1969 NAIA football season

The 1969 NAIA football season was the 14th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA.

1969 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–November 1969
Postseason	November 29–December 13, 1969
National Championship	Kingsville, TX
Champion	Texas A&I (2)

The season was played from August to November 1969, culminating in the 1969 NAIA Championship Bowl, played this year on December 13, 1969 in Kingsville, Texas.

Texas A&I defeated Concordia–Moorhead in the Championship Bowl, 32–7, to win their second NAIA national title.

Following the season, the NAIA split its football championship into Division I and Division II.

Conference realignment

Conference changes

• This was the final season for the Oregon Collegiate Conference. After the end of play, its four remaining members, all from Oregon, would depart to join the Evergreen Conference. The expanded conference would include eight members from Oregon and Washington.

Membership changes

Team	1968 conference	1969 conference
Emporia State	Central Intercollegiate	Rocky Mountain
Fort Hays State	Central Intercollegiate	Rocky Mountain
Nebraska–Omaha	Central Intercollegiate	Rocky Mountain
Pittsburg State	Central Intercollegiate	Rocky Mountain
Washburn	Central Intercollegiate	Rocky Mountain

Conference standings

1969 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Henderson State $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Arkansas Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Harding 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 State College of Arkansas 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Ouachita Baptist 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Southern Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Arkansas A&M 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1969 Carolinas Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Elon $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Lenoir Rhyne 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Catawba 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Guilford 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Catawba forfeited wins over Newberry, Elon, and Presbyterian. Guilford forfeited wins over Newberry and Catawba.	1969 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Carthage $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Augustana (IL) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Millikin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Elmhurst 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Carroll (WI) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 North Park 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 North Central (IL) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Eastern Football Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Bridgeport $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Montclair State 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Glassboro State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Central Connecticut State 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern Connecticut State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Washington + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Washington + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Central Washington 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Whitworth 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1969 Frontier Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western Montana $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Eastern Montana 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Montana Tech 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Northern Montana 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Carroll (MT) 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Rocky Mountain 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1969 Gateway Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Milton 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 St. Procopius 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Anderson (IN) $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Hanover 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Earlham 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Franklin (IN) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Manchester (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Taylor 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Indiana Central 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Iowa Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Simpson (IA) $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Luther 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 William Penn 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Upper Iowa 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Wartburg 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Buena Vista 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Dubuque 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1969 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Kansas Wesleyan xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Baker 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Ottawa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bethany 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Tabor 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 McPherson 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 South Division St. Mary of the Plains x 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Sterling y 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Bethel (KS) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Friends 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 College of Emporia 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Championship: Kansas Wesleyan 34, Sterling 21 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1969 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1/11 Texas A&I +^ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 East Texas State + 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Southwest Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Sul Ross 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Sam Houston State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Howard Payne 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 McMurry 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Angelo State * 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Tarleton State * 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – did not complete for conference title Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll	1969 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 16 Defiance $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Findlay 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Midwest Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. Olaf $ 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Coe 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Grinnell 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Lawrence 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Cornell (IA) 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ripon 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Carleton 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Knox 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Beloit 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Concordia–Moorhead $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Saint John's (MN) 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Hamline 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Macalester 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota–Duluth 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Augsburg 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll	1969 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Culver–Stockton + 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 No. 18 William Jewell + 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Tarkio 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Missouri Valley 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Central Methodist 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Graceland 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kearney State $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Chadron State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Peru State 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Doane $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Concordia (NE) 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Midland 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Dana 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Hastings 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll	1969 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Jamestown $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Dickinson State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Mayville State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Minot State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wahpeton Science 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Valley City State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1969 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan Tech $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota Morris 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Moorhead State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bemidji State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 St. Cloud State 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Winona State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Northwest Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whitman + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Pacific Lutheran + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Linfield + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Lewis & Clark + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 College of Idaho 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Pacific (OR) 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Willamette 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1969 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 SW Oklahoma State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Northeastern State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Central State (OK) * 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 East Central 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Panhandle 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Langston 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion * Central State (OK) received a non-conference forfeit win from Eastern New Mexico. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1969 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Oregon College $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Eastern Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Southern Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Mountain Division Adams State * xy 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Western State (CO) 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Westminster (UT) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southern Utah 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Colorado Mines 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Western New Mexico 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Fort Lewis 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Plains Division Colorado State–Greeley xy$ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Emporia State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Southern Colorado 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Washburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Nebraska–Omaha 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Pittsburg State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Fort Hays State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 Championship: Colorado State–Greeley 33, Adams State 14 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Adams State received a non-conference forfeit win from Eastern New Mexico.	1969 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Northern State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Black Hills State 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern State (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Huron 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Division I No. 16 Florida A&M x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Alabama A&M 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bethune–Cookman 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 South Carolina State 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Morris Brown 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Division II Tuskegee x 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Fort Valley State 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Clark (GA) 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Savannah State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lane 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Morehouse 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Fisk 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Knoxville 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP small college poll	1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1 Southern 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll	1969 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Whittier $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 No. 19 Redlands 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Pomona 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Occidental 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Caltech 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Yankton $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Concordia (NE) 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Northwestern (IA) 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Westmar 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Dana 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Midland 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Sioux Falls 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Fairmont State $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Salem 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 West Liberty State 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 West Virginia State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Glenville State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bluefield State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Shepherd 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 West Virginia Tech 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Concord 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Conference standings based on power ratings Rankings from NAIA poll	1969 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Platteville State + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 20 Whitewater State + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Oshkosh State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Eau Claire State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 La Crosse State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Stout State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Stevens Point State 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Superior State 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 River Falls State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll
1969 NAIA independents football records Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 14/NR Boise State   –   9 – 1 – 0 No. 8/NR Western Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0 Cal Lutheran   –   8 – 1 – 0 No. 2/6 New Mexico Highlands ^   –   8 – 1 – 1 No. 5/NR Hillsdale ^   –   9 – 2 – 0 Wofford   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 15/9 Tampa   –   8 – 2 – 0 Austin   –   7 – 2 – 0 Westminster (PA)   –   6 – 2 – 0 Georgetown (KY)   –   6 – 3 – 0 Carson–Newman   –   6 – 3 – 1 Iowa Wesleyan   –   5 – 3 – 0 La Verne   –   5 – 4 – 0 Waynesburg   –   5 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State   –   6 – 5 – 0 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   6 – 5 – 0 Grove City   –   3 – 4 – 1 Southwest State (MN)   –   3 – 6 – 0 Emory and Henry   –   2 – 7 – 0 Missouri Southern   –   2 – 8 – 0 Geneva   –   1 – 6 – 1 Simon Fraser   –   1 – 6 – 1 Azusa Pacific   –   1 – 7 – 0 Eastern New Mexico *   –   1 – 9 – 0 Kentucky State   –   0 – 8 – 0 ^ – NAIA playoff participant * Eastern New Mexico forfeits win over Adams State and Central State (OK). Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Postseason

	Semifinals November 29, 1969					NAIA Championship Bowl December 13, 1969 Kingsville, TX
	Hillsdale		0
	Concordia–Moorhead*		27
						Concordia–Moorhead		7
						Texas A&I*		32
	New Mexico Highlands		23
	Texas A&I*		28

See also

• 1969 NCAA University Division football season
• 1969 NCAA College Division football season