1973 NAIA Division II football season

The 1973 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1973 college football season in the United States and the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the fourth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1973 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1973
PostseasonDecember 1–8, 1973
National ChampionshipHuntington, WV
ChampionsNorthwestern (IA)

The season was played from August to November 1973 and culminated in the 1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 8, 1973 in Huntington, West Virginia near the campus of Glenville State College.[1]

Northwestern (IA) defeated Glenville State in the championship game, 10–3, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this is the earliest NAIA championship won by a team that remains at the NAIA level.

Conference standings
1973 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carroll (MT) $ 4 –0 –0  7 –0 –0
Montana Tech 2 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Eastern Montana 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Rocky Mountain 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Western Montana 1 –3 –0  1 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northland $ 3 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Lakeland 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Milton 1 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Northwestern (WI) 0 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwood $ 2 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
Ferris State 1 –1 –0  4 –4 –1
Grand Valley State 0 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1973 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
William Jewell $^ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Missouri Valley 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Central Methodist 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –1
Tarkio 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Graceland 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
College of Emporia 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Ottawa 1 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Baker 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1973 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hanover $ 6 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Defiance 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Taylor 4 –2 –1  4 –4 –1
Bluffton 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Wilmington (OH) 4 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Earlham 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Anderson (IN) 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Findlay 1 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Manchester (IN) 0 –6 –1  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Buena Vista $ 7 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Central (IA) 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Wartburg 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Dubuque 3 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
William Penn 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Luther 2 –4 –1  2 –6 –1
Simpson 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Upper Iowa 0 –6 –1  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Mary of the Plains + 7 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Bethany (KS) + 7 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Sterling 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Friends 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Tabor 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Bethel (KS) 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
McPherson 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Southwestern (KS) 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 1 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1973 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Doane $ 4 –0 –1  7 –2 –1
Nebraska Wesleyan 3 –1 –1  4 –3 –1
Hastings 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Midland 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Concordia (NE) 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Dana 0 –5 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Dakota State $ 5 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
South Dakota Tech 3 –1 –1  4 –3 –2
Black Hills State 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
Huron 2 –2 –1  ? –? –?
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
South Dakota–Springfield 0 –5 –0  ? –? –?
  • $ – Conference champion

Postseason
Semifinals
December 1, 1973 		Championship
December 8, 1973
Huntington, WV
      
William Jewell 2
Northwestern (IA)* 28
Northwestern (IA) 10
Glenville State* 3
Carthage 7
Glenville State* 14

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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