1975 NCAA Division III football season

1975 NCAA Division III football season
1975 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1975
Playoffs	November – December 1975
National; championship	Garrett-Harrison Stadium; Phenix City, AL
Champion	Wittenberg

The 1975 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 1975, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1975 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Wittenberg Tigers won their second Division III championship, defeating the Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 28−0.^[1]

Conference standings

1975 College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rose–Hulman +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Sewanee +	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Centre	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Principia	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1975 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (IL) $	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
North Central (IL)	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Carroll (WI)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Millikin	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Carthage	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Elmhurst	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Park	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1975 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ithaca $^	4	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Alfred	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
St. Lawrence	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Hobart	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
RIT	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
RPI	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1975 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Indiana Central ^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Evansville	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
DePauw	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Valparaiso	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wabash	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1975 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 William Penn $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Buena Vista	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Central (IA)	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Luther	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Dubuque	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Wartburg	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Simpson (IA)	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Upper Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1975 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
C. W. Post $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Merchant Marine	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wagner	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Fordham	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Hofstra	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Seton Hall	0	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1975 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hope $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Alma	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Albion	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Adrian	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Olivet	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kalamazoo	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1975 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern Division
Albright x^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Juniata	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Upsala	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wilkes	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Susquehanna	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Delaware Valley	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Southern Division
Widener x^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Moravian	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Johns Hopkins	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Dickinson	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Muhlenberg	2	–	5	–	2	2	–	6	–	2
Ursinus	1	–	6	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Gettysburg	0	–	0	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1975 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lawrence $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Cornell (IA)	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Ripon	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Coe	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Knox	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Grinnell	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Beloit	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Carleton	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Monmouth (IL)			–			4	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion Games against Monmouth (IL) were not counted in the conference standings.

1975 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Saint John's (MN) $	6	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Minnesota–Duluth	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Hamline	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
St. Olaf	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Augsburg	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Macalester	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1975 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Nichols +	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Boston State +	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Framingham State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Bridgewater State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Plymouth State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maine Maritime	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Massachusetts Maritime	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
New Haven	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Curry	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1975 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Glassboro State $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Montclair State	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	2
Trenton State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kean	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Jersey City State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
William Paterson	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1975 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy$^	4	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Denison	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Capital	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Red Division
Muskingum xy	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Marietta	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Heidelberg	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Otterbein	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wooster	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Not competing for championship
Ohio Northern			–			4	–	4	–	1
Kenyon			–			3	–	6	–	0
Oberlin			–			2	–	4	–	0
Championship: Muskingum 9, Wittenberg 0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1975 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
East Stroudsburg xy$	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Millersville	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
West Chester	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kutztown	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Mansfield	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Cheyney	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Bloomsburg	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
West Division
Edinboro xy	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
IUP	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Clarion	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Shippensburg	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Slippery Rock	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Lock Haven	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
California (PA)	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Championship: East Stroudsburg 24, Edinboro 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1975 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bethany (WV) $	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Thiel	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Hiram	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Case Western Reserve	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Allegheny *	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title

1975 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Redlands +	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
La Verne +	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Claremont-Mudd	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Whittier	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Occidental	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Pomona-Pitzer	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1975 Virginia College Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Madison $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	1
Virginia Union	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Virginia State	2	–	1	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Randolph–Macon	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Hampton	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Saint Paul's (VA)	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Emory & Henry	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	1
Bridgewater	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1975 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Wisconsin–River Falls +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–La Crosse +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1975 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Bowie State		–		9	–	1	–	0
Millsaps ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
Albany		–		7	–	2	–	0
Colorado College ^		–		7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown		–		5	–	3	–	0
Saint Peter's		–		5	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert		–		6	–	4	–	0
Plattsburgh		–		4	–	3	–	1
Canisius		–		5	–	4	–	0
Grove City		–		5	–	4	–	0
Rochester (NY)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Norwich		–		4	–	5	–	0
Ashland		–		4	–	6	–	0
Cortland		–		2	–	6	–	1
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	8	–	0
San Diego		–		2	–	7	–	0
Brockport		–		1	–	6	–	1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		–		1	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		1	–	7	–	0
Maryville (TN)		–		0	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Rose–Hulman and Sewanee College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wiliam Penn Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Widener (South) Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Lawrence Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Boston State and Nichols^[2] New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State Northwest Conference – Linfield, Pacific Lutheran, and Whitworth Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Fisk Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne and Redlands Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–River Falls, and Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

The 1975 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the third 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 for the third consecutive year. The bracket expanded from four to eight teams.^[3]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL

Widener	14

Albright	6
		Widener	14

		Ithaca	23
Ithaca	41

Fort Valley State	12
				Ithaca	0

				Wittenberg	28
Wittenberg	14

Indiana Central	13
		Wittenberg	55

		Millsaps	22
Millsaps	28

Colorado College	21

References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
^ "Co-champs head all-NE grid roster". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 29, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1975 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[1] "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[2] "Co-champs head all-NE grid roster". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. November 29, 1975. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "1975 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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