1972 Missouri Southern Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1972 Missouri Southern Lions football Independent 12–0 Jim Frazier 2nd NAIA Division II national champion NAIA Division II Football National Championship W 21–14 vs. Northwestern (IA) The 1972 Missouri Southern Lions football team represented Missouri Southern State College during the 1972 NAIA Division II football season, and completed the 6th season of Lion football at the senior college level. The Lions played their home games in Joplin, Missouri. The 1972 team came off a 4–6 record from the prior season. The 1972 team was headed by coach Jim Frazier. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the program's first appearance in the NAIA playoffs. They won their first NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 21–14 win over Northwestern College.DeLassus David http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/missouri_southern_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php Missouri Southern State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2016 May 22, 2016 March 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160327062042/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/missouri_southern_state/1970-1974_yearly_results.php dead http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=646948&SPID=100297&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900 NAIA Football Championship Records National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics 2014 April 3, 2015 Schedule Central September 9 w y 1972 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Lewis Field Stadium Hays, KS 40–15 September 16 w 1972 Southeast Missouri State Indians Southeast Missouri State Joplin, MO 7–6 September 23 w y 1972 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies College of Emporia Emporia, KS 33–7 September 30 w 1972 Missouri–Rolla Miners Missouri–Rolla Joplin, MO 39–7 October 7 w y UNLV Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV 7–0 5,124 October 14 w 1972 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Joplin, MO 21–6 October 21 w y 1972 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Moore Bowl Topeka, KS 14–3 October 28 w 1972 KSTC Hornets Emporia State Joplin, MO 14–9 November 4 w 1972 Missouri Western Griffons Missouri Western Joplin, MO 52–7 November 11 w 1972 Culver–Stockton Wildcats Culver–Stockton Joplin, MO 63–12 November 25 w 1972 Doane Tigers Doane Joplin, MO NAIA Division II Semifinal 24–6 December 2 w 1972 Northwestern Red Raiders football Northwestern (IA) Joplin, MO NAIA Division II Championship 21–14 Missouri Southern Lion Football 2014 GMediauide Missouri Southern State University Athletics https://s3.amazonaws.com/writeTest/2014_Missouri_Southern_Football/index.html#/1/ May 22, 2016 References Missouri Southern Category:Missouri Southern Lions football seasons Category:NAIA football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Missouri Southern Lions football