# 1969 NAIA football season

The 1969 NAIA football season was the 14th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.
The season was played from August to November 1969, culminating in the 1969 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 13, 1969 in Kingsville, Texas.
Texas A&I defeated Concordia–Moorhead in the Championship Bowl, 32–7, to win their second NAIA national title.
Following the season, the NAIA split its football championship into Division I and Division II.

## Conference realignment
### Conference changes

* This was the final season for the Oregon Collegiate Conference. After the end of play, its four remaining members, all from Oregon, would depart to join the Evergreen Conference. The expanded conference would include eight members from Oregon and Washington.

### Membership changes

| Team | 1968 conference | 1969 conference |
| Emporia State | Central Intercollegiate | Rocky Mountain |
| Fort Hays State | Central Intercollegiate | Rocky Mountain |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Central Intercollegiate | Rocky Mountain |
| Pittsburg State | Central Intercollegiate | Rocky Mountain |
| Washburn | Central Intercollegiate | Rocky Mountain |

## Conference standings

1969 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings :
| 1969 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Henderson State $ 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 Arkansas Tech 4 –1 –16 –4 –1 Harding 4 –2 –07 –2 –1 State College of Arkansas 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Ouachita Baptist 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Southern Arkansas 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Arkansas A&M 0 –5 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Carolinas Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Elon $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0 Lenoir Rhyne 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Presbyterian 3 –2 –05 –6 –0 Newberry 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Catawba 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 Guilford 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championCatawba forfeited wins over Newberry, Elon, and Presbyterian. Guilford forfeited wins over Newberry and Catawba. | 1969 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Carthage $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Augustana (IL) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Elmhurst 3 –4 –04 –4 –0 Carroll (WI) 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 North Park 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 North Central (IL) 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 Eastern Football Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bridgeport $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0 Montclair State 3 –1 –08 –2 –0 Glassboro State 2 –2 –05 –3 –0 Central Connecticut State 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southern Connecticut State 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Evergreen Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Washington + 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Eastern Washington + 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 Central Washington 3 –3 –03 –6 –0 Whitworth 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1969 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Western Montana $ 5 –0 –07 –0 –0 Eastern Montana 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Montana Tech 2 –2 –14 –3 –1 Northern Montana 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 Carroll (MT) 1 –3 –12 –5 –1 Rocky Mountain 0 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Milton 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 St. Procopius 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Anderson (IN) $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Hanover 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Earlham 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Franklin (IN) 3 –3 –04 –4 –1 Manchester (IN) 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Taylor 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Indiana Central 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Simpson (IA) $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Luther 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Central (IA) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 William Penn 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Upper Iowa 3 –4 –03 –5 –0 Wartburg 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Buena Vista 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Dubuque 0 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Division Kansas Wesleyan xy$ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 Baker 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Ottawa 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Bethany 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Tabor 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 McPherson 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 South Division St. Mary of the Plains x 5 –0 –07 –2 –0 Southwestern (KS) 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Sterling y 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Bethel (KS) 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Friends 1 –4 –04 –4 –0 College of Emporia 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Championship: Kansas Wesleyan 34, Sterling 21 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1969 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1/11 Texas A&I +^ 6 –1 –011 –1 –0 East Texas State + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Stephen F. Austin 5 –2 –07 –3 –0 Southwest Texas State 3 –4 –03 –6 –1 Sul Ross 3 –3 –14 –5 –1 Sam Houston State 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Howard Payne 2 –5 –04 –7 –0 McMurry 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Angelo State * 0 –0 –06 –4 –0 Tarleton State * 0 –0 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participant * – did not complete for conference titleRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1969 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Defiance $ 3 –0 –09 –0 –0 Wilmington (OH) 2 –1 –03 –7 –0 Findlay 1 –2 –03 –7 –0 Bluffton 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T St. Olaf $ 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Monmouth (IL) 7 –2 –07 –2 –0 Coe 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Grinnell 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Lawrence 6 –3 –06 –3 –0 Cornell (IA) 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Ripon 4 –5 –04 –5 –0 Carleton 3 –6 –03 –6 –0 Knox 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 Beloit 0 –9 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Concordia–Moorhead $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Saint John's (MN) 5 –1 –18 –1 –1 Hamline 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –2 –16 –3 –1 Macalester 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Augsburg 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Culver–Stockton + 3 –0 –07 –1 –1 No. 18 William Jewell + 2 –0 –09 –2 –0 Tarkio 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Missouri Valley 2 –2 –05 –5 –0 Central Methodist 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Graceland 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Kearney State $ 2 –0 –15 –3 –1 Chadron State 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Wayne State (NE) 1 –1 –15 –3 –1 Peru State 0 –3 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Doane $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Concordia (NE) 1 –2 –14 –5 –1 Midland 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Dana 0 –3 –12 –6 –1 Hastings 0 –2 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Jamestown $ 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Dickinson State 3 –1 –15 –2 –1 Mayville State 3 –1 –15 –3 –1 Minot State 3 –2 –05 –3 –0 Wahpeton Science 1 –4 –02 –5 –0 Valley City State 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1969 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Michigan Tech $ 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Minnesota Morris 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Moorhead State 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Bemidji State 2 –2 –14 –3 –1 St. Cloud State 1 –3 –11 –7 –1 Winona State 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whitman + 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Pacific Lutheran + 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Linfield + 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Lewis & Clark + 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 College of Idaho 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Pacific (OR) 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 Willamette 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1969 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 SW Oklahoma State + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 No. 6 Northeastern State + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 Central State (OK) 5 –1 –18 –1 –1 East Central 4 –2 –16 –3 –1 Panhandle 3 –4 –06 –5 –0 NW Oklahoma State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 SE Oklahoma State 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 Langston 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1969 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Oregon College $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Oregon Tech 1 –2 –04 –5 –0 Eastern Oregon 1 –2 –02 –7 –0 Southern Oregon 1 –2 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mountain Division Adams State xy 6 –1 –06 –4 –0 Western State (CO) 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 Westminster (UT) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Southern Utah 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Colorado Mines 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Western New Mexico 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Fort Lewis 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Plains Division Colorado State–Greeley xy$ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0 Emporia State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Southern Colorado 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Washburn 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Nebraska–Omaha 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Pittsburg State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Fort Hays State 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 Championship: Colorado State–Greeley 33, Adams State 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1969 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Northern State $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Black Hills State 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southern State (SD) 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota Tech 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Dakota State 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Huron 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Division I No. 16 Florida A&M x 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Alabama A&M 2 –2 –06 –3 –0 Bethune–Cookman 1 –2 –14 –3 –1 South Carolina State 1 –2 –15 –3 –1 Morris Brown 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Division II Tuskegee x 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 Fort Valley State 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Clark (GA) 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Alabama State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Savannah State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Lane 2 –3 –12 –6 –1 Morehouse 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Fisk 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Knoxville 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP small college poll | 1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 –0 –18 –0 –1 Southern 5 –1 –16 –2 –1 Grambling 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Texas Southern 3 –3 –14 –3 –2 Prairie View A&M 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Jackson State 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Mississippi Valley State 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1969 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Whittier $ 4 –0 –05 –5 –0 No. 19 Redlands 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Claremont-Mudd 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Pomona 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Occidental 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 Caltech 0 –3 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Yankton $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Concordia (NE) 4 –1 –14 –5 –1 Northwestern (IA) 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Westmar 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Dana 2 –3 –12 –6 –1 Midland 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Sioux Falls 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Fairmont State $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0 Salem 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 West Liberty State 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 West Virginia State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Glenville State 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 Bluefield State 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Shepherd 1 –3 –06 –4 –0 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 West Virginia Tech 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Concord 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championConference standings based on power ratingsRankings from NAIA poll | 1969 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Platteville State + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 20 Whitewater State + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Oshkosh State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Eau Claire State 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 La Crosse State 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 Stout State 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Stevens Point State 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 Superior State 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 River Falls State 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1969 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14/NR Boise State   –  9 –1 –0 No. 8/NR Western Carolina   –  9 –1 –0 Cal Lutheran   –  8 –1 –0 No. 2/6 New Mexico Highlands ^   –  8 –1 –1 No. 5/NR Hillsdale ^   –  9 –2 –0 Wofford   –  9 –2 –0 No. 15/9 Tampa   –  8 –2 –0 Austin   –  7 –2 –0 Westminster (PA)   –  6 –2 –0 Georgetown (KY)   –  6 –3 –0 Carson–Newman   –  6 –3 –1 Iowa Wesleyan   –  5 –3 –0 La Verne   –  5 –4 –0 Waynesburg   –  5 –4 –0 Appalachian State   –  6 –5 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  6 –5 –0 Grove City   –  3 –4 –1 Southwest State (MN)   –  3 –6 –0 Wheaton (IL)   –  3 –6 –0 Emory and Henry   –  2 –7 –0 Missouri Southern   –  2 –8 –0 Geneva   –  1 –6 –1 Simon Fraser   –  1 –6 –1 Azusa Pacific   –  1 –7 –0 Eastern New Mexico   –  1 –9 –0 Kentucky State   –  0 –8 –0 ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals November 29, 1969 | Semifinals November 29, 1969 | Semifinals November 29, 1969 | NAIA Championship Bowl December 13, 1969 Kingsville, TX | NAIA Championship Bowl December 13, 1969 Kingsville, TX | NAIA Championship Bowl December 13, 1969 Kingsville, TX |
| Hillsdale | Hillsdale | 0 | | | |
| Concordia–Moorhead* | Concordia–Moorhead* | 27 | | | |
| Concordia–Moorhead* | Concordia–Moorhead* | 27 | Concordia–Moorhead | Concordia–Moorhead | 7 |
| | | | Texas A&I* | Texas A&I* | 32 |
| New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands | 23 | Texas A&I* | Texas A&I* | 32 |
| Texas A&I* | Texas A&I* | 28 | | | |