1970 NAIA Division I football season

1970 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1970
Postseason	November 28–December 12, 1970
National Championship	Greenville, SC
Champions	Texas A&I (3)

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.

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

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

Conference realignment

Membership changes

Team	1969 conference	1970 conference
Eastern Oregon	Oregon	Evergreen
Oregon College	Oregon	Evergreen
Oregon Tech	Oregon	Evergreen
Southern Oregon	Oregon	Evergreen

Conference standings

1970 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Arkansas Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Ouachita Baptist + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Southern Arkansas 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Harding 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Henderson State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 State College of Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Arkansas A&M 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1970 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Presbyterian $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Lenoir–Rhyne 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Catawba 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Elon 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Newberry 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Guilford 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Washington $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Western Washington 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Oregon College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Eastern Washington 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Whitworth 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Southern Oregon 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Oregon Tech 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1970 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Texas A&I $^ 8 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. T–20 Sam Houston State 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Sul Ross 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Angelo State 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Southwest Texas State 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Howard Payne 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 East Texas State 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 McMurry 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Tarleton State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll	1970 Mid-South Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jacksonville State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Tennessee–Martin 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Troy State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Delta State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Florence State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Livingston 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0	1970 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wayne State (NE) $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 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 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T SW Oklahoma State $ 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Northeastern State 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Central State (OK) 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Cameron 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 East Central 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Panhandle 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Langston 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1970 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mountain Division Western New Mexico xy 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern Utah x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Adams State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 2 Westminster (UT) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Western State (CO) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Fort Lewis 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Plains Division Pittsburg State xy$ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Northern Colorado x 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Nebraska–Omaha 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Fort Hays State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern Colorado 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Emporia State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Washburn * 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 2 Championship: Pittsburg State 52, Western New Mexico 6 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Washburn was ineligible for conference title	1970 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Black Hills State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Northern State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 South Dakota Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Huron 1 – 5 – 0 ? – ? – ? Southern State 0 – 6 – 0 ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1970 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Platteville State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Eau Claire State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Whitewater State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Oshkosh State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Superior State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 La Crosse State 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Stout State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Stevens Point State 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 River Falls State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

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

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