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American college football season
The 1972 NAIA Division II football season was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 Missouri Southern State College.
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The Missouri Southern Lions defeated the Northwestern Red Raiders in the championship game, 21–14, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this was the earliest championship to feature a team that remains a NAIA member.
Conference standings
1972 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Carthage
$
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
No. 16 Millikin
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Augustana (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Carroll (WI)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Elmhurst
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
North Park
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Wheaton (IL)
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
North Central (IL)
0
–
7
–
1
0
–
7
–
2
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1972 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bluffton $
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Findlay
4
–
2
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Manchester (IN)
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Taylor
3
–
2
–
2
3
–
4
–
2
Defiance
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Anderson (IN)
2
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Hanover
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Earlham
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1972 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Doane $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Concordia (NE)
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Midland
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Nebraska Wesleyan
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Hastings
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Dana
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1972 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield
$
6
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
No. 8 Pacific (OR)
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lewis & Clark
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Willamette
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
College of Idaho
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Whitman
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
Whitworth
*
–
7
–
2
–
0
$ – Conference champion * Played only two conference games, ineligible for championship
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1972 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern State
$
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Huron
4
–
2
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Dakota State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
South Dakota Tech
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
South Dakota–Springfield
2
–
4
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
Black Hills State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
1972 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Northwestern (IA) $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Westmar
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Concordia (MN)
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Bethel (MN)
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Sioux Falls
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Yankton
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
Postseason
See also
References
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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