1970 NAIA Division II football season

The 1970 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1970 college football season in the United States and the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.

1970 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1970
Postseason	November 29–December 12, 1970
National Championship	New Castle, PA
Champions	Westminster (PA)

The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 13, 1970 on the campus of Westminster College in New Castle, Pennsylvania.[1]

Westminster (PA) defeated Anderson (IN) in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1970 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Western Montana 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Eastern Montana 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 Carroll (MT) 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Montana Northern 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Gateway Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Lakeland $ 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Northland 2 – 0 – 0     ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0     ? – ? – ? Milton 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1970 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Anderson (IN) + 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Earlham + 3 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Manchester (IN) 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Taylor 1 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Hanover 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1970 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Luther $ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Simpson 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 William Penn 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Upper Iowa 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 Buena Vista 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Division Ottawa xy$ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 Baker 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Bethany 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 McPherson 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Tabor 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 South Division St. Mary of the Plains xy 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Friends 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (KS) 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Bethel (KS) 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Sterling 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 College of Emporia 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Championship: Ottawa 14, St. Mary of the Plains 12 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1970 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Defiance $ 3 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Findlay 2 – 1 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1970 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 William Jewell 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Graceland 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Concordia (NE) $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Hastings 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Doane 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Dana 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Midland 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Postseason

	Semifinals November 28, 1970					Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA
	Edinboro State		7
	Westminster (PA)*		20
						Westminster (PA)*		21
						Anderson (IN)		16
	Minot State		14
	Anderson (IN)*		20

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.