The 1974 NAIA Division I football season was the 19th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fifth season of the league's two-division structure.
The season was played from August to November 1974 and culminated in the 1974 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 14, 1974, on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas. Texas A&I defeated in the Champion Bowl, 34–23, to win their third NAIA national title.
Conference realignment Conferences changes This was the first season for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference. The second conference to bear this name, it was formed by six former members of the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference, which disbanded after the prior season. All six initial members were public colleges from Oklahoma. This was the final season of football for the Carolinas Conference. Before the start of the following season, the league's five members would subsequently join the new, football-only South Atlantic Conference.
Membership changes Team 1973 conference 1974 conference Central State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate East Central Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Northeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Northwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Southeastern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Southwestern Oklahoma State Oklahoma Collegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Conference standings
Postseason
See also 1974 NAIA Division II football season 1974 NCAA Division I football season 1974 NCAA Division II football season 1974 NCAA Division III football season
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