1980 NAIA Division II football season
| 1980 NAIA Division II football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1980 | ||
| Postseason | November–December 1980 | ||
| National Championship | Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA | ||
| Champions | Pacific Lutheran | ||
NAIA Division II football season
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The 1980 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1980 college football season in the United States and the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
Pacific Lutheran defeated Wilmington (OH) in the championship game, 38–10, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) Montana Western |
4–2 |
| Heart of America | William Jewell Baker (KS) |
7–0–1 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay Hanover Wilmington (OH) |
7–1 |
| Kansas | Bethany | 7–1 |
| Minnesota | Concordia–Moorhead | 7–1 |
| Nebraska | Hastings | 4–1 |
| North Dakota | Valley City State | 4–0 |
| Northwest | Linfield | 5–0 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Tech | 6–0 |
| Texas | McMurry (TX) | 9–1 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Tacoma, WA | ||||||||||||
| Linfield | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Valley City State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Valley City State | 16 | |||||||||||||
| McMurry (TX)* | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Baker | 17 | |||||||||||||
| William Jewell* | 20 | |||||||||||||
| William Jewell* | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Hanover | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH)* (4OT) | 56 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1980 NCAA Division II football season
- 1980 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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