# 1967 NAIA football season

The 1967 NAIA football season was the 12th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.
The season was played from August to November 1967, culminating in the 1967 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 9, 1967 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Fairmont State defeated Eastern Washington in the Championship Bowl, 28–21, to win their first NAIA national title.

## Conference realignment
### Conference changes

* The Montana Collegiate Conference was renamed as the Frontier Conference.

## Conference standings

1967 Alabama Collegiate Conference football standings :
| 1967 Alabama Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Troy State $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Jacksonville State 1 –1 –14 –5 –1 Florence State 1 –2 –02 –6 –1 Livingston 0 –2 –14 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Arkansas A&M $ 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Arkansas Tech 3 –2 –15 –3 –1 Southern Arkansas 3 –2 –15 –3 –1 State College of Arkansas 3 –2 –15 –3 –1 Ouachita Baptist 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Henderson State 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Harding 0 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Carolinas Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Appalachian State 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Elon 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Presbyterian 4 –3 –05 –4 –1 Guilford 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Catawba 2 –4 –15 –4 –1 Western Carolina 2 –4 –14 –5 –1 Newberry 0 –6 –11 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1967 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Omaha $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0 Pittsburg State 3 –1 –06 –2 –1 Fort Hays State 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Emporia State 1 –3 –01 –9 –0 Washburn 0 –4 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carthage $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Carroll (WI) 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Augustana (IL) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 North Park 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 North Central (IL) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Millikin 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Eastern Football Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central Connecticut State + 4 –1 –07 –1 –0 Southern Connecticut State + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bridgeport 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Montclair State 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Glassboro State 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Trenton State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1967 Evergreen Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Eastern Washington $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0 Central Washington 3 –3 –04 –6 –0 Western Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Whitworth 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Montana $ 5 –0 –06 –1 –0 Eastern Montana 4 –1 –05 –2 –1 Northern Montana 3 –2 –03 –3 –1 Carroll (MT) 2 –3 –02 –5 –0 Rocky Mountain 1 –4 –02 –5 –1 Montana Tech 0 –5 –00 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 St. Procopius 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Milton 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1967 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Central (IA) $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Simpson (IA) 6 –1 –07 –1 –1 Luther 4 –2 –14 –4 –1 William Penn 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Upper Iowa 2 –4 –13 –5 –1 Buena Vista 2 –5 –02 –6 –0 Dubuque 1 –4 –21 –6 –2 Wartburg 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Southwestern (KS) $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –1 Ottawa 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Baker 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 College of Emporia 5 –4 –05 –4 –0 Friends 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 Sterling 3 –5 –13 –5 –1 Bethany (KS) 2 –7 –02 –7 –0 Bethel (KS) 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 McPherson 0 –9 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Texas A&I $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 No. 8 Southwest Texas State 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 Howard Payne 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 McMurry 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 East Texas State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Stephen F. Austin 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Sam Houston State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Sul Ross 0 –7 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1967 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 20 Alma $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Olivet 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Albion 2 –2 –02 –5 –1 Hope 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Kalamazoo 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Adrian 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bluffton $ 2 –0 –05 –3 –1 Defiance 1 –1 –07 –2 –0 Wilmington (OH) 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lawrence $ 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 St. Olaf 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Monmouth (IL) 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Beloit 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Coe 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Cornell (IA) 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Ripon 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Carleton 2 –5 –12 –5 –1 Grinnell 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Knox 0 –7 –10 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1967 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Concordia (MN) 5 –1 –17 –1 –1 Minnesota–Duluth 5 –1 –17 –1 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Saint John's (MN) 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 Hamline 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Macalester 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Augsburg 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Tarkio + 3 –0 –06 –2 –1 No. 16 William Jewell + 2 –0 –010 –0 –1 Missouri Valley 1 –1 –06 –4 –0 Central Methodist 1 –1 –16 –1 –1 Culver–Stockton 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Graceland 0 –4 –11 –6 –2 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Kearney State $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0 Wayne State (NE) 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Chadron State 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Peru State 1 –3 –01 –7 –1 Hastings 0 –4 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1967 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 Jamestown $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0 Minot State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Mayville State 3 –2 –14 –3 –1 Valley City State 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Ellendale 1 –4 –11 –4 –1 Dickinson State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 Wahpeton Science 0 –4 –20 –5 –2 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T St. Cloud State $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0 Winona State 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Mankato State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Bemidji State 1 –3 –13 –5 –1 Moorhead State 1 –3 –12 –5 –1 Michigan Tech 0 –5 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Linfield + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Willamette + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Lewis & Clark + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Pacific (OR) 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Pacific Lutheran 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Whitman 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 College of Idaho 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1967 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Central + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 SE Oklahoma State + 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Langston 5 –1 –17 –1 –1 Panhandle 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 NW Oklahoma State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Central State (OK) 2 –4 –14 –5 –1 Northeastern State 1 –6 –01 –7 –1 SW Oklahoma State 0 –7 –03 –7 –0 + – Conference co-championsSW Oklahoma State forfefeited win over Langston, Panhandle A&M, NW Oklahoma State, Central State (OK), and Northeastern State due to an ineligible player. | 1967 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Southern Oregon + 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Oregon College + 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Eastern Oregon 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Oregon Tech 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 George Fox 1 –3 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1967 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Adams State $ 3 –0 –08 –1 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 –1 –06 –2 –1 Western State (CO) 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 0 –3 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1967 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northern State $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Huron 4 –1 –15 –3 –1 Dakota Wesleyan 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 Southern State (SD) 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 General Beadle 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota Tech 1 –4 –13 –4 –1 Black Hills State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 4 –1 –04 –5 –0 Occidental 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Redlands 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Pomona 3 –2 –03 –6 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championCaltech forfeited to Whittier and Redlands; the forfeits were included only in conference records. | 1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Grambling $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Southern 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Alcorn A&M 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –05 –5 –0 Wiley 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1967 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Westmar $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Yankton 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Sioux Falls 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Dana 2 –3 –12 –4 –2 Midland 1 –3 –22 –6 –0 Concordia (NE) 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Northwestern (IA) 0 –5 –10 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1967 West Penn Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Waynesburg $ 2 –0 –08 –1 –0 Westminster (PA) 2 –1 –06 –2 –0 Grove City 1 –1 –06 –3 –0 Geneva 0 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Fairmont State $^ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0 No. 14 Concord 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Glenville State 5 –1 –15 –2 –1 Salem 4 –3 –15 –3 –1 West Liberty State 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Bluefield State 1 –6 –12 –6 –1 West Virginia State 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 West Virginia Tech 0 –6 –11 –7 –1 Shepherd * 1 –1 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Did not qualify for conference standings Conference standings based on power ratingsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1967 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Whitewater State $ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Stevens Point State 6 –1 –16 –2 –1 Oshkosh State 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 La Crosse State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Platteville State 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 Superior State 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Eau Claire State 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 River Falls State 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Stout State 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1967 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Ashland   –  8 –0 –1 No. 17 Doane   –  8 –0 –1 No. 5 New Mexico Highlands ^   –  9 –1 –0 No. 3 Northern Michigan ^   –  9 –1 –0 Cal Lutheran   –  7 –2 –0 Wheaton (IL)   –  7 –2 –0 Simon Fraser   –  6 –2 –0 Emory and Henry   –  7 –3 –0 Austin   –  6 –3 –0 Iowa Wesleyan   –  6 –3 –0 La Verne   –  6 –3 –0 Kentucky State   –  5 –3 –1 Carson–Newman   –  6 –4 –0 Findlay   –  4 –3 –1 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  6 –5 –0 Wofford   –  4 –6 –0 Azusa Pacific   –  3 –5 –1 Hillsdale   –  3 –5 –0 Southern Colorado State   –  3 –6 –1 Eastern New Mexico   –  3 –6 –0 St. Mary of the Plains   –  2 –5 –2 Georgetown (KY)   –  2 –7 –0 Rankings from NAIA poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals November 25, 1967 | Semifinals November 25, 1967 | Semifinals November 25, 1967 | NAIA Champions Bowl December 9, 1967 Morgantown, WV | NAIA Champions Bowl December 9, 1967 Morgantown, WV | NAIA Champions Bowl December 9, 1967 Morgantown, WV |
| Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | 28 | | | |
| New Mexico Highlands* | New Mexico Highlands* | 14 | | | |
| New Mexico Highlands* | New Mexico Highlands* | 14 | Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | 21 |
| | | | Fairmont State | Fairmont State | 28 |
| Northern Michigan | Northern Michigan | 7 | Fairmont State | Fairmont State | 28 |
| Fairmont State* | Fairmont State* | 21 | | | |

### Champion Bowl: Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eastern Washington | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Fairmont State | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |