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.

1974 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1974
Postseason	November–December 1974
National Championship	Seguin, TX
Champions	Texas Lutheran

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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Millikin + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Carroll (WI) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Carthage 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wheaton (IL) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Park 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Elmhurst 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 North Central (IL) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Carroll (MT) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Montana Tech 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Western Montana 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Rocky Mountain 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Eastern Montana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1974 Gateway Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northland + 2 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – 0 Lakeland + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Milton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwood + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Ferris State + 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 No. T–17 Grand Valley State 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hillsdale 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Missouri Valley $^ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 1 – 1 Central Methodist 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 William Jewell 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Graceland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Ottawa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Tarkio 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 Baker 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Hanover $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Bluffton 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Wilmington (OH) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Defiance 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Taylor 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Anderson (IN) 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Findlay 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Manchester (IN) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Earlham 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 No. 8 William Penn 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Upper Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Luther 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Simpson 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Dubuque 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Friends $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Bethany (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 St. Mary of the Plains 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bethel (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Tabor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 McPherson 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Sterling 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Concordia–Moorhead + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Saint John's (MN) + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Hamline 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 St. Olaf 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Macalester 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Macalester'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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Midland $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Doane 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Hastings 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Concordia (NE) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Minot State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Dickinson State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Mayville State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Jamestown 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Wahpeton Science 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Northwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Linfield $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Pacific Lutheran 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Willamette 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Whitworth 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 College of Idaho 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lewis & Clark 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1 Whitman 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Pacific (OR) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 16 South Dakota Tech $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Black Hills State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Dakota State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Huron 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Dakota–Springfield 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Redlands $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. T–17 Whittier 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 La Verne 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Occidental 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Northwestern (IA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Yankton 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Bethel (MN) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Westmar 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Concordia (MN) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division Fairmont State xy$ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 15 Salem 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 West Liberty State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Shepherd 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Southern Division Concord xy 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Bluefield State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Glenville State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Virginia Tech 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 West Virginia State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Championship: Fairmont State 30, Concord 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Conference standings based on power ratings Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1974 NAIA Division II independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   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 participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Postseason

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

See also

• 1974 NAIA Division I football season
• 1974 NCAA Division I football season
• 1974 NCAA Division II football season
• 1974 NCAA Division III football season