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The 1970 NAIA Division I football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. It was also the first of twenty-seven seasons that the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1970
PostseasonNovember 28–December 12, 1970
National ChampionshipSirrine Stadium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)
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1970 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1970
PostseasonNovember 28–December 12, 1970
National ChampionshipSirrine Stadium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)
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The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 12, 1970 at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.[1]

Texas A&I defeated Wofford in the Champion Bowl, 48–7, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference realignment

Membership changes

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Conference standings

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1970 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ouachita Baptist +5–1–08–2–0
Arkansas Tech +5–1–08–3–0
Southern Arkansas4–2–05–5–0
Harding3–3–05–5–0
Henderson State2–4–05–5–0
State College of Arkansas1–5–02–8–0
Arkansas A&M1–5–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $5–0–08–3–0
Lenoir Rhyne4–1–07–4–0
Catawba2–3–05–5–0
Elon2–3–03–7–0
Newberry1–4–04–7–0
Guilford1–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
Morgan State x5–0–08–2–0
No. 16 Virginia State y$5–1–08–2–0
Delaware State4–1–06–2–0
Howard3–2–07–2–0
Saint Paul's (VA)1–1–03–5–0
Norfolk State2–3–03–6–0
Virginia Union1–4–03–6–0
Maryland Eastern Shore1–5–01–8–0
Hampton0–5–00–9–0
Southern Division
No. 17 Johnson C. Smith xy6–0–08–2–0
Elizabeth City State4–1–06–3–0
North Carolina Central3–1–05–4–0
Shaw3–2–13–5–1
Fayetteville State1–3–13–5–1
Livingstone1–4–02–7–0
Winston-Salem State1–5–03–5–0
North Carolina A&T0–3–04–6–0
Championship: Virginia State 32, Johnson C. Smith 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Washington $5–0–07–3–0
Western Washington5–1–05–5–0
Oregon College4–2–05–5–0
Eastern Washington3–4–04–6–0
Eastern Oregon2–3–05–4–0
Whitworth2–3–02–7–0
Southern Oregon1–5–01–9–0
Oregon Tech0–4–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^8–1–011–1–0
No. NR / T–20 Sam Houston State7–2–08–2–1
Sul Ross6–3–07–3–0
Angelo State6–3–06–4–0
Southwest Texas State4–5–06–5–0
Howard Payne4–5–05–5–0
East Texas State4–5–05–6–0
McMurry4–5–05–6–0
Tarleton State1–8–01–8–0
Stephen F. Austin1–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1970 Mid-South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Jacksonville State $5–0–010–0–0
Tennessee–Martin4–1–07–3–0
Troy State3–2–06–4–1
Delta State2–3–03–6–1
Florence State1–4–05–5–0
Livingston0–5–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia–Moorhead $6–1–07–2–1
No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus5–2–08–2–0
Saint John's (MN)5–2–06–3–0
Minnesota–Duluth4–2–17–2–1
Hamline3–4–06–4–0
Macalester2–4–13–5–1
Augsburg1–6–01–8–0
St. Thomas (MN)1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech +5–1–08–1–0
Minnesota Morris +5–1–07–2–0
St. Cloud State +5–1–06–3–0
Moorhead State3–3–04–4–1
Winona State1–5–02–7–0
Bemidji State1–5–01–8–0
Southwest State (MN)1–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1970 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Linfield $6–0–08–1–0
Pacific Lutheran4–2–06–3–0
Lewis & Clark4–2–05–4–0
Willamette3–3–04–4–0
Whitman3–3–04–5–0
College of Idaho1–5–02–7–0
Pacific (OR)0–6–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 SW Oklahoma State $7–0–18–1–1
No. 10 Northeastern State6–1–18–1–1
No. 11 Central State (OK)6–2–09–2–0
Cameron6–2–08–2–1
East Central4–4–06–4–0
NW Oklahoma State2–5–14–5–1
Panhandle2–6–04–7–0
Langston1–7–01–10–0
SE Oklahoma State0–7–10–9–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mountain Division
Western New Mexico xy5–1–05–4–0
Southern Utah x5–1–06–3–0
Adams State4–2–04–3–2
Westminster (UT)3–3–04–6–0
Western State (CO)2–4–02–7–0
Fort Lewis1–5–01–8–0
Colorado Mines1–5–01–9–0
Plains Division
No. 20 Pittsburg State xy$4–1–09–2–0
Northern Colorado x4–1–07–2–0
Nebraska–Omaha4–2–04–5–1
Fort Hays State2–3–05–5–0
Southern Colorado1–4–05–5–0
Emporia State1–4–01–8–0
Washburn *0–0–05–3–2
Championship: Pittsburg State 52, Western New Mexico 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills State +5–1–08–2–0
Northern State +5–1–06–4–0
South Dakota Tech +5–1–05–4–0
Dakota State3–3–05–4–0
Dakota Wesleyan2–4–03–6–0
Huron1–5–03–6–0
Southern State (SD)0–6–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $6–0–08–1–0
No. 13/16 Grambling5–1–09–2–0
Texas Southern4–2–06–3–0
Southern2–3–15–5–1
Prairie View A&M2–3–14–5–1
Jackson State1–5–04–7–0
Mississippi Valley State0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1970 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 West Liberty State $7–0–18–1–1
No. 12 Bluefield State5–1–07–1–0
Salem5–3–15–3–1
West Virginia State4–3–04–5–0
Shepherd2–2–05–5–0
Glenville State4–4–04–5–0
Concord3–4–03–6–0
Fairmont State2–4–04–6–0
West Virginia Wesleyan0–5–10–7–1
West Virginia Tech0–6–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Platteville State $^8–0–010–1–0
Eau Claire State5–3–06–4–0
Whitewater State5–3–06–4–0
Oshkosh State5–3–05–5–0
Superior State5–3–05–5–0
La Crosse State4–3–15–4–1
Stout State2–6–03–7–0
Stevens Point State1–6–11–8–1
River Falls State0–8–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4/6 Wofford ^ – 11–1–0
No. 18/NR Hillsdale – 9–2–0
No. 5/NR New Mexico Highlands ^ – 9–2–0
No. 19/19 Eastern Michigan – 7–2–1
La Verne – 5–4–0
Appalachian State – 6–5–0
Carson–Newman – 4–6–0
Kentucky State – 3–6–0
Eastern New Mexico – 2–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
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Postseason

Semifinals
November 28, 1970 		1970 Champion Bowl
December 12, 1970
Greenville, SC
      
Platteville State 0
Texas A&I* 16
Texas A&I 48
Wofford *7
New Mexico Highlands 23
Wofford* 28

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