The 1973 NAIA Division II football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the Glenville State Pioneers in the championship game, 10–3, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this is the earliest NAIA championship won by a team that remains at the NAIA level.
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The 1973 NAIA Division II football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of play of the NAIA s lower division for football 1973 NAIA Division II football seasonRegular seasonAugust November 1973PostseasonDecember 1 8 1973National ChampionshipHuntington WVChampionsNorthwestern IA 1972 NAIA Division II football season 1974 The season was played from August to November 1973 and culminated in the 1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship played on December 8 1973 in Huntington West Virginia near the campus of Glenville State College 1 The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the Glenville State Pioneers in the championship game 10 3 to win their first NAIA national title As of 2015 this is the earliest NAIA championship won by a team that remains at the NAIA level Contents 1 Conference standings 2 Postseason 3 See also 4 ReferencesConference standings edit1973 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 4 Carthage 8 0 0 8 2 0 No 12 Millikin 6 2 0 8 2 0 No 15 Augustana IL 6 2 0 7 2 0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 3 0 5 4 0 Carroll WI 3 5 0 4 5 0 Elmhurst 3 5 0 4 5 0 North Park 2 6 0 3 6 0 Wheaton IL 2 6 0 2 7 0 North Central IL 1 7 0 2 7 0 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Frontier Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 8 Carroll MT 4 0 0 7 0 0 Montana Tech 2 2 0 6 2 0 Eastern Montana 2 2 0 3 5 0 Rocky Mountain 1 3 0 2 6 0 Western Montana 1 3 0 1 6 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Gateway Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Northland 3 0 0 7 2 0 Lakeland 2 1 0 6 3 0 Milton 1 2 0 3 5 0 Northwestern WI 0 3 0 2 6 0 Conference champion 1973 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Northwood 2 0 0 6 2 0 Ferris State 1 1 0 4 4 1 Grand Valley State 0 2 0 6 3 0 Conference co champions 1973 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 3 William Jewell 7 0 0 11 1 0 No 5 Missouri Valley 6 1 0 9 1 0 Central Methodist 5 2 0 6 3 1 Tarkio 4 3 0 4 5 0 Graceland 3 4 0 6 4 0 College of Emporia 2 5 0 3 7 0 Ottawa 1 6 0 3 6 0 Baker 0 7 0 0 10 0 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Hoosier Buckeye Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 13 Hanover 6 0 0 8 1 0 No 19 Defiance 5 2 0 7 2 0 Taylor 4 2 1 4 4 1 Bluffton 4 3 0 4 5 0 Wilmington OH 4 3 0 5 3 0 Earlham 3 4 0 4 6 0 Anderson IN 2 5 0 3 6 0 Findlay 1 6 0 3 7 0 Manchester IN 0 6 1 1 7 1 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Iowa Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 9 Buena Vista 7 0 0 8 1 0 Central IA 6 1 0 7 2 0 Wartburg 4 3 0 5 4 0 Dubuque 3 3 1 5 4 1 William Penn 3 4 0 6 4 0 Luther 2 4 1 2 6 1 Simpson 1 5 1 2 6 1 Upper Iowa 0 6 1 1 7 1 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 11 St Thomas MN 6 1 0 9 1 0 No 9 Minnesota Duluth 6 1 0 8 1 0 Augsburg 5 2 0 7 2 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 3 0 5 5 0 Concordia Moorhead 3 4 0 5 5 0 Saint John s MN 3 4 0 4 4 0 Hamline 1 6 0 3 6 0 Macalester 0 7 0 1 9 0 Conference co championsRankings from NAIA Division I poll 1973 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T St Mary of the Plains 7 1 0 7 3 0 Bethany KS 7 1 0 7 4 0 Sterling 5 3 0 6 3 0 Friends 5 3 0 5 4 0 Tabor 4 4 0 4 5 0 Bethel KS 3 5 0 3 6 0 McPherson 2 6 0 2 8 0 Southwestern KS 2 6 0 2 7 0 Kansas Wesleyan 1 7 0 2 8 0 Conference co champions 1973 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 20 Doane 4 0 1 7 2 1 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 1 1 4 3 1 Hastings 3 2 0 5 4 0 Midland 3 2 0 5 5 0 Concordia NE 1 4 0 4 6 0 Dana 0 5 0 0 8 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Minot State 5 0 0 6 3 0 Valley City State 4 1 0 6 3 0 Dickinson State 3 2 0 5 3 1 Jamestown 2 3 0 5 4 1 Mayville State 1 4 0 2 6 0 Wahpeton Science 0 5 0 1 5 0 Conference champion 1973 Northwest Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Pacific Lutheran 6 1 0 6 3 0 No 11 Linfield 5 2 0 7 2 0 Whitworth 4 2 0 4 5 0 Willamette 4 3 0 5 4 0 Whitman 3 4 0 3 5 1 Lewis amp Clark 3 4 0 3 6 0 College of Idaho 2 4 0 2 7 0 Pacific OR 0 7 0 0 9 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 17 Dakota State 5 0 0 6 3 0 South Dakota Tech 3 1 1 4 3 2 Black Hills State 3 2 0 4 5 1 Huron 2 2 1 Dakota Wesleyan 1 4 0 1 8 0 South Dakota Springfield 0 5 0 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 10 Redlands 5 0 0 8 1 0 Whittier 3 2 0 6 3 0 La Verne 3 2 0 4 5 0 Claremont Mudd 2 3 0 3 5 0 Occidental 2 3 0 2 6 0 Pomona Pitzer 0 5 0 1 7 1 Conference championRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Division I Bethune Cookman x 5 0 0 9 2 0 Florida A amp M 4 1 0 5 6 0 No 16 Albany State 3 2 0 6 3 1 Alabama A amp M 3 2 0 5 5 0 Tuskegee 2 3 0 7 4 0 Morris Brown 1 4 0 1 8 1 Alabama State 0 5 0 3 8 0 Division II No 7 Fisk x 5 0 0 9 0 0 Fort Valley State 4 1 0 7 1 1 Clark GA 4 1 0 4 3 1 Morehouse 3 2 0 4 3 1 Savannah State 2 3 0 3 6 0 Lane 1 4 0 3 6 0 Miles 1 4 0 1 8 0 Knoxville 0 5 0 0 8 0 x Division champion co championsRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 Tri State Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 1 Northwestern IA 5 0 0 12 0 0 No 14 Yankton 4 1 0 7 2 0 Sioux Falls 2 3 0 5 5 0 Westmar 2 3 0 3 5 0 Bethel MN 2 3 0 3 6 0 Concordia MN 0 5 0 2 7 0 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T Northern Division Fairmont State xy 3 0 0 6 3 1 West Liberty State 2 1 1 3 5 1 Salem 2 2 0 6 4 0 Shepherd 1 2 0 6 4 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 0 3 1 2 6 1 Southern Division No 2 Glenville State xy 4 0 0 10 2 0 Bluefield State 3 1 0 4 5 0 West Virginia State 2 2 0 5 5 0 West Virginia Tech 1 3 0 4 5 0 Concord 0 4 0 0 9 0 Championship Fairmont State 21 Glenville State 7 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participant NAIA Division II playoff participantConference standings based on power ratingsRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1973 NAIA Division II independents football records vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 6 Westminster PA 7 1 0 No 18 Simon Fraser 6 2 0 Texas Lutheran 7 3 0 Cal Lutheran 6 4 0 Azusa Pacific 5 4 0 Franklin IN 5 4 0 Missouri Western 4 5 1 Geneva 4 5 0 Missouri Southern 4 6 0 Austin 3 5 1 Iowa Wesleyan 3 5 0 Waynesburg 3 5 0 Benedictine KS 3 6 0 Eureka 3 6 0 Georgetown KY 3 6 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State 3 7 1 Rankings from NAIA Division II pollPostseason editSemifinalsDecember 1 1973ChampionshipDecember 8 1973Huntington WV William Jewell2Northwestern IA 28Northwestern IA 10Glenville State 3Carthage7Glenville State 14See also edit1973 NAIA Division I football season 1973 NCAA Division I football season 1973 NCAA Division II football season 1973 NCAA Division III football seasonReferences edit NAIA Championship History PDF NAIA pp 4 11 Archived from the original PDF on July 15 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 NAIA Division II football season amp oldid 1209010171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,