1974 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1974 August–November 1974 November 30– December 14, 1974 Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX Texas A&I (3) The 1974 NAIA Division I football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 14, 1974, on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 21, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Texas A&I defeated 1974 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.1974 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1974_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 21, 2015 Conference realignment Conferences changes This was the first season for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference. The second conference to bear this name, it was formed by six former members of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference, which disbanded after the prior season. All six initial members were public colleges from Oklahoma. This was the final season of football for the Carolinas Conference. Before the start of the following season, the league's five members would subsequently join the new, football-only South Atlantic Conference. Membership changes Team 1973 conference 1974 conference Central State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate East Central Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Northeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Northwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Southeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Southwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference standings Postseason SemifinalsNovember 30–December 7, 1974 1974 NAIA Champion BowlDecember 7, 1974Kingsville, TX 170 1974 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State 7 1974 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon* 21 1974 Cameron Aggies Cameron 18 Texas A&I* 21 Elon 23 Texas A&I* 34 See also 1974 NAIA Division II football season 1974 NCAA Division I football season 1974 NCAA Division II football season 1974 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship