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

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

The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the Glenville State Pioneers 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

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1973 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Carthage $^8–0–08–2–0
No. 12 Millikin6–2–08–2–0
No. 15 Augustana (IL)6–2–07–2–0
Illinois Wesleyan5–3–05–4–0
Carroll (WI)3–5–04–5–0
Elmhurst3–5–04–5–0
North Park2–6–03–6–0
Wheaton (IL)2–6–02–7–0
North Central (IL)1–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Carroll (MT) $4–0–07–0–0
Montana Tech2–2–06–2–0
Eastern Montana2–2–03–5–0
Rocky Mountain1–3–02–6–0
Western Montana1–3–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northland $3–0–07–2–0
Lakeland2–1–06–3–0
Milton1–2–03–5–0
Northwestern (WI)0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwood $2–0–06–2–0
Ferris State1–1–04–4–1
Grand Valley State0–2–06–3–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1973 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 William Jewell $^7–0–011–1–0
No. 5 Missouri Valley6–1–09–1–0
Central Methodist5–2–06–3–1
Tarkio4–3–04–5–0
Graceland3–4–06–4–0
College of Emporia2–5–03–7–0
Ottawa1–6–03–6–0
Baker0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Hanover $6–0–08–1–0
No. 19 Defiance5–2–07–2–0
Taylor4–2–14–4–1
Bluffton4–3–04–5–0
Wilmington (OH)4–3–05–3–0
Earlham3–4–04–6–0
Anderson (IN)2–5–03–6–0
Findlay1–6–03–7–0
Manchester (IN)0–6–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Buena Vista $7–0–08–1–0
Central (IA)6–1–07–2–0
Wartburg4–3–05–4–0
Dubuque3–3–15–4–1
William Penn3–4–06–4–0
Luther2–4–12–6–1
Simpson (IA)1–5–12–6–1
Upper Iowa0–6–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 St. Thomas (MN) +6–1–09–1–0
No. 9 Minnesota–Duluth +6–1–08–1–0
Augsburg5–2–07–2–0
Gustavus Adolphus4–3–05–5–0
Concordia–Moorhead3–4–05–5–0
Saint John's (MN)3–4–04–4–0
Hamline1–6–03–6–0
Macalester0–7–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1973 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Mary of the Plains +7–1–07–3–0
Bethany (KS) +7–1–07–4–0
Sterling5–3–06–3–0
Friends5–3–05–4–0
Tabor4–4–04–5–0
Bethel (KS)3–5–03–6–0
McPherson2–6–02–8–0
Southwestern (KS)2–6–02–7–0
Kansas Wesleyan1–7–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1973 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Doane $4–0–17–2–1
Nebraska Wesleyan3–1–14–3–1
Hastings3–2–05–4–0
Midland3–2–05–5–0
Concordia (NE)1–4–04–6–0
Dana0–5–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minot State $5–0–06–3–0
Valley City State4–1–06–3–0
Dickinson State3–2–05–3–1
Jamestown2–3–05–4–1
Mayville State1–4–02–6–0
Wahpeton Science0–5–01–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Pacific Lutheran $6–1–06–3–0
No. 11 Linfield5–2–07–2–0
Whitworth4–2–04–5–0
Willamette4–3–05–4–0
Whitman3–4–03–5–1
Lewis & Clark3–4–03–6–0
College of Idaho2–4–02–7–0
Pacific (OR)0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Dakota State $5–0–06–3–0
South Dakota Tech3–1–14–3–2
Black Hills State3–2–04–5–1
Huron2–2–1?–?–?
Dakota Wesleyan1–4–01–8–0
South Dakota–Springfield0–5–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Redlands $5–0–08–1–0
Whittier3–2–06–3–0
La Verne3–2–04–5–0
Claremont-Mudd2–3–03–5–0
Occidental2–3–02–6–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–01–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Division I
Bethune–Cookman x5–0–09–2–0
Florida A&M4–1–05–6–0
No. 16 Albany State3–2–06–3–1
Alabama A&M3–2–05–5–0
Tuskegee2–3–07–4–0
Morris Brown1–4–01–8–1
Alabama State0–5–03–8–0
Division II
No. 7 Fisk x5–0–09–0–0
Fort Valley State4–1–07–1–1
Clark (GA)4–1–04–3–1
Morehouse3–2–04–3–1
Savannah State2–3–03–6–0
Lane1–4–03–6–0
Miles1–4–01–8–0
Knoxville0–5–00–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Northwestern (IA) $^5–0–012–0–0
No. 14 Yankton4–1–07–2–0
Sioux Falls2–3–05–5–0
Westmar2–3–03–5–0
Bethel (MN)2–3–03–6–0
Concordia (MN)0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
Fairmont State xy$3–0–06–3–1
West Liberty State2–1–13–5–1
Salem2–2–06–4–0
Shepherd1–2–06–4–0
West Virginia Wesleyan0–3–12–6–1
Southern Division
No. 2 Glenville State xy^4–0–010–2–0
Bluefield State3–1–04–5–0
West Virginia State2–2–05–5–0
West Virginia Tech1–3–04–5–0
Concord0–4–00–9–0
Championship: Fairmont State 21, Glenville State 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Westminster (PA) – 7–1–0
No. 18 Simon Fraser – 6–2–0
Texas Lutheran – 7–3–0
Cal Lutheran – 6–4–0
Azusa Pacific – 5–4–0
Franklin (IN) – 5–4–0
Missouri Western – 4–5–1
Geneva – 4–5–0
Missouri Southern – 4–6–0
Austin – 3–5–1
Iowa Wesleyan – 3–5–0
Waynesburg – 3–5–0
Benedictine (KS) – 3–6–0
Eureka – 3–6–0
Georgetown (KY) – 3–6–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3–7–1
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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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

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