1974 NCAA Division III football season

The 1974 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1974, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1974 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Central Dutch won their first Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 10−8.[1]

1974 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1974
PlayoffsNovember – December 1974
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionCentral (IA)
NCAA Division III football seasons

Conference standings
1974 College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rose–Hulman $ 3 –0 –15 –3 –1
Southwestern (TN) 2 –1 –13 –3 –3
Centre 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Sewanee 2 –2 –02 –6 –0
Principia 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 11 Millikin + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
Carroll (WI) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Augustana (IL) 4 –3 –15 –3 –1
Carthage 4 –3 –15 –3 –1
Wheaton (IL) 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Park 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Elmhurst 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
North Central (IL) 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Connecticut State $ 3 –0 –04 –5 –1
Glassboro State 2 –1 –06 –3 –1
Montclair State 1 –2 –06 –3 –1
Southern Connecticut State 0 –3 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ithaca $^ 3 –0 –010 –1 –0
Hobart 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
St. Lawrence 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Alfred 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
RIT 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
RPI 0 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1974 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Evansville ^ 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
DePauw 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Indiana Central 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Wabash 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 –6 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1974 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central (IA) $^ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 8 William Penn 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Buena Vista 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Upper Iowa 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Luther 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Simpson 2 –5 –02 –6 –1
Dubuque 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Wartburg 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Towson State $ 4 –0 –010 –0 –0
Randolph–Macon 2 –1 –06 –2 –1
Hampden–Sydney 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Salisbury State 1 –1 –04 –4 –1
Bridgewater 1 –2 –04 –5 –0
Western Maryland 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Gallaudet 0 –1 –03 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –03 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
C. W. Post $ 4 –0 –06 –4 –0
Merchant Marine 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Seton Hall 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Wagner 2 –2 –05 –3 –1
Fordham 0 –3 –13 –5 –1
Hofstra 0 –4 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Olivet $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Hope 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Alma 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Albion 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Kalamazoo 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Adrian 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern
Wilkes x 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
Juniata 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Albright 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Susquehanna 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
Delaware Valley 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Lycoming 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Upsala 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
Southern
Franklin & Marshall x 8 –0 –09 –0 –0
Widener 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Moravian 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Johns Hopkins 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
Dickinson 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Muhlenberg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Ursinus 1 –5 –11 –6 –1
Western Maryland 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Swarthmore 0 –7 –00 –7 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia–Moorhead + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 20 Saint John's (MN) + 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 –2 –17 –2 –1
Hamline 4 –2 –14 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Augsburg 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
St. Olaf 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Macalester 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 New England Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Nichols $ 6 –0 –17 –1 –1
Plymouth State 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Boston State 5 –2 –15 –3 –1
Curry 5 –2 –15 –3 –1
Framingham State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Bridgewater State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Massachusetts Maritime 2 –6 –03 –6 –0
Maine Maritime 1 –7 –01 –8 –0
New Haven 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Glassboro State $ 4 –0 –16 –3 –1
Kean 3 –1 –08 –2 –0
Trenton State 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
Montclair State 2 –2 –06 –3 –1
William Paterson 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Jersey City State 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy$ 3 –0 –17 –1 –2
Mount Union 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Capital 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Denison 0 –3 –13 –5 –1
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
Otterbein 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Marietta 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Muskingum 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Heidelberg 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Wooster 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
Not competing for championship
Oberlin   –  5 –4 –0
Kenyon   –  2 –6 –1
Ohio Northern   –  2 –7 –0
Championship: Wittenberg 17, Baldwin–Wallace 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
West Chester xy 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 6 Millersville 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
East Stroudsburg 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kutztown 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Cheyney 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Mansfield 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
Bloomsburg 0 –5 –11 –7 –1
West Division
No. 13 Slippery Rock xy$^ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
Clarion 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Indiana (PA) 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Shippensburg 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Edinboro 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
California (PA) 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Lock Haven 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
Championship: Slippery Rock 20, West Chester 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Slippery Rock and NAIA Division I poll for Millersville
1974 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Allegheny + 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
John Carroll + 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Bethany (WV) 4 –3 –05 –3 –1
Hiram 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Thiel 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Carnegie Mellon 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Case Western Reserve 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Washington & Jefferson 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Redlands $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
No. T–17 Whittier 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
La Verne 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Claremont-Mudd 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Occidental 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
Pomona-Pitzer 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Virginia College Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia Union 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Randolph–Macon 4 –0 –16 –2 –1
Hampden–Sydney 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Virginia State 2 –1 –03 –7 –0
Madison 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Hampton 1 –2 –03 –7 –0
Bridgewater 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –2 –11 –8 –1
Emory & Henry 0 –3 –03 –8 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 –3 –01 –8 –0
1974 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 18 Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 –1 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Wisconsin–Stout 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–La Crosse forfeited one non-conference game.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 NCAA Division III independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albany   –  9 –0 –0
Colorado College   –  8 –1 –0
Georgetown   –  6 –2 –0
Norwich   –  6 –3 –0
Grove City   –  5 –3 –1
Bridgeport   –  6 –4 –0
Salisbury State   –  4 –4 –1
Trinity (TX)   –  5 –5 –1
Rochester (NY)   –  3 –6 –0
Saint Mary's   –  3 –6 –0
Saint Peter's   –  3 –6 –0
Cortland   –  2 –6 –1
Maryville (TN)   –  2 –6 –1
San Diego   –  3 –8 –0
Brockport   –  2 –6 –0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –  0 –5 –0

Conference champions
ConferenceChampion(s)
College Athletic ConferenceRose–Hulman
College Conference of Illinois and WisconsinIllinois Wesleyan
Millikin
Independent College Athletic ConferenceIthaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceCentral (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationOlivet
Middle Atlantic ConferenceWilkes (North)
Franklin & Marshall (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic ConferenceCoe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceConcordia–Moorhead
Saint John's (MN)
New England Football ConferenceBoston State
Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic ConferenceGlassboro State
Northwest ConferenceLinfield
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceClark Atlanta
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceRedlands
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceWisconsin–La Crosse
Wisconsin–Platteville
Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

The 1974 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. Like the 1973 championship, this year's bracket featured only four teams.[2]

Playoff bracket
Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
      
Central (IA) 17
Evansville 16
Central (IA) 10
Ithaca 8
Ithaca 27
Slippery Rock 14

See also

References
  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. "1974 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
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