1980 NCAA Division II football season

The 1980 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1980, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1980 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico, it was referred to as the Zia Bowl.

Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo defeated Eastern Illinois in the championship game, 21–13, to win their first Division II national title.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School 1979 Conference 1980 Conference
Delaware D-II Independent I-AA Independent
Nicholls State D-II Independent I-AA Independent
Southeastern Louisiana D-II Independent I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 1 0     8 3 0
Angelo State 5 1 1     8 1 1
Texas A&I 5 2 0     7 4 0
East Texas State 4 2 1     7 2 1
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0     4 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0     3 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 6 0     2 8 0
Howard Payne 0 7 0     1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division II playoff participant
1980 Mid-Continent football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Eastern Illinois $^ 4 0 0     7 4 0
Northern Michigan 3 1 0     9 2 0
Northern Iowa 2 2 0     7 4 0
Youngstown State 1 3 0     2 8 1
Western Illinois 0 4 0     4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division II playoff participant
1980 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri-Rolla $ 6 0 0     10 0 0
SW Missouri State 5 1 0     6 5 0
Central Missouri State 3 3 0     6 3 1
NE Missouri State 3 3 0     5 6 0
SE Missouri State 3 3 0     4 7 0
NW Missouri State 1 5 0     2 8 0
Lincoln (MO) 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division II playoff participant

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – North Carolina Central
Far Western Football Conference – UC Davis
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale
Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Missouri–Rolla
North Central Conference – Northern Colorado
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Adams State and CSU Pueblo
South Atlantic Conference – Elon and Mars Hill
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M

Postseason

1980 NCAA Division II National
Football Championship playoffs
Teams 8
Finals Site University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
Champions Cal Poly–SLO (1st title)
Runner-Up Eastern Illinois (2nd championship game)
Semifinalists North Alabama
Santa Clara

The 1980 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the eighth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM for the second, and final, time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Championship
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
         
Eastern Illinois 21
Northern Colorado 14
Eastern Illinois 56
North Alabama 31
North Alabama 17
Virginia Union 8
Eastern Illinois 13
Cal Poly–SLO 21
Santa Clara 27
Northern Michigan 26
Santa Clara 14
Cal Poly–SLO 38
Cal Poly–SLO 15
Jacksonville State 0

See also

References

  1. "1980 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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