1975 NAIA Division I football season

1975 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1975
Postseason	November 29–December 13, 1975
National Championship	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX
Champions	Texas A&I (4)

The 1975 NAIA Division I football season was the 20th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the sixth season of play of the top division of the NAIA's two-division structure for football.

The season was played from August to November 1975 and culminated in the 1975 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played on December 13, 1975 on the campus of Texas A&I University in Kingsville, Texas. Texas A&I defeated Salem in the Champion Bowl, 37–0, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1975 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Henderson State + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 4 Ouachita Baptist +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Southern Arkansas 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Central Arkansas 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 Harding 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Arkansas Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Arkansas–Monticello 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1975 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Oregon College $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Central Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Southern Oregon 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Washington 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Eastern Oregon 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Eastern Washington 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Oregon Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1975 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northern Colorado $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Pittsburg State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 2 Southern Colorado 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Fort Hays State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Emporia State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Kearney State * 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – ineligible for conference standings
1975 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Texas A&I $^ 9 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0 No. 6 Angelo State 7 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 No. T–17 Southwest Texas State 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. T–19 East Texas State 6 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Abilene Christian 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Howard Payne 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 Sam Houston State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Stephen F. Austin 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Sul Ross 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 Tarleton State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1975 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Kearney State $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Chadron State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Peru State 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1975 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 8 East Central $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 1 Central State (OK) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Northeastern State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 SE Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 SW Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 NW Oklahoma State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1975 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Western State (CO) $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 15 Adams State 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Colorado Mines 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Fort Lewis 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Western New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Westminster (UT) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Southern Utah 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Mesa 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll	1975 South Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Newberry 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Mars Hill 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Elon 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Carson–Newman 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Catawba 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Gardner–Webb 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals November 29–December 6, 1975					1975 NAIA Champion Bowl December 13, 1975 Kingsville, TX
	Ouachita Baptist*		7
	Salem (WV)		21
						Salem		0
						Texas A&I*		37
	Oregon College		0
	Texas A&I*		37

See also

• 1975 NAIA Division II football season
• 1975 NCAA Division I football season
• 1975 NCAA Division II football season
• 1975 NCAA Division III football season