1970 NAIA Division II football season

The 1970 NAIA Division II football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.

1970 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1970
Postseason	November 29–December 12, 1970
National Championship	Taggert Stadium, New Castle, PA
Champions	Westminster (PA)
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The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 13, 1970 at Taggert Stadium in New Castle, Pennsylvania .^[1]

The Westminster Titans defeated the Anderson Ravens in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1970 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Carroll (WI) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Millikin 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Elmhurst 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Augustana (IL) 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 North Park 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Wheaton (IL) 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 North Central (IL) 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Montana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Western Montana 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Eastern Montana 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Carroll (MT) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Northern Montana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northland 2 – 0 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? St. Procopius 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Milton 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1970 Hoosier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Anderson (IN) +^ 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Earlham + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Manchester (IN) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Taylor 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Hanover 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Iowa Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Luther $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 18 Simpson (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 William Penn 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dubuque 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Upper Iowa 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Buena Vista 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Ottawa xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Baker 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Bethany 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 McPherson 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Tabor 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Division St. Mary of the Plains xy 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Friends 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (KS) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Bethel (KS) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Sterling 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 College of Emporia 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Championship: Ottawa 14, St. Mary of the Plains 12 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1970 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Defiance $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Findlay 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Midwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 18 St. Olaf $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Knox 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ripon 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Grinnell 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Cornell (IA) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Coe 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lawrence 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Carleton 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Beloit   –   0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Beloit was allowed to compete with freshmen. Games with Beloit were not counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP small college poll	1970 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Concordia–Moorhead $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 No. 14 Gustavus Adolphus 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Hamline 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Macalester 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Augsburg 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1970 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 William Jewell 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Graceland 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Nebraska College Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 16 Wayne State (NE) $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Kearney State 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Chadron State 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Peru State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Concordia (NE) $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. T–20 Hastings 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Doane 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Dana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Midland 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1970 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Minot State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Wahpeton Science 4 – 1 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Jamestown 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Mayville State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Dickinson State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Valley City State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 Linfield $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Pacific Lutheran 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Lewis & Clark 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Willamette 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Whitman 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 College of Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Pacific (OR) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1970 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division West Chester xy 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 East Stroudsburg 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kutztown 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bloomsburg 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Millersville 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Mansfield 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Cheyney 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 West Division No. 3 Edinboro xy$^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Clarion 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 California (PA) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Slippery Rock 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Shippensburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Championship: Edinboro 14, West Chester 34 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participantpoll=NAIA Division II poll Rankings from AP Poll
1970 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Claremont-Mudd + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Redlands + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Pomona 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Whittier 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Occidental 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 Tri-State Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14 Yankton $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 13 Concordia (NE) 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Westmar 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Midland 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Sioux Falls 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1970 NAIA Division II independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^   –   10 – 0 – 0 No. 6 Simon Fraser   –   8 – 0 – 0 No. T–20 Frostburg State   –   7 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Cal Lutheran   –   8 – 1 – 1 Franklin (IN)   –   7 – 3 – 0 Georgetown (KY)   –   6 – 3 – 0 Eureka   –   5 – 3 – 0 Grove City   –   5 – 3 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 0 Waynesburg   –   5 – 4 – 0 Texas Lutheran   –   5 – 4 – 1 Azusa Pacific   –   3 – 5 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   4 – 7 – 0 Austin   –   3 – 6 – 0 Geneva   –   1 – 8 – 0 Missouri Western   –   1 – 8 – 0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Postseason

	Semifinals November 28, 1970					Championship December 12, 1970 New Castle, PA
	Edinboro		7
	Westminster (PA)*		20
						Westminster (PA)*		21
						Anderson (IN)		16
	Minot State		14
	Anderson (IN)*		20

See also

• 1970 NAIA Division I football season
• 1970 NCAA University Division football season
• 1970 NCAA College Division football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.