1974 Midland Warriors football team
| 1974 Midland Warriors football | |
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NIAC champion | |
Mineral Water Bowl, W 32-6 vs. Friends | |
| Conference | Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–0 (5–0 NIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Military Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Midland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Midland Warriors football team was an American football team that represented Midland University as a member of the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) during the 1974 NAIA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Don Watchorn, the Warriors compiled a perfect 11–0 record (5–0 in conference games), won the NIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 361 to 70.[1][2] It remains the only perfect season in Midland's football history.[3]
The team played its home games at Military Memorial Field in Fremont, Nebraska.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | Peru State |
| W 31–12 | [4] | |||
| September 14 | at Simpson* | Indianola, IA | W 23–7 | ||||
| September 21 | Wayne State (NE)* | Fremont, NE | W 15–22 (forfeit) | [5] | |||
| September 28 | at Tarkio* | Tarkio, MO | W 41–7 | ||||
| October 5 | Hastings |
| W 26–13 | [6] | |||
| October 12 | at Doane |
| W 7–6 | ||||
| October 19 | Dana |
| W 69–0 | [7] | |||
| October 26 | at Concordia (NE) | Seward, NE | W 65–0 | ||||
| November 2 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| W 38–6 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | at Westmar* | Lemars, IA | W 27–13 | [9] | |||
| November 23 | vs. Friends* | Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl) | W 32–6 | [10][11] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1974 Football Team". Midland University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "11-0 Season". Fremont Tribune. November 25, 1974. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Midland Warriors NAIA College Football Scores". College Football Results. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Midland wins in big rally". Fremont Tribune. September 9, 1974. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dewaine Gahan (September 23, 1974). "Wayne's late drive Nips Midland". Fremont Tribune. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dewaine Gahan (October 7, 1974). "Midland ball control beats Hastings' passes". Fremont Tribune. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Midland Homecoming celebrated with awesome 69-0 blitz of Dana". Fremont Tribune. October 21, 1974. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dewaine Gahan (November 4, 1974). "Midland cuts down another for: History-making season continues". Fremont Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Midland Crushes Westmar". The Lincoln Star. November 10, 1974. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Midland Downs Friends In Mineral Wter Bowl". Sunday Journal and Star. November 24, 1974. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Sharp (November 24, 1974). "Midand Smacks Friends, 32-6". The Kansas City Star. p. 3S.