1967 NAIA football season

The 1967 NAIA football season, as part of the 1967 college football season in the United States, was the 12th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1967 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1967
Postseason	November 25–December 9, 1967
National Championship	Morgantown, WV
Champion	Fairmont State

The season was played from August to November 1967, culminating in the 1967 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 9, 1967 in Morgantown, West Virginia.[1]

Fairmont State defeated Eastern Washington State in the Championship Bowl, 28–21, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1967 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Arkansas A&M $ 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Arkansas Tech 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Southern Arkansas 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 State College of Arkansas 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Ouachita Baptist 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Henderson State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Harding 0 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Omaha $ 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Pittsburg State 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Washburn 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Eastern Washington $^ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 Central Washington 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Western Washington 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Whitworth 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1967 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 0 Eastern Montana 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 1 Montana Northern 3 – 2 – 0     3 – 3 – 1 Carroll (MT) 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 1 Montana Tech 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central (IA) $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Simpson 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 1 Luther 4 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 William Penn 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Upper Iowa 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 1 – 4 – 2     1 – 6 – 2 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas A&I $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Southwest Texas State 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Howard Payne 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 McMurry 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 East Texas State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Sam Houston State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Sul Ross 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1967 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Bluffton $ 2 – 0 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Defiance 1 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 0 – 2 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Tarkio + 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 William Jewell + 2 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Missouri Valley 1 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 1 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Culver–Stockton 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Graceland 0 – 4 – 1     1 – 6 – 2 + – Conference co-champions	1967 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Kearney State $ 4 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Chadron State 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Peru State 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 Hastings 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1967 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern State $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Huron 4 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Dakota Wesleyan 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Southern State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 General Beadle 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Black Hills State 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Westmar $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Yankton 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Sioux Falls 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Dana 2 – 3 – 1     2 – 4 – 2 Midland 1 – 3 – 2     2 – 6 – 0 Concordia (NE) 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 0 – 5 – 1     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals November 25, 1967					NAIA Champions Bowl December 9, 1967 Morgantown, WV
	Eastern Washington State		28
	New Mexico Highlands*		14
						Eastern Washington State		21
						Fairmont State		28
	Northern Michigan		7
	Fairmont State*		21

References

1. "1967 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.