# 1975 NCAA Division III football season

The 1975 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1975, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1975 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Wittenberg Tigers won their second Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 28−0.

## Conference standings

1975 College Athletic Conference football standings :
| 1975 College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Rose–Hulman + 4 –0 –07 –3 –0 Sewanee + 4 –0 –06 –3 –0 Centre 2 –2 –04 –4 –1 Southwestern (TN) 2 –2 –04 –4 –0 Principia 0 –4 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Augustana (IL) $ 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 North Central (IL) 5 –2 –15 –3 –1 Carroll (WI) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Millikin 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Wheaton (IL) 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Carthage 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Elmhurst 1 –7 –02 –7 –0 North Park 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1975 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Ithaca $^ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0 Alfred 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 St. Lawrence 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Hobart 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 RIT 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 RPI 0 –3 –03 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1975 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Butler $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Indiana Central ^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 Evansville 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 DePauw 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Wabash 0 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1975 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 William Penn $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 No. 9 Buena Vista 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Central (IA) 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Luther 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Dubuque 3 –4 –04 –5 –1 Wartburg 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Simpson (IA) 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Upper Iowa 1 –6 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1975 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T C. W. Post $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –0 Merchant Marine 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Wagner 3 –2 –06 –2 –1 Fordham 1 –2 –13 –5 –1 Hofstra 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Seton Hall 0 –4 –12 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1975 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Hope $ 4 –0 –18 –0 –1 Alma 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Albion 2 –2 –16 –2 –1 Adrian 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Olivet 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Kalamazoo 1 –4 –04 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1975 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northern Division Albright x^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Juniata 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Lycoming 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Upsala 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Wilkes 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Susquehanna 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Delaware Valley 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 Southern Division Widener x^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 Franklin & Marshall 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Lebanon Valley 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Moravian 5 –2 –16 –2 –1 Johns Hopkins 3 –3 –13 –5 –1 Dickinson 3 –5 –13 –5 –1 Muhlenberg 2 –5 –22 –6 –2 Ursinus 1 –6 –11 –6 –1 Western Maryland 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Swarthmore 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Gettysburg 0 –0 –03 –6 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1975 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lawrence $ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Cornell (IA) 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Ripon 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Coe 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Knox 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Grinnell 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Beloit 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Carleton 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Lake Forest 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Monmouth (IL)   –  4 –4 –0 $ – Conference championGames against Monmouth (IL) were not counted in the conference standings. |
| 1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Saint John's (MN) $ 6 –0 –18 –1 –1 Minnesota–Duluth 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Hamline 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 St. Olaf 3 –3 –15 –3 –1 Concordia–Moorhead 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Augsburg 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Macalester 0 –7 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1975 New England Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Nichols + 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Boston State + 6 –2 –07 –3 –0 Framingham State 5 –2 –06 –2 –0 Bridgewater State 5 –3 –07 –3 –0 Plymouth State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Maine Maritime 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Massachusetts Maritime 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 New Haven 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Curry 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1975 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Glassboro State $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –1 Montclair State 4 –1 –04 –4 –2 Trenton State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Kean 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Jersey City State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 William Paterson 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1975 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Blue Division Wittenberg xy$^ 4 –0 –012 –1 –0 Denison 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Mount Union 2 –2 –07 –2 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Capital 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 Red Division Muskingum xy 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Marietta 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Heidelberg 3 –2 –03 –6 –0 Otterbein 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Wooster 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 Not competing for championship Ohio Northern   –  4 –4 –1 Kenyon   –  3 –6 –0 Oberlin   –  2 –4 –0 Championship: Muskingum 9, Wittenberg 0 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1975 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Division East Stroudsburg xy$ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 Millersville 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 West Chester 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Kutztown 3 –3 –03 –5 –1 Mansfield 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Cheyney 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Bloomsburg 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 West Division Edinboro xy 6 –0 –08 –3 –0 IUP 4 –1 –18 –1 –1 Clarion 3 –2 –16 –2 –1 Shippensburg 3 –3 –06 –5 –0 Slippery Rock 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Lock Haven 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 California (PA) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 Championship: East Stroudsburg 24, Edinboro 20 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1975 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bethany (WV) $ 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 Washington & Jefferson 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Carnegie Mellon 3 –3 –05 –3 –0 Thiel 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Hiram 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 John Carroll 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Case Western Reserve 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 Allegheny * 0 –0 –06 –2 –0 $ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title |
| 1975 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Redlands + 4 –0 –17 –2 –1 La Verne + 4 –0 –16 –3 –1 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 Whittier 2 –3 –03 –6 –1 Occidental 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Pomona-Pitzer 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1975 Virginia College Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Madison $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –1 Virginia Union 2 –0 –07 –4 –0 Hampden–Sydney 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Virginia State 2 –1 –02 –8 –0 Randolph–Macon 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Hampton 1 –2 –05 –5 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –2 –02 –8 –0 Emory & Henry 0 –3 –02 –9 –0 Washington and Lee 0 –3 –01 –8 –1 Bridgewater 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1975 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Wisconsin–River Falls + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0 Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 –4 –04 –6 –0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Stout 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Platteville 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 –8 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1975 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bowie State   –  9 –1 –0 Millsaps ^   –  9 –2 –0 Albany   –  7 –2 –0 Colorado College ^   –  7 –2 –1 Georgetown   –  5 –3 –0 Saint Peter's   –  5 –3 –0 St. Norbert   –  6 –4 –0 Plattsburgh   –  4 –3 –1 Canisius   –  5 –4 –0 Grove City   –  5 –4 –0 Rochester (NY)   –  5 –4 –0 Trinity (TX)   –  5 –4 –0 Norwich   –  4 –5 –0 Ashland   –  4 –6 –0 Cortland   –  2 –6 –1 Saint Mary's   –  3 –8 –0 San Diego   –  2 –7 –0 Brockport   –  1 –6 –1 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –  1 –6 –0 Chicago   –  1 –7 –0 Maryville (TN)   –  0 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |

## Conference champions

* Conference champions
* College Athletic Conference – Rose–Hulman and Sewanee
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
* Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wiliam Penn
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Widener (South)
* Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Lawrence
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Boston State and Nichols
* New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State
* Northwest Conference – Linfield, Pacific Lutheran, and Whitworth
* Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Fisk
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne and Redlands
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–River Falls, and Wisconsin–Whitewater

## Postseason

The 1975 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the third consecutive year. The bracket expanded from four to eight teams.

### Playoff bracket

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| Widener | Widener | 14 | | | | | | |
| Albright | Albright | 6 | | | | | | |
| Albright | Albright | 6 | Widener | Widener | 14 | | | |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 23 | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 41 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 23 | | | |
| Fort Valley State | Fort Valley State | 12 | | | | | | |
| Fort Valley State | Fort Valley State | 12 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 0 |
| | | | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 28 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 14 | | | | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 28 |
| Indiana Central | Indiana Central | 13 | | | | | | |
| Indiana Central | Indiana Central | 13 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 55 | | | |
| | | | Millsaps | Millsaps | 22 | | | |
| Millsaps | Millsaps | 28 | Millsaps | Millsaps | 22 | | | |
| Colorado College | Colorado College | 21 | | | | | | |