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American college football season
The 1974 NAIA Division I football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure.
The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Elon in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.
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Conference realignment
Conferences changes
This was the first season for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference . The second conference to bear this name, it was formed by six former members of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference , which disbanded after the prior season. All six initial members were public colleges from Oklahoma .
This was the final season of football for the Carolinas Conference. Before the start of the following season, the league's five members would subsequently join the new, football-only
South Atlantic Conference .
Membership changes
Conference standings
1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Concordia–Moorhead
+
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
No. 20 Saint John's (MN) +
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Minnesota–Duluth
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Hamline
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
St. Thomas (MN)
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Augsburg
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
St. Olaf
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Macalester
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
West Chester
xy
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Millersville
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
East Stroudsburg
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Kutztown
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Cheyney
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Mansfield
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
Bloomsburg
0
–
5
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
No. 13 Slippery Rock
xy$^
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
Clarion
4
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Indiana (PA)
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Shippensburg
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Edinboro
2
–
2
–
2
5
–
2
–
2
California (PA)
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Lock Haven
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Championship : Slippery Rock 20 , West Chester 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Slippery Rock and NAIA Division I poll for Millersville
1974 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Western State (CO)
$
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Westminster (UT)
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Adams State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Fort Lewis
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Southern Utah
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western New Mexico
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Colorado Mines
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
New Mexico Highlands
*
0
–
0
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion * – ineligible for conference standings
1974 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Fairmont State
xy$
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 15 Salem
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
West Liberty State
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Shepherd
1
–
2
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
West Virginia Wesleyan
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Concord
xy
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Bluefield State
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Glenville State
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
West Virginia Tech
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
West Virginia State
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Championship: Fairmont State 30 , Concord 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Conference standings based on power ratings Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
Postseason
See also
References
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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