# 1970 NAIA Division II football season

The 1970 NAIA Division II football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.
The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 13, 1970 at Taggert Stadium in New Castle, Pennsylvania .
The Westminster Titans defeated the Anderson Ravens in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1970 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings :
| 1970 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Carthage $ 7 –0 –17 –1 –1 Carroll (WI) 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 –2 –15 –3 –1 Millikin 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Elmhurst 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Augustana (IL) 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 North Park 2 –5 –12 –6 –1 Wheaton (IL) 1 –6 –11 –7 –1 North Central (IL) 0 –8 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Montana Tech $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Western Montana 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Eastern Montana 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Rocky Mountain 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 Carroll (MT) 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Northern Montana 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Northland 2 –0 –0 ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Milton 0 –4 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1970 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Anderson (IN) +^ 3 –1 –09 –2 –0 Earlham + 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Manchester (IN) 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Taylor 1 –3 –06 –4 –0 Hanover 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Luther $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 17 Central (IA) 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 No. 18 Simpson (IA) 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 William Penn 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Wartburg 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Dubuque 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Upper Iowa 1 –6 –01 –6 –1 Buena Vista 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Division Ottawa xy$ 5 –0 –07 –2 –1 Baker 4 –1 –04 –4 –0 No. 19 Kansas Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Bethany 2 –3 –03 –5 –1 McPherson 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Tabor 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 South Division St. Mary of the Plains xy 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 Friends 3 –2 –05 –3 –1 Southwestern (KS) 3 –2 –05 –3 –1 Bethel (KS) 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Sterling 2 –3 –04 –4 –1 College of Emporia 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 Championship: Ottawa 14, St. Mary of the Plains 12 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1970 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Defiance $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0 Findlay 2 –1 –03 –6 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –04 –4 –1 Bluffton 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 St. Olaf $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –0 Monmouth (IL) 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Knox 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Ripon 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Grinnell 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 Cornell (IA) 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Coe 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Lawrence 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Carleton 0 –8 –01 –8 –0 Beloit   –  0 –9 –0 $ – Conference championBeloit was allowed to compete with freshmen. Games with Beloit were not counted in the conference standings.Rankings from AP small college poll | 1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Concordia–Moorhead $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1 No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus 5 –2 –08 –2 –0 Saint John's (MN) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –17 –2 –1 Hamline 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Macalester 2 –4 –13 –5 –1 Augsburg 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1970 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Missouri Valley $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 William Jewell 4 –1 –07 –4 –0 Tarkio 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Central Methodist 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Culver–Stockton 1 –3 –06 –3 –0 Graceland 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Wayne State (NE) $ 3 –0 –07 –3 –0 Kearney State 2 –1 –08 –2 –0 Chadron State 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Peru State 0 –3 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1970 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Concordia (NE) $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0 No. T–20 Hastings 4 –1 –07 –1 –0 Doane 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 Dana 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Midland 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1970 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Minot State $^ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0 Wahpeton Science 4 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Jamestown 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Mayville State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Dickinson State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 Valley City State 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Linfield $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Pacific Lutheran 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Lewis & Clark 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Willamette 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Whitman 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 College of Idaho 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Pacific (OR) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1970 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division West Chester xy 5 –0 –07 –4 –0 East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Kutztown 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Millersville 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Mansfield 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 West Division No. 3 Edinboro xy$^ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Clarion 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 California (PA) 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Slippery Rock 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Shippensburg 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Lock Haven 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 Championship: Edinboro 14, West Chester 34 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantpoll=NAIA Division II pollRankings from AP Poll |
| 1970 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Claremont-Mudd + 3 –1 –08 –1 –0 Redlands + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Pomona 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Whittier 2 –2 –04 –6 –0 Occidental 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1970 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Division I No. 4 Tuskegee x 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 Florida A&M x 4 –1 –05 –5 –0 Alabama State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Morris Brown 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Alabama A&M 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Albany State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Bethune–Cookman 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 South Carolina State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Division II Fort Valley State x 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Fisk x 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Savannah State 3 –2 –03 –5 –0 Lane 3 –2 –03 –7 –0 Morehouse 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Clark (GA) 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Knoxville 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1970 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Yankton $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 No. 13 Concordia (NE) 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Northwestern (IA) 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Westmar 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Dana 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Midland 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Sioux Falls 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1970 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^   –  10 –0 –0 No. 6 Simon Fraser   –  8 –0 –0 No. T–20 Frostburg State   –  7 –1 –0 No. 7 Cal Lutheran   –  8 –1 –1 Franklin (IN)   –  7 –3 –0 Georgetown (KY)   –  6 –3 –0 Eureka   –  5 –3 –0 Grove City   –  5 –3 –1 Iowa Wesleyan   –  5 –4 –0 Waynesburg   –  5 –4 –0 Texas Lutheran   –  5 –4 –1 Azusa Pacific   –  3 –5 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  4 –7 –0 Austin   –  3 –6 –0 Missouri Southern   –  2 –7 –1 Geneva   –  1 –8 –0 Missouri Western   –  1 –8 –0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals November 28, 1970 | Semifinals November 28, 1970 | Semifinals November 28, 1970 | Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA | Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA | Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA |
| Edinboro | Edinboro | 7 | | | |
| Westminster (PA)* | Westminster (PA)* | 20 | | | |
| Westminster (PA)* | Westminster (PA)* | 20 | Westminster (PA)* | Westminster (PA)* | 21 |
| | | | Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 16 |
| Minot State | Minot State | 14 | Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 16 |
| Anderson (IN)* | Anderson (IN)* | 20 | | | |