1974 Texas A&I Javelinas football team

The 1974 Texas A&I Javelinas football team was an American football team that represented the Texas College of Arts and Industries (now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville) as a member of the Lone Star Conference during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. In its 21st year under head coach Gil Steinke, the team compiled a perfect 13–0 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Lone Star Conference championship, and defeated Henderson State in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.^[1]

1974 Texas A&I Javelinas football
NAIA Division I national champion LSC champion
Champion Bowl, W 34–23 vs. Henderson State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	13–0 (8–0 LSC)
Head coach	Gil Steinke (21st season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Jonas (6th season)
Captains	Charles Bishop Ray Evans David Hill
Home stadium	Javelina Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1/3 Texas A&I $^	9	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Abilene Christian	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Texas State	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
East Texas State	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Howard Payne	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sul Ross	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tarleton State	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The team played its home games at Javelina Stadium in Kingsville, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Jacksonville State*		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 20–19	10,000	[2]
September 21	at Monterrey Tech*		Monterrey, Mexico	W 33–6
September 28	Abilene Christian		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 46–14
October 5	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 14	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 28–24	12,000
October 12	at East Texas State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 27–20
October 19	Sul Ross	No. 6	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 43–13
October 26	at Angelo State	No. 5	San Angelo, TX	W 42–14	9,000
November 2	Tarleton State	No. 5	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 51–7
November 9	Sam Houston State	No. 5	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 34–14	14,000	[3]
November 16	at Howard Payne	No. 5	Brownwood, TX	W 42–19
November 23	at Southwest Texas State	No. 6	Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX	W 14–0	5,500	[4]
December 7	Cameron*	No. 5	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NAIA Division I semifinal)	W 21–19	15,742
December 14	Henderson State*	No. 5	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NAIA Division championship game—Champion Bowl)	W 34–23	12,596	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game