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 season	August–November 1974
Postseason	November 30– December 14, 1974
National Championship	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX
Champions	Texas 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 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 15 Elon $^ 4 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Catawba 1 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Mars Hill 1 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Guilford 0 – 2 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll	1974 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SW Oklahoma State $ 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Central State (OK) 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 East Central 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Northeastern State 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   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

• 1974 NCAA Division I football season
• 1974 NCAA Division II football season
• 1974 NCAA Division III football season

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.