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1972 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1972
PostseasonNovember 25–December 9, 1972
National ChampionshipJoplin, MO
ChampionsMissouri Southern
  • NAIA Division II football season
  • 1973→

    • The 1972 NAIA Division II football season was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

    The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 9, 1972, in Joplin, Missouri on the campus of Missouri Southern State College.[1]

    The Missouri Southern Lions defeated the Northwestern Red Raiders in the championship game, 21–14, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this was the earliest championship to feature a team that remains a NAIA member.

    Conference standings[edit]

    1972 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.6Carthage $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    No.16Millikin 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Augustana (IL) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Carroll (WI) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Elmhurst 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Illinois Wesleyan 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    North Park 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
    Wheaton (IL) 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
    North Central (IL) 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 Frontier Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Montana Tech + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Carroll (MT) + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    Western Montana 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Rocky Mountain 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    Eastern Montana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1972 Gateway Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Northland + 1 – 0 – 2 ? – ? – 0
    Northwestern (WI) + 1 – 0 – 2 ? – ? – 0
    Lakeland 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
    Milton 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1972 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.11Ottawa $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
    No. T–18 Missouri Valley 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    No. T–18 Graceland 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Central Methodist 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    William Jewell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Tarkio 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    College of Emporia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    Baker 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Bluffton $ 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Findlay 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Manchester (IN) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    Wilmington (OH) 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Taylor 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
    Defiance 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Anderson (IN) 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
    Hanover 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Earlham 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1972 Iowa Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5William Penn + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    No. T–14 Buena Vista + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Dubuque 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
    Luther 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Simpson 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
    Upper Iowa 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
    Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Friends $ 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
    Sterling 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    St. Mary of the Plains 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Bethany (KS) 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
    Southwestern (KS) 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
    Tabor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Bethel (KS) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    McPherson 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1972 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.8Alma + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    Adrian + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Hope 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
    Olivet 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Kalamazoo 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    Albion 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 Midwest Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Monmouth (IL) $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
    Cornell (IA) 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Knox 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    St. Olaf 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Ripon 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Coe 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Carleton 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Lawrence 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
    Grinnell 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Beloit 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1972 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Gustavus Adolphus $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    No.14Saint John's (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Concordia–Moorhead 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Minnesota–Duluth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    Augsburg 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Hamline 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Macalester 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
    1972 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.3Doane $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    Concordia (NE) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Midland 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Nebraska Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Hastings 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Dana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    • Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Minot State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Valley City State + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Jamestown 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Wahpeton Science 2 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Dickinson State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Mayville State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1972 Northwest Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Linfield $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    No.8Pacific (OR) 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    Pacific Lutheran 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Lewis & Clark 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Willamette 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    College of Idaho 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Whitman 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    Whitworth *   –   7 – 2 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • * Played only two conference games, ineligible for championship
    • Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Northern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Huron 4 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    South Dakota Tech 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    South Dakota–Springfield 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Black Hills State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1972 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.17Whittier $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
    Redlands 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    La Verne 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Claremont-Mudd 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Occidental 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Pomona-Pitzer 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 Tri-State Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2Northwestern (IA) $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    Westmar 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Concordia (MN) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Bethel (MN) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Sioux Falls 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Yankton 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    • Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
    1972 NAIA Division II independents football records
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.1Missouri Southern ^   –   12 – 0 – 0
    No.12Geneva   –   8 – 1 – 0
    No.7Westminster (PA)   –   7 – 1 – 0
    No.4Franklin (IN) ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
    Cal Lutheran   –   5 – 5 – 0
    Simon Fraser   –   4 – 5 – 0
    Eureka   –   2 – 5 – 1
    Missouri Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
    Texas Lutheran   –   3 – 7 – 0
    Iowa Wesleyan   –   2 – 6 – 1
    Azusa Pacific   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Austin   –   1 – 8 – 0
    Waynesburg   –   1 – 8 – 0
    Grove City   –   0 – 8 – 0
    Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   0 – 11 – 0
    • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

    Postseason[edit]

    Semifinals
    November 25, 1972     		Championship
    December 9, 1972
    Joplin, MO
          
    Doane 6
    Missouri Southern* 24
    Missouri Southern* 21
    Northwestern (IA) 14
    Northwestern (IA) 13
    Franklin (IN)* 6

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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