1974 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1974 September – November 1974 November – December 1974 December 14, 1974 Hughes StadiumSacramento, CA Central Michigan The 1974 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 14 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. Central Michigan defeated Delaware 54–15 in the Camellia Bowl to win their only Division II national title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0MdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6847%2C4078579 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Central Michigan destroys Delaware December 15, 1974 6D1974 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 2, 2014 13 CMU moved up to Division I in 1975. Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference Champion(s)Big Sky Conference Boise StateCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association Norfolk StateFar Western Football Conference UC DavisGulf South Conference Jacksonville StateIndiana Collegiate Conference ButlerMissouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northwest Missouri StateNorth Central Conference North Dakota State, North Dakota, and South DakotaSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) TuskegeeYankee Conference Maine and Massachusetts Postseason II 1974 8 Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California Central Michigan 1st 1st 1 Delaware 1st 2 Louisiana Tech 2 UNLV 1 Roy Kramer 1st The 1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the second single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football. The four quarterfinal games were played on campus and all four host teams advanced. The semifinals were the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The championship game was the Camellia Bowl, held at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California for the second consecutive year. The Central Michigan Chippewas defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 54–14 to win their first national title.1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org December 18, 2013 13 After opening with a home loss to Division I Kent State, CMU won twelve straight to finish as D-II champions. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sitesNovember 30 SemifinalsPioneer BowlGrantland Rice BowlDecember 7 ChampionshipCamellia BowlHughes StadiumSacramento, CADecember 14 Central Michigan * 20 Boise State 6 Louisiana Tech * 10 1974 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 7 UNLV * 35 Alcorn State 22 Delaware * 35 1974 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 14 Central Michigan 35 Louisiana Tech 14 UNLV 11 Delaware 49 Central Michigan 54 Delaware 14 * Denotes host institution Rankings 1974 small college football rankings In 1974, United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) ranked teams in their College Division or "small college" polls – which had started in 1958 and 1960, respectively – for the final time. UPI published their final poll at the end of the regular season, while the AP waited until postseason games had been completed. UPI's number one selection was the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, who during the regular season were 10–0 while outscoring opponents 294–103. The Bulldogs later lost in the playoffs to the Central Michigan Chippewas, winners of the tournament. AP's number one selection was the Chippewas, who were 9–1 during the regular season and finished with an overall record of 12–1 while outscoring opponents 450–127. United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 27 Louisiana Tech Wins UPI Football Title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82501355/the-minneapolis-star/ The Minneapolis Star Minneapolis, MN November 27, 1974 2D July 30, 2021 Newspapers.com RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Louisiana Tech 10–0 27 322 2 UNLV 11–0 5 254 3 Boise State 10–1 1 188 4 Delaware 10–1 168 5 Texas A&I 11–0 132 6 Grambling State 10–1 124 7 Central Michigan 9–1 101 8 1974 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 8–1 40 9 Tennessee State 8–2 38 10 1974 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 9–1 34 11 1974 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 9–2 34 12 1974 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock 9–0–1 19 13 Alcorn State 9–1 17 14 1974 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon 10–1 10 15 1974 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota 8–3 9 Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on December 24 A.P. final small college football ranking https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82502351/great-bend-tribune/ Great Bend Tribune Great Bend, Kansas Associated Press December 24, 1974 3 July 30, 2021 Newspapers.com RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Central Michigan 12–1D2 D2 32 658 2 Louisiana Tech 10–1E1 E1D2 D2 477 3 Texas A&I 13–0N1 N1 2 461 4 Delaware 12–2D2 D2 460 5 Boise State 10–2D2 D2 401 6 UNLV 12–1D2 D2 381 7 Grambling State 11–1P P 322 8 1974 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 9–1E2 E2D2 D2 241 9 Tennessee State 8–2 180 10 Texas Lutheran 11–0N2 N2 171 11 1974 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State 11–2N1 N1 135 12 1974 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State 8–2D2 D2 118 13 1974 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock 9–1–1D3 D3 90 14 Alcorn State 9–2D2 D2 87 15 1974 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon 10–2N1 N1 85 D2 D2Record includes NCAA Division II playoff games D3 D3Record includes NCAA Division III playoff games E1 E1Louisiana Tech final record actually 11–1 E2 E2Western Carolina final record actually 9–2 N1 N1Record includes NAIA Division I playoff games N2 N2Record includes NAIA Division II playoff games P PRecord includes Pelican Bowl win See also 1974 NCAA Division I football season 1974 NCAA Division III football season 1974 NAIA Division I football season 1974 NAIA Division II football season References