# 1975 NAIA Division II football season

The 1975 NAIA Division II football season was the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the sixth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.
Texas Lutheran defeated Cal Lutheran in the championship game, 34–8, to win their second consecutive NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings :
| 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 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Montana $ 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Carroll (MT) 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Rocky Mountain 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Montana Tech 2 –2 –02 –5 –0 Western Montana 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wayne State (MI) $ 3 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 15 Grand Valley State 3 –1 –17 –2 –1 Northwood 3 –1 –15 –4 –1 Hillsdale 3 –2 –07 –4 –0 Saginaw Valley State 1 –3 –03 –7 –0 Ferris State 0 –5 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1975 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Missouri Valley + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 Graceland + 5 –1 –07 –3 –1 Central Methodist + 5 –1 –05 –5 –0 Tarkio 2 –3 –12 –7 –1 William Jewell 1 –3 –21 –7 –2 Baker 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 Ottawa 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1975 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Hanover $^ 8 –0 –09 –1 –0 No. 12 Wilmington (OH) 5 –2 –16 –2 –1 Bluffton 5 –2 –15 –3 –1 Taylor 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Defiance 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Earlham 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Anderson (IN) 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Manchester (IN) 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Findlay 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant.Rankings from NAIA Division II poll | 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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 St. Mary of the Plains $ 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Friends 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Sterling 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Bethany (KS) 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 McPherson 2 –5 –12 –7 –1 Bethel (KS) * 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Tabor 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion * – Bethel forfeited games to Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, Southwestern, Friends, Tabor, and Sterling due to an ineligible player Rankings from NAIA Division II poll | 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 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Midland $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0 Doane 3 –1 –16 –4 –1 Concordia (NE) 2 –2 –13 –6 –1 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Hastings 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Dana 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1975 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 11 Jamestown + 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 17 Dickinson State + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 No. 20 Minot State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Valley City State 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Mayville State 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Wahpeton Science 0 –5 –01 –5 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1975 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Pacific Lutheran + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Whitworth + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Linfield + 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Willamette 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 College of Idaho 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Lewis & Clark 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Whitman 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Pacific (OR) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsWhitman forfeited to Whitworth.Rankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1975 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dakota State + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1 South Dakota Tech + 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Huron 3 –2 –03 –6 –0 Black Hills State 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota–Springfield 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 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 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bethel (MN) + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 No. 19 Northwestern (IA) + 3 –1 –07 –2 –1 Yankton + 3 –1 –06 –4 –0 Westmar 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Sioux Falls 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1975 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^   –  11 –1 –0 No. 2 Cal Lutheran ^   –  10 –1 –0 No. 8 Bowie State   –  9 –1 –0 No. 7 Westminster (PA)   –  6 –1 –1 No. 14 Missouri Western   –  8 –3 –1 Azusa Pacific   –  7 –3 –0 No. 18 Georgetown (KY)   –  7 –3 –0 Missouri Southern   –  7 –3 –1 Franklin (IN)   –  6 –4 –0 Simon Fraser   –  5 –4 –0 Benedictine (KS)   –  5 –5 –0 Waynesburg   –  4 –4 –1 Austin   –  3 –5 –1 Eureka   –  3 –5 –1 Iowa Wesleyan   –  2 –7 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  2 –9 –0 Geneva   –  0 –9 –0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant San Diego forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific.Rankings from NAIA Division II poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Thousand Oaks, CA | Championship Thousand Oaks, CA | Championship Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Texas Lutheran* | Texas Lutheran* | 32 | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 13 | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 13 | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 34 |
| | | | Cal Lutheran* | Cal Lutheran* | 8 |
| Cal Lutheran* | Cal Lutheran* | 27 | Cal Lutheran* | Cal Lutheran* | 8 |
| William Penn | William Penn | 0 | | | |