1970 NAIA Division I football season

The 1970 NAIA Division I football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. It was also the first of twenty-seven seasons that the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships.

1970 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1970
PostseasonNovember 28–December 12, 1970
National ChampionshipSirrine Stadium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsTexas A&I (3)

The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 12, 1970 at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.[1]

Texas A&I defeated Wofford in the Champion Bowl, 48–7, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference realignment

Membership changes
Team1969 conference1970 conference
Eastern OregonOregonEvergreen
Oregon CollegeOregonEvergreen
Oregon TechOregonEvergreen
Southern OregonOregonEvergreen

Conference standings
1970 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ouachita Baptist + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Arkansas Tech + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
Southern Arkansas 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Harding 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Henderson State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
State College of Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Arkansas A&M 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Carolinas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Catawba 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Elon 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Newberry 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Guilford 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern
Morgan State x 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Virginia State y$ 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Delaware State 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Howard 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –1 –03 –5 –0
Norfolk State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Virginia Union 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland Eastern Shore 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Hampton 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
Southern
No. 17 Johnson C. Smith xy 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Elizabeth City State 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
North Carolina Central 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Shaw 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
Fayetteville State 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
Livingstone 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Winston-Salem State 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
North Carolina A&T 0 –3 –04 –6 –0
Championship: Virginia State 32, Johnson C. Smith 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Washington $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Western Washington 5 –1 –05 –5 –0
Oregon College 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Eastern Oregon 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Whitworth 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Southern Oregon 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Oregon Tech 0 –4 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/7 Texas A&I $^ 8 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. NR / T–20 Sam Houston State 7 –2 –08 –2 –1
Sul Ross 6 –3 –07 –3 –0
Angelo State 6 –3 –06 –4 –0
Southwest Texas State 4 –5 –06 –5 –0
Howard Payne 4 –5 –05 –5 –0
East Texas State 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
McMurry 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tarleton State 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1970 Mid-South Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Jacksonville State $ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee–Martin 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Troy State 3 –2 –06 –4 –1
Delta State 2 –3 –03 –6 –1
Florence State 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
Livingston 0 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia–Moorhead $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Saint John's (MN) 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –17 –2 –1
Hamline 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Macalester 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
Augsburg 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan Tech + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Minnesota Morris + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
St. Cloud State + 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Moorhead State 3 –3 –04 –4 –1
Winona State 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Bemidji State 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Southwest State (MN) 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1970 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Linfield $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
Pacific Lutheran 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lewis & Clark 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Willamette 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Whitman 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
College of Idaho 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Pacific (OR) 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 SW Oklahoma State $ 7 –0 –18 –1 –1
No. 10 Northeastern State 6 –1 –18 –1 –1
No. 11 Central State (OK) 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Cameron 6 –2 –08 –2 –1
East Central 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
NW Oklahoma State 2 –5 –14 –5 –1
Panhandle 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Langston 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
SE Oklahoma State 0 –7 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mountain Division
Western New Mexico xy 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Southern Utah x 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Adams State 4 –2 –04 –3 –2
Westminster (UT) 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Western State (CO) 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Fort Lewis 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
Colorado Mines 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Plains Division
No. 20 Pittsburg State xy$ 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Northern Colorado x 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Nebraska–Omaha 4 –2 –04 –5 –1
Fort Hays State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern Colorado 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Emporia State 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Washburn * 0 –0 –05 –3 –2
Championship: Pittsburg State 52, Western New Mexico 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills State + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Northern State + 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
South Dakota Tech + 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
Dakota State 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Huron 1 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
Southern State 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 13/16 Grambling 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southern 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
Jackson State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll
1970 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 West Liberty State $ 7 –0 –18 –1 –1
No. 12 Bluefield State 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Salem 5 –3 –15 –3 –1
West Virginia State 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Shepherd 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Glenville State 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Concord 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Fairmont State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan 0 –5 –10 –7 –1
West Virginia Tech 0 –6 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Platteville State $^ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Eau Claire State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Whitewater State 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Oshkosh State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
Superior State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
La Crosse State 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
Stout State 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Stevens Point State 1 –6 –11 –8 –1
River Falls State 0 –8 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4/6 Wofford ^   –  11 –1 –0
No. 18/NR Hillsdale   –  9 –2 –0
No. 5/NR New Mexico Highlands ^   –  9 –2 –0
No. 19/19 Eastern Michigan   –  7 –2 –1
La Verne   –  5 –4 –0
Appalachian State   –  6 –5 –0
Carson–Newman   –  4 –6 –0
Kentucky State   –  3 –6 –0
Eastern New Mexico   –  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Postseason
Semifinals
November 28, 1970 		1970 Champion Bowl
December 12, 1970
Greenville, SC
      
Platteville State 0
Texas A&I* 16
Texas A&I 48
Wofford *7
New Mexico Highlands 23
Wofford* 28

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. "1970 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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