1971 NAIA Division I football season

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The 1971 NAIA Division I football season was the 16th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the second season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1971 and culminated in the 1971 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1971 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Livingston defeated Arkansas Tech in the Champion Bowl, 14–12, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

1971 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1971
PostseasonNovember 26–December 11, 1971
National ChampionshipLegion Field
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsLivingston

Conference standings

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1971 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas Tech $^ 6 0 0 12 1 0
Southern Arkansas 5 1 0 9 2 0
Ouachita Baptist 4 2 0 7 3 0
Harding 2 4 0 5 5 0
Arkansas–Monticello 2 4 0 3 7 0
Henderson State 1 4 1 4 4 1
State College of Arkansas 0 5 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Elon $ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Newberry 3 1 1 8 2 1
Presbyterian 3 2 0 8 3 0
Catawba 2 3 0 5 6 0
Lenoir Rhyne 1 3 1 2 7 1
Guilford 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Washington $ 6 0 0 7 3 0
Oregon College 4 2 0 8 2 0
Eastern Washington 3 2 0 5 5 0
Eastern Oregon 3 3 0 4 6 0
Central Washington 2 3 0 4 6 0
Southern Oregon 1 4 0 2 8 0
Oregon Tech 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Livingston +^ 5 1 0 11 1 0
Troy State + 5 1 0 6 3 0
Jacksonville State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Tennessee–Martin 3 3 0 5 5 0
Delta State 2 4 0 3 5 1
Florence State 0 6 0 1 10 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 6 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Howard Payne + 7 1 1 10 1 1
No. 4 Southwest Texas State + 7 1 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Texas A&I 7 2 0 7 3 0
Angelo State 6 3 0 7 3 0
East Texas State 5 4 0 6 5 0
Sul Ross 3 6 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Tarleton State 2 7 0 3 7 0
McMurry 2 7 0 2 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Saint John's (MN) + 6 1 0 8 1 0
Gustavus Adolphus + 6 1 0 6 4 0
Minnesota–Duluth 5 2 0 6 3 1
Concordia-Moorhead 4 3 0 7 3 0
Hamline 4 3 0 7 3 0
St. Thomas (MN) 2 5 0 3 7 0
Macalester 1 6 0 1 7 1
Augsburg 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne State (NE) $ 3 0 0 4 5 0
Kearney State 2 1 0 5 3 1
Chadron State 1 2 0 5 4 0
Peru State 0 3 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Moorhead State $ 6 0 0 7 1 1
Michigan Tech 5 1 0 8 1 0
Minnesota Morris 3 2 1 4 4 1
Bemidji State 3 2 1 3 5 1
St. Cloud State 2 4 0 2 7 0
Winona State 1 5 0 1 9 0
Southwest State (MN) 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1971 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 SW Oklahoma State $ 7 1 0 8 2 0
Central State (OK) 5 2 1 7 2 1
Cameron 5 2 1 7 3 2
Northeastern State 5 3 0 7 4 0
NW Oklahoma State 5 3 0 7 4 0
East Central 3 5 0 3 7 0
Panhandle 2 6 0 5 6 0
Langston 2 6 0 2 9 0
SE Oklahoma State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mountain Division
Western State (CO) x 5 1 0 6 2 1
Adams State xy 5 1 0 5 5 0
Southern Utah 3 3 0 5 5 0
Western New Mexico 3 3 0 3 5 0
Colorado Mines 2 4 0 2 8 0
Westminster (UT) 2 4 0 4 4 0
Fort Lewis 1 5 0 2 7 0
Plains Division
Northern Colorado xy$ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Pittsburg State 3 1 1 8 1 1
Nebraska–Omaha 2 2 1 5 4 1
Emporia State 1 3 1 3 6 1
Fort Hays State 1 3 1 2 7 1
Southern Colorado 1 4 0 4 6 0
Washburn * 0 0 0 5 5 0
Championship: Northern Colorado 25, Adam State 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title
1971 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northern State $^ 5 0 0 8 1 1
No. 12 Dakota State 4 2 0 9 2 0
South Dakota Tech 3 2 1 3 4 1
Huron 2 2 2 ? ? ?
South Dakota–Springfield 3 3 0 4 5 0
Black Hills State 1 3 1 2 6 1
Dakota Wesleyan 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Northern State and NAIA Division II poll for Dakota State
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
Jackson State 4 1 1 9 1 1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 2 0 6 3 0
Texas Southern 3 2 1 7 2 1
Prairie View A&M 2 4 0 3 7 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern 1 5 0 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M
1971 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Liberty State $^ 7 1 0 8 2 0
Fairmont State 5 1 0 7 3 0
Salem 6 2 1 7 2 1
Bluefield State 4 1 1 4 3 1
Shepherd 3 1 2 7 1 2
Glenville State 4 3 1 4 5 0
West Virginia State 2 5 0 2 8 0
West Virginia Tech 1 5 1 2 6 1
West Virginia Wesleyan 1 6 0 2 7 0
Concord 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 1 0 9 1 0
No. 14 Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 1 0 8 2 0
Wisconsin–Superior 6 2 0 6 4 0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 4 0 6 4 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4 4 0 4 6 0
Wisconsin–Stout 3 5 0 5 5 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 2 6 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin–Whitewater 2 6 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 1 7 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–Whitewater forfeited five games.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1971 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Carson–Newman     10 2 0
Kentucky State     8 2 0
Wofford     6 4 0
Hillsdale     6 5 0
Eastern New Mexico     4 5 1
New Mexico Highlands     1 8 1
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Postseason

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Semifinals
November 26–27, 1971
1971 Champion Bowl
December 11, 1971
Birmingham, AL
      
Northern State (SD) 0
Arkansas Tech* 24
Arkansas Tech 12
Livingston* 14
Livingston 25
West Liberty State* 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "1971 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.