1972 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1972 August–November 1972 November 25–December 9, 1972 Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX East Texas State The 1972 NAIA Division I football season was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 9, 1972 in Commerce, Texas.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 27, 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 East Texas State defeated 1972 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman in the Division I Championship Bowl, 21–18, to win their first NAIA national title.1972 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1972_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 27, 2015 Conference realignment Conference changes This was the first season of play for the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which consisted of seven former members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. Membership changes Team 1971 conference 1972 conference Emporia State Rocky Mountain Great Plains Fort Hays State Rocky Mountain Great Plains Northern Colorado Rocky Mountain Great Plains Nebraska–Omaha Rocky Mountain Great Plains Pittsburg State Rocky Mountain Great Plains Southern Colorado State Rocky Mountain Great Plains Washburn Rocky Mountain Great Plains Conference standings Postseason SemifinalsNovember 25, 1972 1972 Champion BowlDecember 9, 1972Commerce, TX 170 1972 Livingston Tigers Livingston 7 1972 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman* 7† 1972 Central State Bronchos Central State (OK) 0 East Texas State* 54 Carson–Newman 18 East Texas State* 21 † The game ended in a tie, and a tiebreaker system was used to determine which team advanced to the final. The first tiebreaker step was first downs, and each team had 11. The second tiebreaker step was offensive penetrations inside the opponent's 20-yard line, which favored Carson–Newman, 2–1.https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1149902937 Tigers Lose Playoff in Muddy Battle The Birmingham News Bryan Jimmy November 26, 1972 C-1, C=11 November 11, 2025 See also 1972 NAIA Division II football season 1972 NCAA University Division football season 1972 NCAA College Division football season References Category:NAIA football national championship