1970 NAIA Division II football season

1970 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1970
PostseasonNovember 29–December 12, 1970
National ChampionshipTaggert Stadium, New Castle, PA
ChampionsWestminster (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 Anderson Ravens in the championship game, 21–16, to win their first NAIA national title.

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.