# 1974 NAIA Division II football season

The 1974 NAIA Division II football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 14, 1974 on the campus of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.
Texas Lutheran defeated Missouri Valley in the championship game, 42–0, to win their first NAIA national title.

## Conference standings

1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings :
| 1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 11 Millikin + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Carroll (WI) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Augustana (IL) 4 –3 –15 –3 –1 Carthage 4 –3 –15 –3 –1 Wheaton (IL) 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 North Park 2 –6 –03 –6 –0 Elmhurst 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 North Central (IL) 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carroll (MT) $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0 Montana Tech 3 –1 –04 –3 –0 Western Montana 1 –2 –13 –4 –1 Rocky Mountain 1 –2 –12 –5 –1 Eastern Montana 0 –4 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1974 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northland + 2 –1 –0 ? – ? –0 Lakeland + 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Milton 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1974 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northwood + 2 –1 –05 –5 –0 Ferris State + 2 –1 –03 –6 –1 No. T–17 Grand Valley State 1 –2 –06 –3 –0 Hillsdale 1 –2 –06 –3 –1 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Missouri Valley $^ 5 –0 –110 –1 –1 Central Methodist 5 –1 –05 –4 –0 William Jewell 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Graceland 2 –4 –02 –7 –0 Ottawa 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 Tarkio 1 –4 –11 –8 –1 Baker 1 –5 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Hanover $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Bluffton 4 –2 –14 –4 –1 Wilmington (OH) 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Defiance 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Taylor 3 –3 –14 –4 –1 Anderson (IN) 3 –4 –03 –6 –1 Findlay 3 –4 –03 –7 –0 Manchester (IN) 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Earlham 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1974 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central (IA) $^ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0 No. 8 William Penn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Buena Vista 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Upper Iowa 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Luther 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Simpson (IA) 2 –5 –02 –6 –1 Dubuque 1 –6 –04 –7 –0 Wartburg 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 Friends $ 8 –0 –09 –2 –0 Bethany (KS) 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 St. Mary of the Plains 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Bethel (KS) 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Tabor 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 McPherson 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Kansas Wesleyan 2 –6 –02 –8 –0 Sterling 1 –7 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Concordia–Moorhead + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 No. 20 Saint John's (MN) + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –17 –2 –1 Hamline 4 –2 –14 –5 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –04 –6 –0 Augsburg 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 St. Olaf 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Macalester 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsMacalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus.Rankings from NAIA Division I poll |
| 1974 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Midland $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0 Doane 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Hastings 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Concordia (NE) 2 –3 –05 –4 –1 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Dana 0 –5 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Minot State $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 Dickinson State 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Valley City State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0 Mayville State 2 –3 –03 –4 –0 Jamestown 1 –4 –05 –4 –0 Wahpeton Science 0 –5 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Linfield $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 No. 7 Pacific Lutheran 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Willamette 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Whitworth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 College of Idaho 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 Lewis & Clark 1 –6 –02 –7 –1 Whitman 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Pacific (OR) 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Lewis & Clark forfeited two unplayed conference games, to Whitworth and Willamette.Rankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1974 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 South Dakota Tech $ 4 –0 –16 –2 –1 Black Hills State 3 –1 –15 –4 –1 Dakota State 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Huron 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 South Dakota–Springfield 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Redlands $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0 No. T–17 Whittier 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 La Verne 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Claremont-Mudd 1 –4 –02 –6 –0 Occidental 1 –4 –01 –7 –0 Pomona-Pitzer 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll | 1974 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Northwestern (IA) $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 No. 20 Yankton 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Bethel (MN) 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Sioux Falls 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Westmar 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Concordia (MN) 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll |
| 1974 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northern Division Fairmont State xy$ 4 –0 –07 –4 –0 No. 15 Salem 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 West Liberty State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Shepherd 1 –2 –02 –9 –0 West Virginia Wesleyan 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 Southern Division Concord xy 3 –1 –06 –5 –0 Bluefield State 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Glenville State 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 West Virginia Tech 1 –3 –05 –4 –0 West Virginia State 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 Championship: Fairmont State 30, Concord 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantConference standings based on power ratingsRankings from NAIA Division I poll | 1974 NAIA Division II independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^   –  11 –0 –0 No. 5 Cal Lutheran   –  9 –1 –0 Georgetown (KY)   –  7 –2 –0 No. 12 Westminster (PA)   –  7 –2 –0 Missouri Southern   –  6 –3 –0 Waynesburg   –  6 –3 –0 Simon Fraser   –  4 –4 –0 Franklin (IN)   –  4 –6 –0 Azusa Pacific   –  3 –6 –0 Eureka   –  3 –6 –0 Missouri Western   –  3 –7 –0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –  3 –8 –0 Austin   –  2 –6 –1 Benedictine (KS)   –  2 –7 –0 Geneva   –  1 –8 –0 Iowa Wesleyan   –  0 –9 –0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll |

## Postseason

| Semifinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship December 14, 1974 Seguin, TX | Championship December 14, 1974 Seguin, TX |
| Texas Lutheran* | 52 | | |
| Linfield | 8 | | |
| Linfield | 8 | Texas Lutheran* | 42 |
| | | Missouri Valley | 0 |
| Missouri Valley | 37 | Missouri Valley | 0 |
| Hanover* | 29 | | |