1980_NAIA_Division_I_football_season

1980 NAIA Division I football season

1980 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season

The 1980 NAIA Division I football season was the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

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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 standings

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Conference champions

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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. [1]
    "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "1980 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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