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1974 NCAA Division III football season

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The 1974 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1974, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1974 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Central Dutch won their first Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 10−8.[1]

Conference standings

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1974 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rose–Hulman $ 3 0 1 5 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 1 1 3 3 3
Centre 2 2 0 3 6 0
Sewanee 2 2 0 2 6 0
Principia 1 3 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan + 7 1 0 8 1 0
No. 11 Millikin + 7 1 0 8 2 0
Carroll (WI) 5 3 0 6 3 0
Augustana (IL) 4 3 1 5 3 1
Carthage 4 3 1 5 3 1
Wheaton (IL) 4 4 0 4 5 0
North Park 2 6 0 3 6 0
Elmhurst 1 7 0 1 8 0
North Central (IL) 1 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Eastern Football Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Connecticut State $ 3 0 0 4 5 1
Glassboro State 2 1 0 6 3 1
Montclair State 1 2 0 6 3 1
Southern Connecticut State 0 3 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ithaca $^ 3 0 0 10 1 0
Hobart 3 1 0 8 1 0
St. Lawrence 3 2 0 7 2 0
Alfred 2 2 0 4 4 0
RIT 1 4 0 1 7 0
RPI 0 3 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1974 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Evansville ^ 5 1 0 8 2 0
DePauw 4 2 0 7 3 0
Indiana Central 2 4 0 5 5 0
Wabash 2 4 0 5 5 0
Valparaiso 2 4 0 3 6 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1974 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central (IA) $^ 7 0 0 11 0 0
No. 8 William Penn 6 1 0 9 2 0
Buena Vista 4 3 0 5 4 0
Upper Iowa 4 3 0 4 5 0
Luther 3 4 0 3 6 0
Simpson (IA) 2 5 0 2 6 1
Dubuque 1 6 0 4 7 0
Wartburg 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Towson State $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
Randolph–Macon 2 1 0 6 2 1
Hampden–Sydney 2 2 0 6 4 0
Salisbury State 1 1 0 4 4 1
Bridgewater 1 2 0 4 5 0
Western Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Gallaudet 0 1 0 3 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
C. W. Post $ 4 0 0 6 4 0
Merchant Marine 3 1 0 6 3 0
Seton Hall 2 1 0 7 2 0
Wagner 2 2 0 5 3 1
Fordham 0 3 1 3 5 1
Hofstra 0 4 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Olivet $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Hope 4 1 0 8 1 0
Alma 3 2 0 4 5 0
Albion 2 3 0 3 6 0
Kalamazoo 1 4 0 2 6 0
Adrian 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Division
Wilkes x 6 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata 5 1 0 7 2 0
Albright 4 2 0 6 3 0
Susquehanna 3 3 0 4 5 1
Delaware Valley 2 4 0 2 6 0
Lycoming 1 5 0 3 6 0
Upsala 0 6 0 0 8 0
Southern Division
Franklin & Marshall x 8 0 0 9 0 0
Widener 7 1 0 8 1 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 5 4 0
Moravian 4 2 0 5 5 0
Johns Hopkins 3 2 1 3 5 1
Dickinson 5 4 0 5 4 0
Muhlenberg 2 6 0 2 7 0
Ursinus 1 5 1 1 6 1
Western Maryland 1 6 0 2 7 0
Swarthmore 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1974 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Coe $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Lawrence 5 2 0 7 2 0
Ripon 5 2 0 7 2 0
Cornell (IA) 4 3 0 5 4 0
Carleton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Grinnell 2 5 0 3 6 0
Beloit 1 6 0 2 7 0
Knox 1 6 0 1 8 0
Monmouth (IL)     7 2 0
Lake Forest     2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Games against and Lake Forest Monmouth (IL) were not counted in the conference standings.
1974 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Concordia–Moorhead + 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 20 Saint John's (MN) + 5 2 0 7 2 0
Minnesota–Duluth 4 2 1 7 2 1
Hamline 4 2 1 4 5 1
St. Thomas (MN) 4 3 0 5 4 0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 3 0 4 6 0
Augsburg 3 4 0 5 5 0
St. Olaf 1 6 0 3 6 0
Macalester 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Macalester's win over Gustavus Adolphus counted in the conference standings for Macalester, but not for Gustavus Adolphus.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nichols $ 6 0 1 7 1 1
Plymouth State 5 1 1 7 1 1
Boston State 5 2 1 5 3 1
Curry 5 2 1 5 3 1
Framingham State 4 3 0 5 3 0
Bridgewater State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Massachusetts Maritime 2 6 0 3 6 0
Maine Maritime 1 7 0 1 8 0
New Haven 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Glassboro State $ 4 0 1 6 3 1
Kean 3 1 0 8 2 0
Trenton State 3 1 1 5 4 1
Montclair State 2 2 0 6 3 1
William Paterson 1 4 0 3 7 0
Jersey City State 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1974 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy$ 3 0 1 7 1 2
Mount Union 3 1 0 7 2 0
Capital 2 2 0 5 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 3 0 4 5 0
Denison 0 3 1 3 5 1
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy 5 0 0 8 2 0
Otterbein 4 1 0 6 3 0
Marietta 3 2 0 6 3 0
Muskingum 2 3 0 4 5 0
Heidelberg 1 4 0 2 6 0
Wooster 0 5 0 2 6 0
Not competing for championship
Oberlin     5 4 0
Kenyon     2 6 1
Ohio Northern     2 7 0
Championship: Wittenberg 17, Baldwin–Wallace 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Division
West Chester xy 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 6 Millersville 5 1 0 8 1 0
East Stroudsburg 4 2 0 5 5 0
Kutztown 3 3 0 4 5 0
Cheyney 2 4 0 5 4 0
Mansfield 0 4 1 1 7 1
Bloomsburg 0 5 1 1 7 1
West Division
No. 13 Slippery Rock xy$^ 5 0 1 9 1 1
Clarion 4 1 1 6 2 1
Indiana (PA) 4 2 0 6 4 0
Shippensburg 3 3 0 6 4 0
Edinboro 2 2 2 5 2 2
California (PA) 1 5 0 1 7 0
Lock Haven 0 6 0 1 8 0
Championship: Slippery Rock 20, West Chester 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Slippery Rock and NAIA Division I poll for Millersville
1974 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Allegheny + 6 1 0 7 1 0
John Carroll + 6 1 0 7 2 0
Bethany (WV) 4 3 0 5 3 1
Hiram 3 3 1 4 4 1
Thiel 3 3 1 4 4 1
Carnegie Mellon 2 5 0 3 5 0
Case Western Reserve 2 5 0 2 7 0
Washington & Jefferson 1 6 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1974 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Redlands $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
No. T–17 Whittier 4 1 0 7 2 0
La Verne 3 2 0 5 5 0
Claremont-Mudd 1 4 0 2 6 0
Occidental 1 4 0 1 7 0
Pomona-Pitzer 1 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1974 Virginia College Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia Union 2 0 0 8 2 0
Randolph–Macon 4 0 1 6 2 1
Hampden–Sydney 4 1 0 6 4 0
Virginia State 2 1 0 3 7 0
Madison 3 2 0 6 4 0
Hampton 1 2 0 3 7 0
Bridgewater 1 3 0 4 5 0
Washington and Lee 0 2 1 1 8 1
Emory & Henry 0 3 0 3 8 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 3 0 1 8 0
1974 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Wisconsin–Platteville + 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 1 0 8 3 0
No. 16 Wisconsin–La Crosse + 7 1 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 5 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 4 4 0 6 4 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 6 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 6 0 3 7 0
Wisconsin–Stout 1 7 0 2 8 0
Wisconsin–Superior 1 7 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Wisconsin–La Crosse forfeited one non-conference game.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1974 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albany     9 0 0
Colorado College     8 1 0
St. Norbert     8 2 0
Georgetown     6 2 0
Norwich     6 3 0
Millsaps     5 3 0
Grove City     5 3 1
Bridgeport     6 4 0
Ashland     5 5 0
Salisbury State     4 4 1
Trinity (TX)     5 5 1
Rochester (NY)     3 6 0
Saint Mary's     3 6 0
Saint Peter's     3 6 0
Cortland     2 6 1
Maryville (TN)     2 6 1
San Diego     3 8 0
Brockport     2 6 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham     0 5 0
Chicago     0 8 0

Conference champions

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Conference Champion(s)
College Athletic Conference Rose–Hulman
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Illinois Wesleyan
Millikin
Independent College Athletic Conference Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Olivet
Middle Atlantic Conference Wilkes (North)
Franklin & Marshall (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Concordia–Moorhead
Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference Boston State
Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference Glassboro State
Northwest Conference Linfield
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Clark Atlanta
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Redlands
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Wisconsin–La Crosse
Wisconsin–Platteville
Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

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The 1974 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. Like the 1973 championship, this year's bracket featured only four teams.[2]

Playoff bracket

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Semifinals
Campus Sites
National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
      
Central (IA) 17
Evansville 16
Central (IA) 10
Ithaca 8
Ithaca 27
Slippery Rock 14

Coaching changes

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This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

School Outgoing coach Reason Replacement Previous position
Boston State Lary Kuharich Hired as defensive coordinator for Rhode Island[3] Mac Singleton[4] Boston State director of intramural athletics (1974)
Dubuque Maury Waugh Resigned[a][6] Larry Pohlman[7] Crown Point HS (IN) head coach (1972–1974)
Fordham Dean Loucks Fired[8] Dave Rice[9] Western Connecticut head coach (1972–1974)
Franklin & Marshall Bob Curtis Hired as head coach for Bucknell[10] Tom Gilburg[11] Lehigh linebackers coach (1971–1974)
Hofstra Howdy Myers Retired[b][12] Bill Leete[13] Hofstra defensive coordinator (1969–1974)
Kean Ron SanFillipo Hired as athletic director for Caldwell HS (NJ)[14] John Allen[15] Kean backfield coach (1973–1974)
North Central (IL) N/A Hired co-head coach Ron Guenther[16] Boston College offensive line coach (1971–1974)
North Park Mike Watson Hired as athletic director for Minnehaha Academy (MN)[17] Gene Mitz[18] Drake offensive line coach (1973–1974)
Norwich Joseph G. Sabol Hired as head coach for Gettysburg[19] Barry Mynter[20] Norwich defensive coordinator (1965–1974)
Otterbein Bob Agler Retired[21] Rich Seils[22] Otterbein backfield coach (1973–1974)
Simpson Larry Johnson (full-season interim) Permanent replacement hired Maury Waugh[5] Dubuque head coach (1969–1974)
Swarthmore Lew Elverson Retired[23] Tom Lapinski[24] Mount Pleasant HS (DE) head coach (1972–1974)
Trenton State Dick Curl Hired as wide receivers coach and tight ends coach for Rutgers[25] Carmen Piccone[26] Cornell offensive coordinator (1967–1974)
William Paterson Bob Trocolor Resigned[27] Jack Stephans[28] William Paterson assistant coach (1974)
Wisconsin–Superior Ed Bender Resigned Mertz Mortorelli[29] Wisconsin–Superior head coach (1954–1969)[c]
Wooster Pat O'Brien Fired[30] Don Hunsinger[31] Capital defensive coordinator (1973–1974)
  1. ^ Initially announced his resignation on October 17, 1974, but did not take effect until the end of the season. He was subsequently hired as the head coach for Simpson in January 1975.[5]
  2. ^ Forced to retire due to Hofstra's mandatory retirement age of 65, but he continued to coach elsewhere.
  3. ^ Also served as Wisconsin–Superior athletic director since 1954.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "1974 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Boston St. Coach". The Ithaca Journal. June 28, 1975. p. 16. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Boston State has acting grid coach". Record Searchlight. July 10, 1975. p. 20. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Waugh to Simpson". The Courier-Gazette. January 10, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Waugh Resigns Dubuque Job". Des Moines Tribune. October 17, 1974. p. 30. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pohlman new Dubuque coach". The Courier. January 17, 1975. p. 21. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dean Loucks Fired As Fordham Coach". Hartford Courant. December 19, 1974. p. 77. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "WesConn's Rice Takes Grid Job at Fordham". Hartford Courant. February 13, 1975. p. 67. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Summers, Steve (June 6, 1975). "Curtis to Coach Bucknell Football". Intelligencer Journal. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Tom Gilburg Named Grid Coach At F&M". The Evening Sun. June 28, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Calabria, Pat (November 27, 1974). "Hofstra vs. Post: It's the Force of Habit". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 189. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Bill Leete Named Hofstra Coach". The Burlington Free Press. November 27, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bakker to return as Kean cage coach". The Courier-News. September 8, 1975. p. 25. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Allen Named Football Coach at Kean College". The News. August 12, 1975. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ Kyle, Forrest R. (November 12, 1975). "North Central Co-Coached By Brothers Hank, Ron Guenther". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 14. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "North Park grid coach is quitting". Chicago Tribune. May 7, 1975. p. 66. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "Gene Mitz Named Coach By North Park College". Estherville Daily News. May 28, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  19. ^ Bream, Don D. (March 13, 1975). "Joe Sabol Is Named Head Football Coach For Bullets; Piloted Norwich For 10 Years". The Gettysburg Times. p. 12. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Mynter to Succeed NU's Sabol, Hershey Named Assistant AD". Rutland Daily Herald. April 2, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Bob Agler To Retire". News Journal. November 6, 1974. p. 38. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Seils named at Otterbein". The Delaware Gazette. November 5, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Coach Retiring At Swarthmore". The News Journal. April 19, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Swarthmore picks Lapinski". Delaware County Daily Times. June 19, 1975. p. 19. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  25. ^ "Ex-East Coach Curl Accepts Rutgers Post". Courier-Post. April 26, 1975. p. 41. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  26. ^ "Carmen Piccone To Trenton State". The Ithaca Journal. June 9, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  27. ^ "Trocolor Quits WPC". The News. January 25, 1975. p. 25. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  28. ^ "It's 'Official': Stephans Gets WPC Grid Job". The News. June 2, 1975. p. 28. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  29. ^ "Mortorelli back as Superior grid head". Stevens Point Journal. April 15, 1975. p. 13. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  30. ^ Breckenridge, Larry (January 30, 1975). "No Way Wooster Coach Could Win". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 29. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  31. ^ "Wooster names Don Hunsinger new grid coach". The Delaware Gazette. February 3, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2024.