1973 NAIA Division I football season explained

Year:	1973
Regular Season:	August–November 1973
Playoffs:	December 1–8, 1973
Championship:	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA
Champions:	Abilene Christian

The 1973 NAIA Division I football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of the league's two-division structure.

The season was played from August to November 1973 and culminated in the 1973 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 8, 1973 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana.^[1]

Abilene Christian defeated in the Champion Bowl, 42–14, to win their first NAIA national title.^[2]

Conference realignment

Conference changes

• This was the final season for the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference. After sixty-five season of football dating back to 1929, the OCC disbanded after the end of play, with six of its members subsequently departing to form the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference for the 1974 season.

See also

• 1973 NAIA Division II football season
• 1973 NCAA Division I football season
• 1973 NCAA Division II football season
• 1973 NCAA Division III football season

Notes and References

1. Web site: NAIA Championship History. NAIA. November 27, 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.
2. Web site: 1973 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs. JonFMorse.com. November 27, 2015.