1974 Midland Warriors football team

1974 Midland Warriors football
1974 Midland Warriors football
NIAC champion
Mineral Water Bowl, W 32-6 vs. Friends
Conference	Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	11–0 (5–0 NIAC)
Head coach	Don Watchorn (4th season);
Home stadium	Military Memorial Field
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

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]

1974 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The team played its home games at Military Memorial Field in Fremont, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 7	Peru State	Military Memorial Field Fremont, NE	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	Military Memorial Field Fremont, NE	W 26–13	^[6]
October 12	at Doane	Simon Field Crete, NE	W 7–6
October 19	Dana	Military Memorial Field Fremont, NE	W 69–0	^[7]
October 26	at Concordia (NE)	Seward, NE	W 65–0
November 2	Nebraska Wesleyan	Military Memorial Field Fremont, NE	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]
*Non-conference game Homecoming