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The 1977 NAIA Division II football season was the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the eighth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1977
PostseasonNovember–December 1977
National ChampionshipThousand Oaks, CA
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (3)
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1977 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1977
PostseasonNovember–December 1977
National ChampionshipThousand Oaks, CA
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (3)
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The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in the 1977 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]

The Westminster Titans defeated the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen in the championship game, 17–9, to win their third, and second consecutive, NAIA national title.

Conference changes

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Team1976 conference1977 conference
Tarleton StateLone Star (NAIA Division I)TIAA (NAIA Division II)
Sul Ross StateLone Star (NAIA Division I)TIAA (NAIA Division II)
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Conference standings

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1977 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois Wesleyan +6–2–06–3–0
Millikin +6–2–06–3–0
North Central (IL)5–3–06–3–0
Carthage4–4–05–4–0
Wheaton (IL)4–4–05–4–0
Elmhurst4–4–05–4–0
Augustana (IL)4–4–04–5–0
Carroll (WI)3–5–04–5–0
North Park0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1977 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Western Montana $4–0–06–2–1
Carroll (MT)3–1–04–4–0
Eastern Montana2–2–02–7–0
Rocky Mountain1–3–03–6–0
Montana Tech0–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Grand Valley State $4–1–07–3–0
Wayne State (MI)3–2–07–4–0
Hillsdale2–3–06–4–0
Northwood2–3–05–4–0
Saginaw Valley State2–3–06–5–0
Ferris State2–3–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Missouri Valley $6–0–08–2–0
No. 13 Baker4–2–08–2–0
No. T–14 Graceland4–2–08–2–0
Ottawa3–3–05–4–0
William Jewell3–3–05–5–0
Central Methodist1–5–03–5–0
Tarkio0–6–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Defiance +6–1–16–2–1
Findlay +6–1–16–2–1
Hanover6–2–07–2–0
Wilmington (OH)6–2–06–3–0
Taylor4–4–05–4–0
Anderson (IN)3–5–03–6–0
Bluffton2–6–03–6–0
Earlham2–6–03–6–0
Manchester (IN)0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1977 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northeastern Illinois $4–0–06–4–0
Milton3–1–06–4–0
Eureka2–2–06–4–0
Lakeland1–3–02–7–0
Concordia (IL)0–4–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Bethany (KS) $8–0–09–1–0
Bethel (KS)7–1–07–2–0
Southwestern (KS)6–2–07–2–0
Friends5–3–05–4–0
Sterling3–5–03–6–0
Tabor3–5–03–6–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–5–12–7–1
St. Mary of the Plains0–6–20–7–2
McPherson0–7–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint John's (MN) $^7–0–07–2–0
Concordia–Moorhead5–2–07–3–0
Gustavus Adolphus5–2–06–4–0
St. Thomas (MN)3–3–14–5–1
Augsburg3–4–03–6–0
St. Olaf2–4–15–4–1
Hamline2–5–02–7–0
Macalester0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Midland $5–0–08–2–0
Doane3½–1½–05–5–0
Hastings2½–2½–06–3–0
Dana2–3–04–4–0
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–02–7–0
Concordia (NE)0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Valley City State $6–0–09–0–0
No. 12 Jamestown4–2–07–2–0
Wahpeton Science4–2–06–2–0
Dickinson State3–3–04–5–0
Mayville State3–3–03–5–0
Minot State1–5–02–7–0
Bismarck JC0–6–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Linfield $^6–0–08–1–0
Pacific Lutheran5–1–08–2–0
Willamette4–2–05–4–0
Lewis & Clark3–3–04–4–0
College of Idaho2–4–02–6–0
Whitworth1–5–02–7–0
Pacific (OR)0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Dakota State $5–0–010–0–0
South Dakota Tech4–1–06–3–0
Black Hills State3–2–07–3–0
Huron2–3–03–6–0
Dakota Wesleyan1–4–05–5–0
South Dakota–Springfield0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Redlands $5–0–06–3–0
No. T–14 Whittier4–1–08–2–0
Occidental3–2–05–4–0
La Verne2–3–04–5–0
Claremont-Mudd1–4–01–7–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Redlands forfeited two non-conference wins.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tarleton State $4–0–07–3–0
Trinity (TX)3–1–09–2–0
McMurry2–2–06–4–0
Austin1–3–01–8–0
Sul Ross0–4–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern (IA) $2–0–06–4–0
Westmar1–1–02–8–0
Sioux Falls0–2–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Northwestern (IA) and Sioux Falls played twice, but only the first meeting counted in the conference standings.
1977 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 9 West Virginia Wesleyan xy3–1–07–3–0
Salem x3–1–07–3–0
Shepherd x3–1–06–4–0
West Liberty State1–3–03–6–1
Fairmont State0–4–04–5–0
Southern Division
No. 4 Concord xy$^4–0–09–2–1
West Virginia Tech3–1–04–5–0
West Virginia State2–2–03–8–0
Glenville State1–3–01–8–0
Bluefield State0–4–02–7–0
Championship: Concord 33, West Virginia Wesleyan 17
  • $ – 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
1977 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^ – 11–0–0
No. 17 Illinois College – 7–1–0
No. 2 Cal Lutheran ^ – 9–2–0
No. 10 Chadron State – 8–2–0
No. 16 Franklin (IN) – 8–2–0
No. 11 Waynesburg – 7–2–0
Benedictine (KS) – 7–4–0
Georgetown (KY) – 6–4–0
Peru State – 5–5–0
Azusa Pacific – 4–5–0
Texas Lutheran – 4–6–0
Simon Fraser – 3–5–1
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–7–0
Geneva – 1–8–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 1–8–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Defiance		 6–1–1
Illini-Badger Northeastern Illinois 4–0
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Minnesota Saint John's (MN) 7–0
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 5–0
North Dakota Valley City State 4–0
Pacific Northwest Linfield 6–0
South Dakota Dakota State 6–0
SCIAC Redlands 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 4–0
WVIAC Concord 7–1–1
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Postseason

Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Thousand Oaks, CA
    
Westminster (PA)* 14
Concord 13
Westminster (PA) 17
Cal Lutheran* 9
Linfield 28
Cal Lutheran* 29

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