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1972 NAIA Division I football season

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Regular season
  
August–November 1972

Champions
  
East Texas State

Postseason
  
November 25–December 9, 1972

National Championship
  
Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX

The 1972 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1972 college football season in the United States, 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 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 9, 1972 in Commerce, Texas.

East Texas State (now Texas A&M–Commerce) defeated Carson–Newman in the Division I Championship Bowl, 21–18, to win their first NAIA national title.

Postseason

  • The game ended in a tie, but Carson–Newman advanced based on having more total penetrations within the 20 yard line.
  • References

    1972 NAIA Division I football season Wikipedia