1971 NAIA Division I football season

1971 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1971
PostseasonNovember 26–December 11, 1971
National ChampionshipLegion Field
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsLivingston

The 1971 NAIA Division I football season was the 16th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the second season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1971 and culminated in the 1971 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 11, 1971 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Livingston defeated Arkansas Tech in the Champion Bowl, 14–12, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "1971 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.