Fort Hays State 1 –3 –1  2 –7 –1
Southern Colorado 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Washburn * 0 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Championship: Northern Colorado 25, Adam State 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title
1971 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern State $^ 5 –0 –0  8 –1 –1
Dakota State 4 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
South Dakota Tech 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Huron 2 –2 –2  ? –? –?
South Dakota–Springfield 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Black Hills State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Dakota Wesleyan 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Postseason
Semifinals
November 26–27, 1971 		1971 Champion Bowl
December 11, 1971
Birmingham, AL
      
Northern State (SD) 0
Arkansas Tech* 24
Arkansas Tech 12
Livingston* 14
Livingston 25
West Liberty State* 2

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. "1971 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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