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American college football season
The 1970 NAIA Division I football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA . It was also the first of twenty-seven seasons that the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships.
The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Champion Bowl , played on December 12, 1970 at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina .[1]
Texas A&I defeated Wofford in the Champion Bowl, 48–7, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]
Conference realignment
Membership changes
Conference standings
1970 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Linfield
$
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lewis & Clark
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Willamette
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Whitman
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
College of Idaho
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Pacific (OR)
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 SW Oklahoma State $
7
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
No. 10 Northeastern State
6
–
1
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
No. 11 Central State (OK)
6
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Cameron
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
1
East Central
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
NW Oklahoma State
2
–
5
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Panhandle
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Langston
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
SE Oklahoma State
0
–
7
–
1
0
–
9
–
1
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Western New Mexico
xy
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Southern Utah x
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Adams State
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
2
Westminster (UT)
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Western State (CO)
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Fort Lewis
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Colorado Mines
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
No. 20 Pittsburg State xy$
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Northern Colorado x
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Nebraska–Omaha
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Fort Hays State
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Southern Colorado
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Emporia State
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Washburn *
0
–
0
–
0
5
–
3
–
2
Championship: Pittsburg State 52 , Western New Mexico 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Black Hills State
+
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Northern State
+
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
South Dakota Tech
+
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Dakota State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Huron
1
–
5
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Southern State
0
–
6
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
1970 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 West Liberty State
$
7
–
0
–
1
8
–
1
–
1
No. 12 Bluefield State
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
Salem
5
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
West Virginia State
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Shepherd
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Glenville State
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Concord
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Fairmont State
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
West Virginia Wesleyan
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
7
–
1
West Virginia Tech
0
–
6
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
$ – Conference champion Conference standings based on power ratings Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Platteville State
$^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Eau Claire State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Whitewater State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Oshkosh State
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Superior State
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
La Crosse State
4
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Stout State
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Stevens Point State
1
–
6
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
River Falls State
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
Postseason
Semifinals November 28, 1970
1970 Champion Bowl December 12, 1970Greenville, SC
Platteville State
0
Texas A&I *
16
Texas A&I
48
Wofford
*7
New Mexico Highlands
23
Wofford *
28
See also
References
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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