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
«1979 1981»

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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