1980 NAIA Division II football season

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.

1980 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1980
PostseasonNovember–December 1980
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsPacific Lutheran

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 standings
1980 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carroll (MT) + 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Western Montana + 4 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Montana Tech 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Rocky Mountain 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1980 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
William Jewell +^ 7 –0 –1  11 –1 –1
Baker +^ 7 –0 –1  9 –1 –1
Graceland 5 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Missouri Valley 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Ottawa 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Culver–Stockton 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
MidAmerica Nazarene 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Central Methodist 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Tarkio 0 –8 –0  0 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Anderson (IN) + 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Wilmington (OH) +^ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Hanover +^ 7 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Findlay 5 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Defiance 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Earlham 2 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
Bluffton 2 –6 –0  2 –6 –1
Taylor 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Manchester (IN) 0 –8 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Milton $ 4 –0 –1  5 –3 –1
Concordia (IL) 3 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Northeastern Illinois 3 –2 –0  3 –6 –0
Eureka 2 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Lakeland 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Concordia (WI) 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bethany (KS) $ 7 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 6 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
St. Mary of the Plains 6 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Southwestern (KS) 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Bethel (KS) 3 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Friends 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Sterling 2 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
McPherson 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Tabor 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hastings $ 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Midland 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Concordia (NE) 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Doane 3 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Dana 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
1980 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Valley City State $^ 6 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Dickinson State 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Jamestown 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Mayville State 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Minot State 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
North Dakota Science 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Bismarck JC 0 –6 –0  2 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Linfield $^ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Pacific Lutheran ^ 4 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Willamette 2 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Whitworth 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Lewis & Clark 1 –3 –1  4 –4 –1
Pacific (OR) 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Whitworth forfeited two games
1980 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Dakota Tech $ 6 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Black Hills State 5 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Sioux Falls 4 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Dakota State 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Huron 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
South Dakota–Springfield 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
McMurry $^ 9 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Austin 8 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Sul Ross 6 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Trinity (TX) 4 –6 –0  4 –6 –0
Tarleton State 3 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
Lubbock Christian 0 –10 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Frontier Carroll (MT)
Montana Western		 4–2
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)		 7–0–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Anderson (IN)
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 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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