1975 NAIA Division II football season

1975 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1975
Postseason	November–December 1975
National Championship	Thousand Oaks, CA
Champions	Texas Lutheran (2)
←1974 NAIA Division II football season 1976→

The 1975 NAIA Division II football season was the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the sixth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California. ^[1]

Texas Lutheran defeated Cal Lutheran in the championship game, 34–8, to win their second consecutive NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Augustana (IL) $ 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 North Central (IL) 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Carroll (WI) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Millikin 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wheaton (IL) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Carthage 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Elmhurst 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 North Park 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1975 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Eastern Montana $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Carroll (MT) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Montana Tech 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Western Montana 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1975 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wayne State (MI) $ 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Grand Valley State 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Northwood 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Hillsdale 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Saginaw Valley State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Ferris State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Missouri Valley + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Graceland + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Central Methodist + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tarkio 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 William Jewell 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 7 – 2 Baker 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Ottawa 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Hanover $^ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 12 Wilmington (OH) 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Bluffton 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Taylor 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Defiance 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Earlham 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Anderson (IN) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Manchester (IN) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Findlay 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 William Penn $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 No. 9 Buena Vista 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Central (IA) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Luther 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Dubuque 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Wartburg 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Simpson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Upper Iowa 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 St. Mary of the Plains $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Friends 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Sterling 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bethany (KS) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 McPherson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Bethel (KS) * 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Tabor 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Bethel forfeited games to Bethany, Kansas Wesleyan, Southwestern, Friends, Tabor, and Sterling due to an ineligible player Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Saint John's (MN) $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Minnesota–Duluth 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Hamline 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 St. Olaf 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Concordia–Moorhead 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Augsburg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1975 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Midland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Doane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Concordia (NE) 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Hastings 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1975 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Jamestown + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 17 Dickinson State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Minot State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Valley City State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Mayville State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Wahpeton Science 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Pacific Lutheran + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Whitworth + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Linfield + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Willamette 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 College of Idaho 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lewis & Clark 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Whitman 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Pacific (OR) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Whitman forfeited to Whitworth. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dakota State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 South Dakota Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Huron 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Black Hills State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota–Springfield 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1975 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 La Verne + 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Claremont-Mudd 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Whittier 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Occidental 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1975 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bethel (MN) + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 19 Northwestern (IA) + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Yankton + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Westmar 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1975 NAIA Division II independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Texas Lutheran ^   –   11 – 1 – 0 No. 2 Cal Lutheran ^   –   10 – 1 – 0 No. 8 Bowie State   –   9 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Westminster (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1 No. 14 Missouri Western   –   8 – 3 – 1 Azusa Pacific   –   7 – 3 – 0 No. 18 Georgetown (KY)   –   7 – 3 – 0 Missouri Southern   –   7 – 3 – 1 Franklin (IN)   –   6 – 4 – 0 Simon Fraser   –   5 – 4 – 0 Benedictine (KS)   –   5 – 5 – 0 Waynesburg   –   4 – 4 – 1 Austin   –   3 – 5 – 1 Eureka   –   3 – 5 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan   –   2 – 7 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   2 – 9 – 0 Geneva   –   0 – 9 – 0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant San Diego forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Postseason

	Semifinals Campus sites					Championship Thousand Oaks, CA
	Texas Lutheran *		32
	Hanover		13
						Texas Lutheran		34
						Cal Lutheran*		8
	Cal Lutheran *		27
	William Penn		0

See also

• 1975 NAIA Division I football season
• 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 26, 2015.