1971 NAIA Division I Football Season
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The 1971 NAIA Division I football season was the 16th season of
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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, in
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defeated in the Champion Bowl, 14–12, to win their first NAIA national title.


Conference standings


Postseason


See also

* 1971 NAIA Division II football season * 1971 NCAA University Division football season * 1971 NCAA College Division football season


References

{{NAIA football NAIA Football National Championship