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
Conference champions Conference Champion(s) College Athletic Conference Rose–Hulman College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Illinois WesleyanMillikin Independent College Athletic Conference Ithaca Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Central (IA)Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association OlivetMiddle Atlantic Conference Wilkes (North)Franklin & Marshall (South)Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference CoeMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Concordia–MoorheadSaint John's (MN)New England Football Conference Boston StateNicholsNew Jersey State Athletic Conference Glassboro StateNorthwest Conference LinfieldSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Clark AtlantaSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference RedlandsWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wisconsin–La CrosseWisconsin–PlattevilleWisconsin–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
Coaching changes This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season. School Outgoing coach Reason Replacement Previous positionBoston StateLary KuharichHired as defensive coordinator for Rhode IslandMac SingletonBoston State director of intramural athletics (1974)DubuqueMaury WaughResignedLarry PohlmanCrown Point HS (IN) head coach (1972–1974)FordhamDean LoucksFiredDave RiceWestern Connecticut head coach (1972–1974)Franklin & MarshallBob CurtisHired as head coach for BucknellTom GilburgLehigh linebackers coach (1971–1974)HofstraHowdy MyersRetiredBill LeeteHofstra defensive coordinator (1969–1974)KeanRon San FillipoHired as athletic director for James Caldwell HS (NJ)Johnny AllenKean backfield coach (1973–1974)North Central (IL)N/AHired co-head coachRon GuentherBoston College offensive line coach (1971–1974)North ParkMike WatsonHired as athletic director for Minnehaha Academy (MN)Gene MitzDrake offensive line coach (1973–1974)NorwichJoseph G. SabolHired as head coach for GettysburgBarry MynterNorwich defensive coordinator (1965–1974)OberlinCass JacksonHired as head coach for Morris BrownRichard RiendeauAlbany Metro Mallers head coach (1973)OtterbeinBob AglerRetiredRich SeilsOtterbein backfield coach (1973–1974)SimpsonLarry Johnson (full-season interim)Permanent replacement hiredMaury WaughDubuque head coach (1969–1974)SwarthmoreLew ElversonRetiredTom LapinskiMount Pleasant HS (DE) head coach (1972–1974)Trenton StateDick CurlHired as wide receivers coach and tight ends coach for RutgersCarmen PicconeCornell offensive coordinator (1967–1974)William PatersonBob TrocolorResignedJack StephansWilliam Paterson assistant coach (1974)Wisconsin–SuperiorEd BenderResignedMertz MortorelliWisconsin–Superior head coach (1954–1969)WoosterPat O'BrienFiredDon HunsingerCapital defensive coordinator (1973–1974)
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
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