1979 NAIA Division II football season
| 1979 NAIA Division II football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1979 | ||
| Postseason | November–December 1979 | ||
| National Championship | Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH | ||
| Champions | Findlay | ||
NAIA Division II football season
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The 1979 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1979 college football season in the United States and the 24th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 10th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the 1979 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Donnell Stadium in Findlay, Ohio.[1]
Findlay defeated Northwestern (IA) in the championship game, 51–6, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Montana Tech | 4–0 |
| Heart of America | William Jewell Baker (KS) |
5–1 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay Hanover |
7–1 |
| Kansas | Bethany | 8–0 |
| Minnesota | Concordia–Moorhead St. John's (MN) St. Olaf St. Thomas (MN) |
6–2 |
| Nebraska | Midland Lutheran | 5–0 |
| North Dakota | Jamestown | 4–0 |
| South Dakota | Black Hills State | 5–0–1 |
| Texas | Austin College | 6–1 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Findlay, OH | ||||||||||||
| Midland Lutheran | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA)‡ | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA)* | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Bethany (KS) | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Austin | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Bethany (KS)* | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran* | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 41 | |||||||||||||
- ‡ Game played at Vermillion, South Dakota
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1979 NCAA Division II football season
- 1979 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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