1974 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

September – November 1974

Postseason

November – December 1974

National Championship

Hughes Stadium
Sacramento, CA

Champions

Central Michigan

Division II football season

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The 1974 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 14 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Central Michigan defeated Delaware 54–15 in the Camellia Bowl to win their only Division II national title.^[1]^[2] CMU moved up to Division I in 1975.

Conference standings

1974 Big Sky football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Montana State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Idaho	2	–	2	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Montana	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Idaho State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Weber State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Boise State advanced to Div. II playoffs.

1974 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
NW Missouri State $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Missouri-Rolla	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
SW Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
SE Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NE Missouri State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Central Missouri State	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

1974 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UMass $	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Maine $	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Big Sky Conference – Boise State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State and Northwood Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State, North Dakota, and South Dakota Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Michigan Tech Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Western State Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) – Tuskegee Yankee Conference – Maine and Massachusetts

Postseason

1974 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams	8
Finals Site	Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California
Champions	Central Michigan (1st title)
Runner-Up	Delaware (1st championship game)
Semifinalists	Louisiana Tech UNLV

The 1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the second single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football.

The four quarterfinal games were played on campus and all four host teams advanced. The semifinals were the Pioneer Bowl in Wichita Falls, Texas, and the Grantland Rice Bowl in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The championship game was the Camellia Bowl, held at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California for the second consecutive year. The Central Michigan Chippewas defeated the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 54–14 to win their first national title.^[1]^[3] After opening with a home loss to Division I Kent State, CMU won twelve straight to finish as D-II champions.^[1]

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites November 30		Semifinals Pioneer Bowl Grantland Rice Bowl December 7		Championship Camellia Bowl Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA December 14


Central Michigan *	20

Boise State	6
		Central Michigan	35

		Louisiana Tech	14
Louisiana Tech *	10

Western Carolina	7
				Central Michigan	54

				Delaware	14
UNLV *	35

Alcorn State	22
		UNLV	11

		Delaware	49
Delaware *	35

Youngstown State	14

* Denotes host institution

References

1 2 3 "Central Michigan destroys Delaware". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 15, 1974. p. 6D.
↑ "1974 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
↑ "1974 NCAA Division II Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

NCAA Division II football

Seasons

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)

Playoff era	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Records & statistics

Appearances
Individual records
Team records

NCAA football seasons

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