1974 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record11–0
Headcoach
HomestadiumMatador Stadium
1974 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football
NAIA Division II national champion
NAIA Division II Championship Game, W 42–0 vs. Missouri Valley
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–0
Head coach
Home stadiumMatador Stadium
Seasons
 1973
1975 
1974 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^  1100
No. 5 Cal Lutheran  910
Georgetown (KY)  720
No. 12 Westminster (PA)  720
Missouri Southern  630
Waynesburg  630
Simon Fraser  440
Franklin (IN)  460
Azusa Pacific  360
Eureka  360
Missouri Western  370
Oklahoma Panhandle State  380
Austin  261
Benedictine (KS)  270
Geneva  180
Iowa Wesleyan  090
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1974 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Lutheran College (later renamed Texas Lutheran University) and won the national championship during the 1974 NAIA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Wacker, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 421 to 44. They participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs, defeating Linfield (52–8) in the semifinals and Missouri Valley (42–0) in the NAIA Division II Championship Game. It was the first of two consecutive national championships for Texas Lutheran.[1]

The team played its home games at Matador Stadium in Seguin, Texas.

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