1969 NAIA football season explained

Year:	1969
Regular Season:	August–November 1969
Playoffs:	November 29–December 13, 1969
Championship:	Kingsville, TX
Champions:	Texas A&I (2)

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

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 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 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
		Rocky Mountain
		Rocky Mountain
		Rocky Mountain
		Rocky Mountain
		Rocky Mountain

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1969 NAIA Football Playoffs. JonFMorse.com. November 18, 2015.
2. Web site: NAIA Championship History. NAIA. November 18, 2015. 4–11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523. July 15, 2015. dead.