1977 NAIA Division II football season

The 1977 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1977 college football season in the United States and the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the eighth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in the 1977 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]

Westminster (PA) defeated Cal Lutheran in the championship game, 17–9, to win their third, and second consecutive, NAIA national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Defiance
6–1–1
Illini-Badger Northeastern Illinois 4–0
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Minnesota St. John's (MN) 7–0
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 5–0
North Dakota Valley City State 4–0
Pacific Northwest Linfield 6–0
South Dakota Dakota State 6–0
SCIAC Redlands 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 4–0
WVIAC Concord 7–1–1

Postseason

Semifinals
Campus sites
Championship
Thousand Oaks, CA
      
  Westminster (PA)* 14
  Concord (WV) 13
  Westminster (PA) 17
  Cal Lutheran* 9
  Linfield 28
  Cal Lutheran* 29

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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