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The 1975 NAIA Division II football season was the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the sixth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1975
PostseasonNovember–December 1975
National ChampionshipThousand Oaks, CA
ChampionsTexas Lutheran (2)
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1975 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1975
PostseasonNovember–December 1975
National ChampionshipThousand Oaks, CA
ChampionsTexas Lutheran (2)
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The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]

Texas Lutheran defeated Cal Lutheran in the championship game, 34–8, to win their second consecutive NAIA national title.

Conference standings

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1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Augustana (IL) $6–2–07–2–0
North Central (IL)5–2–15–3–1
Carroll (WI)5–3–06–3–0
Millikin5–3–06–3–0
Wheaton (IL)5–3–05–4–0
Illinois Wesleyan4–3–14–4–1
Carthage3–5–04–5–0
Elmhurst1–7–02–7–0
North Park1–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Montana $3–1–05–3–0
Carroll (MT)2–2–03–5–0
Rocky Mountain2–2–03–6–0
Montana Tech2–2–02–5–0
Western Montana1–3–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wayne State (MI) $3–1–08–3–0
No. 15 Grand Valley State3–1–17–2–1
Northwood3–1–15–4–1
Hillsdale3–2–07–4–0
Saginaw Valley State1–3–03–7–0
Ferris State0–5–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Missouri Valley +5–1–08–2–0
Graceland +5–1–07–3–1
Central Methodist +5–1–05–5–0
Tarkio2–3–12–7–1
William Jewell1–3–21–7–2
Baker1–4–12–5–1
Ottawa0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Hanover $^8–0–09–1–0
No. 12 Wilmington (OH)5–2–16–2–1
Bluffton5–2–15–3–1
Taylor5–3–06–3–0
Defiance3–5–04–5–0
Earlham2–6–02–7–0
Anderson (IN)2–6–02–7–0
Manchester (IN)2–6–02–7–0
Findlay2–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 William Penn $^7–0–010–1–0
No. 9 Buena Vista6–1–08–2–0
Central (IA)4–3–05–4–0
Luther4–3–04–5–0
Dubuque3–4–04–5–1
Wartburg2–5–04–5–0
Simpson (IA)1–6–02–7–0
Upper Iowa1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 St. Mary of the Plains $7–1–08–2–0
Southwestern (KS)5–3–06–3–0
Friends5–3–05–4–0
Kansas Wesleyan5–3–05–5–0
Sterling4–3–14–4–1
Bethany (KS)3–5–03–7–0
McPherson2–5–12–7–1
Bethel (KS) *2–6–02–7–0
Tabor2–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Bethel forfeited games to Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, Southwestern, Friends, Tabor, and Sterling due to an ineligible player
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Saint John's (MN) $6–0–18–1–1
Minnesota–Duluth6–1–08–2–0
Hamline4–3–05–5–0
Gustavus Adolphus4–3–04–5–0
St. Olaf3–3–15–3–1
Concordia–Moorhead3–4–05–4–0
St. Thomas (MN)3–4–03–6–0
Augsburg1–6–02–8–0
Macalester0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1975 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Midland $5–0–09–2–0
Doane3–1–16–4–1
Concordia (NE)2–2–13–6–1
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–05–5–0
Hastings1–4–05–4–0
Dana1–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Jamestown +4–1–08–1–0
No. 17 Dickinson State +4–1–07–2–0
No. 20 Minot State3–2–07–2–0
Valley City State3–2–07–2–0
Mayville State1–4–02–6–0
Wahpeton Science0–5–01–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Pacific Lutheran +6–1–07–2–0
Whitworth +6–1–07–3–0
Linfield +6–1–06–3–0
Willamette4–3–04–5–0
College of Idaho3–4–03–6–0
Lewis & Clark1–6–02–7–0
Whitman1–6–01–7–0
Pacific (OR)1–6–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Whitman forfeited to Whitworth.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dakota State +4–1–06–3–1
South Dakota Tech +4–1–05–4–0
Huron3–2–03–6–0
Black Hills State2–3–02–8–0
Dakota Wesleyan1–4–04–5–0
South Dakota–Springfield1–4–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1975 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Redlands +4–0–17–2–1
La Verne +4–0–16–3–1
Claremont-Mudd2–3–04–4–0
Whittier2–3–03–6–1
Occidental2–3–03–5–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1975 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethel (MN) +3–1–07–2–0
No. 19 Northwestern (IA) +3–1–07–2–1
Yankton +3–1–06–4–0
Westmar1–3–02–6–0
Sioux Falls0–4–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^ – 11–1–0
No. 2 Cal Lutheran ^ – 10–1–0
No. 8 Bowie State – 9–1–0
No. 7 Westminster (PA) – 6–1–1
No. 14 Missouri Western – 8–3–1
Azusa Pacific – 7–3–0
No. 18 Georgetown (KY) – 7–3–0
Missouri Southern – 7–3–1
Franklin (IN) – 6–4–0
Simon Fraser – 5–4–0
Benedictine (KS) – 5–5–0
Waynesburg – 4–4–1
Austin – 3–5–1
Eureka – 3–5–1
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–7–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 2–9–0
Geneva – 0–9–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    San Diego forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Postseason

Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Thousand Oaks, CA
      
Texas Lutheran* 32
Hanover 13
Texas Lutheran 34
Cal Lutheran* 8
Cal Lutheran* 27
William Penn 0

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