1974 NCAA Division III football season

1974 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1974
Playoffs	November – December 1974
National championship	Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
Champion	Central (IA)
NCAA Division III football seasons

The 1974 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1974, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1974 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Central Dutch won their first Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 10−8.

Conference standings

1974 College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Rose–Hulman $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Southwestern (TN) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 3 Centre 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Sewanee 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Principia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Millikin + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Carroll (WI) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Augustana (IL) 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Carthage 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wheaton (IL) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 North Park 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Elmhurst 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 North Central (IL) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central Connecticut State $ 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Glassboro State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Montclair State 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Southern Connecticut State 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ithaca $^ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Hobart 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 St. Lawrence 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Alfred 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 RIT 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 RPI 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1974 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Butler $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Evansville ^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 DePauw 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Indiana Central 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wabash 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Valparaiso 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1974 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Central (IA) $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 No. 8 William Penn 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Buena Vista 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Upper Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Luther 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Simpson (IA) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Dubuque 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Towson State $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Salisbury State 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Bridgewater 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Western Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1974 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T C. W. Post $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Merchant Marine 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Seton Hall 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Wagner 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Fordham 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Hofstra 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1974 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Olivet $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Hope 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Alma 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Albion 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Kalamazoo 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Adrian 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Division Wilkes x 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Juniata 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Albright 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Susquehanna 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1 Delaware Valley 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Lycoming 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Upsala 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 Southern Division Franklin & Marshall x 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Widener 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Lebanon Valley 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Moravian 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Johns Hopkins 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Dickinson 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Muhlenberg 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Ursinus 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Western Maryland 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Swarthmore 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions	1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Concordia–Moorhead + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Saint John's (MN) + 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 Hamline 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 St. Thomas (MN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 St. Olaf 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Macalester 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1974 New England Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Nichols $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Plymouth State 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Boston State 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Curry 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Framingham State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Bridgewater State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Massachusetts Maritime 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Maine Maritime 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 New Haven 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Glassboro State $ 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Kean 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Trenton State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Montclair State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 William Paterson 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Jersey City State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1974 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Blue Division Wittenberg xy$ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2 Mount Union 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Capital 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Denison 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Red Division Baldwin–Wallace xy 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Otterbein 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Marietta 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Muskingum 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Heidelberg 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Wooster 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Not competing for championship Oberlin   –   5 – 4 – 0 Kenyon   –   2 – 6 – 1 Ohio Northern   –   2 – 7 – 0 Championship: Wittenberg 17, Baldwin–Wallace 0 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Division West Chester xy 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Millersville 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 East Stroudsburg 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Cheyney 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Mansfield 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Bloomsburg 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 West Division No. 13 Slippery Rock xy$^ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1 Clarion 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Indiana (PA) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Shippensburg 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2 California (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Championship: Slippery Rock 20, West Chester 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Slippery Rock and NAIA Division I poll for Millersville
1974 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Allegheny + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 John Carroll + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Bethany (WV) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Hiram 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Thiel 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Carnegie Mellon 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Case Western Reserve 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Washington & Jefferson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Redlands $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. T–17 Whittier 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 La Verne 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Occidental 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1974 Virginia College Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Virginia Union 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Virginia State 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Madison 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Hampton 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Washington and Lee 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 8 – 1 Emory & Henry 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
1974 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 18 Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–River Falls 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Wisconsin–Superior 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Wisconsin–La Crosse forfeited one non-conference game. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1974 NCAA Division III independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Albany   –   9 – 0 – 0 Colorado College   –   8 – 1 – 0 St. Norbert   –   8 – 2 – 0 Georgetown   –   6 – 2 – 0 Norwich   –   6 – 3 – 0 Millsaps   –   5 – 3 – 0 Grove City   –   5 – 3 – 1 Bridgeport   –   6 – 4 – 0 Ashland   –   5 – 5 – 0 Salisbury State   –   4 – 4 – 1 Trinity (TX)   –   5 – 5 – 1 Rochester (NY)   –   3 – 6 – 0 Saint Mary's   –   3 – 6 – 0 Saint Peter's   –   3 – 6 – 0 Cortland   –   2 – 6 – 1 Maryville (TN)   –   2 – 6 – 1 San Diego   –   3 – 8 – 0 Brockport   –   2 – 6 – 0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   0 – 5 – 0 Chicago   –   0 – 8 – 0

Conference champions

Conference	Champion(s)
College Athletic Conference	Rose–Hulman
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Illinois Wesleyan Millikin
Independent College Athletic Conference	Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Olivet
Middle Atlantic Conference	Wilkes (North) Franklin & Marshall (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Concordia–Moorhead Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference	Boston State Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference	Glassboro State
Northwest Conference	Linfield
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Clark Atlanta
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Wisconsin–La Crosse Wisconsin–Platteville Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

The 1974 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. Like the 1973 championship, this year's bracket featured only four teams.

Playoff bracket

	Semifinals Campus Sites					National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
	Central (IA)		17
	Evansville		16
						Central (IA)		10
						Ithaca		8
	Ithaca		27
	Slippery Rock		14

See also

• 1974 NCAA Division I football season
• 1974 NCAA Division II football season
• 1974 NAIA Division I football season
• 1974 NAIA Division II football season