1970_NAIA_Division_I_football_season

1970 NAIA Division I football season

1970 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season

The 1970 NAIA Division I football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA. It was also the first of twenty-seven seasons that the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships.

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The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 12, 1970 at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.[1]

Texas A&I defeated Wofford in the Champion Bowl, 48–7, to win their third NAIA national title.[2]

Conference realignment

Membership changes

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Conference standings

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Postseason

Semifinals
November 28, 1970 		1970 Champion Bowl
December 12, 1970
Greenville, SC
      
Platteville State 0
Texas A&I* 16
Texas A&I 48
Wofford *7
New Mexico Highlands 23
Wofford* 28

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1970 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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