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1974 NAIA Division II football season

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The 1974 NAIA Division II football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember–December 1974
National ChampionshipSeguin, TX
ChampionsTexas Lutheran
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1974 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1974
PostseasonNovember–December 1974
National ChampionshipSeguin, TX
ChampionsTexas Lutheran
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The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.[1]

Texas Lutheran defeated Missouri Valley in the championship game, 42–0, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

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1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan +7–1–08–1–0
No. 11 Millikin +7–1–08–2–0
Carroll (WI)5–3–06–3–0
Augustana (IL)4–3–15–3–1
Carthage4–3–15–3–1
Wheaton (IL)4–4–04–5–0
North Park2–6–03–6–0
Elmhurst1–7–01–8–0
North Central (IL)1–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (MT) $4–0–06–2–0
Montana Tech3–1–04–3–0
Western Montana1–2–13–4–1
Rocky Mountain1–2–12–5–1
Eastern Montana0–4–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Gateway Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northland +2–1–0?–?–0
Lakeland +2–1–06–3–0
Milton1–2–05–4–0
Northwestern (WI)1–2–0?–?–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwood +2–1–05–5–0
Ferris State +2–1–03–6–1
No. T–17 Grand Valley State1–2–06–3–0
Hillsdale1–2–06–3–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Missouri Valley $^5–0–110–1–1
Central Methodist5–1–05–4–0
William Jewell4–2–06–4–0
Graceland2–4–02–7–0
Ottawa2–4–04–5–0
Tarkio1–4–11–8–1
Baker1–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Hanover $^7–0–09–1–0
Bluffton4–2–14–4–1
Wilmington (OH)4–3–05–3–0
Defiance4–3–05–5–0
Taylor3–3–14–4–1
Anderson (IN)3–4–03–6–1
Findlay3–4–03–7–0
Manchester (IN)1–6–01–8–0
Earlham0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central (IA) $^7–0–011–0–0
No. 8 William Penn6–1–09–2–0
Buena Vista4–3–05–4–0
Upper Iowa4–3–04–5–0
Luther3–4–03–6–0
Simpson (IA)2–5–02–6–1
Dubuque1–6–04–7–0
Wartburg1–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Friends $8–0–09–2–0
Bethany (KS)5–3–06–4–0
St. Mary of the Plains5–3–06–4–0
Bethel (KS)5–3–05–4–0
Southwestern (KS)5–3–05–4–0
Tabor3–5–03–6–0
McPherson2–6–02–7–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–6–02–8–0
Sterling1–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia–Moorhead +5–2–07–2–0
No. 20 Saint John's (MN) +5–2–07–2–0
Minnesota–Duluth4–2–17–2–1
Hamline4–2–14–5–1
St. Thomas (MN)4–3–05–4–0
Gustavus Adolphus4–3–04–6–0
Augsburg3–4–05–5–0
St. Olaf1–6–03–6–0
Macalester1–6–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Midland $5–0–011–0–0
Doane4–1–06–3–0
Hastings3–2–05–4–0
Concordia (NE)2–3–05–4–1
Nebraska Wesleyan1–4–03–6–0
Dana0–5–00–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Minot State $5–0–07–1–0
Dickinson State4–1–07–2–0
Valley City State3–2–04–4–0
Mayville State2–3–03–4–0
Jamestown1–4–05–4–0
Wahpeton Science0–5–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Linfield $^7–0–09–1–0
No. 7 Pacific Lutheran6–1–08–1–0
Willamette5–2–07–2–0
Whitworth4–3–06–3–0
College of Idaho3–4–04–5–0
Lewis & Clark1–6–02–7–1
Whitman1–6–02–7–0
Pacific (OR)1–6–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Lewis & Clark forfeited two unplayed conference games, to Whitworth and Willamette.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 South Dakota Tech $4–0–16–2–1
Black Hills State3–1–15–4–1
Dakota State3–2–06–4–0
Dakota Wesleyan3–2–06–3–0
Huron1–4–02–7–0
South Dakota–Springfield0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Redlands $5–0–07–2–0
No. T–17 Whittier4–1–07–2–0
La Verne3–2–05–5–0
Claremont-Mudd1–4–02–6–0
Occidental1–4–01–7–0
Pomona-Pitzer1–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Northwestern (IA) $5–0–08–2–0
No. 20 Yankton4–1–07–2–0
Bethel (MN)2–3–05–4–0
Sioux Falls2–3–04–5–0
Westmar2–3–03–5–0
Concordia (MN)0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
Fairmont State xy$4–0–07–4–0
No. 15 Salem3–1–07–2–0
West Liberty State2–2–05–4–0
Shepherd1–2–02–9–0
West Virginia Wesleyan0–4–01–8–0
Southern Division
Concord xy3–1–06–5–0
Bluefield State3–1–05–4–0
Glenville State3–1–05–4–0
West Virginia Tech1–3–05–4–0
West Virginia State0–4–01–8–0
Championship: Fairmont State 30, Concord 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^ – 11–0–0
No. 5 Cal Lutheran – 9–1–0
Georgetown (KY) – 7–2–0
No. 12 Westminster (PA) – 7–2–0
Missouri Southern – 6–3–0
Waynesburg – 6–3–0
Simon Fraser – 4–4–0
Franklin (IN) – 4–6–0
Azusa Pacific – 3–6–0
Eureka – 3–6–0
Missouri Western – 3–7–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3–8–0
Austin – 2–6–1
Benedictine (KS) – 2–7–0
Geneva – 1–8–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 0–9–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Postseason

Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
December 14, 1974
Seguin, TX
    
Texas Lutheran* 52
Linfield 8
Texas Lutheran* 42
Missouri Valley 0
Missouri Valley 37
Hanover* 29

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