1980 NAIA Division I football season

The 1980 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl. The title game was played on December 20, 1980 at Burlington Memorial Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina, near the campus of Elon College.[1]

Elon defeated Northeastern State in the Champion Bowl, 17–10, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0
Central States Kearney State 6–0–1
Evergreen Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech
4–1
Great Lakes Hillsdale 5–1
NIC Minnesota–Duluth 8–0
Oklahoma East Central State
Northeastern State
Southwestern Oklahoma State
3–1
RMAC Adams State
Southern Colorado
7–1
South Atlantic Elon
Mars Hill
6–1
Lone Star Southwest Texas State 6–1
WVIAC North: Shepherd and Fairmont State
South: Concord (WV)
6–2–1
9–0
WSUC Wisconsin–La Crosse
Wisconsin–River Falls
6–2
6–2

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 6, 1980
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 13, 1980
Campus sites
1980 Champion Bowl
December 20, 1980
Burlington, NC
         
Elon 17
Concord* 14
Elon 14
East Texas State* 6
East Texas State 27
Central Arkansas* 21
Elon* 17
Northeastern State 10
Kearney State 9*
Mars Hill* 6
Kearney State 0
Northeastern State* 14
Angelo State 3
Northeastern State* 10

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. "1980 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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