1969 NAIA football season

The 1969 NAIA football season, as part of the 1969 college football season in the United States, 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.[1]

Texas A&I defeated Concordia–Moorhead in the Championship Bowl, 32–7, to win their second NAIA national title.[2]

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

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 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Western Washington + 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 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 Montana Northern 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) $ 5 – 1 – 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 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Simpson $ 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. 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 AP Poll
1969 Mid-Ohio Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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	1969 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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	1969 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Culver–Stockton + 3 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 1 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
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 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	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 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T SW Oklahoma State + 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 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	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 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Huron 1 – 5 – 0     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
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

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

References

1. "1969 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
2. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.