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Revision as of 23:56, 14 December 2015
| 1980 NAIA Division I football season | |
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| Regular season | August–November 1980 |
| Postseason | December 6–20, 1980 |
| National Championship | Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC |
| Champions | Elon |
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 |
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| 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 |
| Lone Star | Southwest Texas State | 6–1 |
| Wisconsin State | 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
- 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 November 22, 2015.
- ^ "1980 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.