1974 NAIA Division I football season

The 1974 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1974 college football season in the United States, was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure.

1974 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember 30– December 14, 1974
National ChampionshipJavelina Stadium
Kingsville, TX
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)

The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.[1] Texas A&I defeated Elon in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings
1974 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Washington $ 4 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Oregon College 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Central Washington 3 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Eastern Oregon 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Oregon Tech 2 –2 –2  3 –3 –2
Western Washington 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Colorado $ 5 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –1 –0  4 –7 –0
Washburn 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Southern Colorado 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Emporia State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Kearney State * 0 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas A&I $^ 9 –0 –0  13 –0 –0
Stephen F. Austin 7 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Abilene Christian 6 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Southwest Texas State 6 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
East Texas State 5 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Angelo State 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Sul Ross 1 –8 –0  1 –9 –0
Tarleton State 0 –9 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State $ 3 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Chadron State 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Wayne State (NE) 1 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Peru State 0 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western State $ 5 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Westminster (UT) 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Adams State 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Fort Lewis 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Southern Utah 3 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Western New Mexico 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
New Mexico Highlands * 0 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference standings

Postseason
Semifinals
November 30–December 7, 1974 		1974 NAIA Champion Bowl
December 7, 1974
Kingsville, TX
      
Henderson State 7
Elon* 21
Elon 23
Texas A&I* 34
Cameron 18
Texas A&I* 21

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. "1974 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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