1975 NAIA Division I football season

The 1975 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1975 college football season in the United States and the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the sixth season of play of the top division of the NAIA's two-division structure for football.

1975 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1975
Postseason	November 29–December 13, 1975
National Championship	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX
Champions	Texas A&I (4)

The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 13, 1975 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas.[1] Texas A&I defeated Salem in the Champion Bowl, 37–0, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1975 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Oregon College $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Central Washington 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Southern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Western Washington 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Washington 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant	1975 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern Colorado $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 2 Southern Colorado 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Emporia State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Kearney State * 0 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – ineligible for conference standings	1975 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas A&I $^ 9 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0 Angelo State 7 – 1 – 1     8 – 2 – 1 Southwest Texas State 7 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 East Texas State 6 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Abilene Christian 5 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 4 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 1 Sam Houston State 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Sul Ross 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 Tarleton State 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1975 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Kearney State $ 3 – 0 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Chadron State 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 1 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Peru State 0 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1975 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western State $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Adams State 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Colorado Mines 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Fort Lewis 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Western New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Westminster (UT) 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Southern Utah 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Mesa State 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals November 29–December 6, 1975					1975 NAIA Champion Bowl December 13, 1975 Kingsville, TX
	Ouachita Baptist*		7
	Salem (WV)		21
						Salem		0
						Texas A&I*		37
	Oregon College		10
	Texas A&I*		37

See also

• 1975 NCAA Division I football season
• 1975 NCAA Division II football season
• 1975 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
2. "1975 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.