1972 NAIA Division II Football National Championship
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The 1972 NAIA Division II football season was the 17th season of
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sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 9, 1972, in Joplin, Missouri on the campus of Missouri Southern State College.
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defeated in the championship game, 21–14, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this was the earliest championship to feature a team that remains a NAIA member.


Conference standings


Postseason


See also

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1972 NAIA Division I football season The 1972 NAIA Division I football season was the 17th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the third season of the league's two-division structure. The season was played from August to November 1972 and culminated in the 1972 NAI ...
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1972 NCAA University Division football season The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the 50 AP panelists. Eighth-ranked in the preseason, the Trojans were narrow ...
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1972 NCAA College Division football season The 1972 NCAA College Division football season was the 17th and final season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level. Conference realignment Membership ...


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