1970 NAIA Division II football season explained

Year:1970
Regular Season:August–November 1970
Playoffs:November 29–December 12, 1970
Champions:Westminster (PA)

The 1970 NAIA Division II football season was the 15th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the first season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. Prior to the season, the NAIA split its football competition into two separate championships: Divisions I and II.

The season was played from August to November 1970 and culminated in the 1970 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 13, 1970 at Taggert Stadium in New Castle, Pennsylvania .[1]

The Westminster Titans defeated the in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Championship History. NAIA. November 25, 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.