1980 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1980 August–November 1980 December 6–20, 1980 Burlington Memorial StadiumBurlington, NC Elon 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. 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.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 22, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Elon defeated 1980 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State in the Champion Bowl, 17–10, to win their first NAIA national title.1980 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1980_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 22, 2015 Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0Central StatesKearney State6–0–1EvergreenEastern OregonOregon Tech4–1 Great Lakes Hillsdale 5–1NICMinnesota–Duluth8–0OklahomaEast Central StateNortheastern StateSouthwestern Oklahoma State3–1RMACAdams StateSouthern Colorado7–1South AtlanticElonMars Hill6–1Lone StarSouthwest Texas State6–1WVIACNorth: Shepherd and Fairmont StateSouth: Concord (WV)6–2–19–0WSUCWisconsin–La CrosseWisconsin–River Falls6–26–2 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 6, 1980Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 13, 1980Campus sites 1980 Champion BowlDecember 20, 1980Burlington, NC 145 Elon 17 1980 Concord Mountain Lions Concord* 14 East Texas State 27 1980 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas* 21 1980 Kearney State Lopers Kearney State 9* 1980 Mars Hill Lions Mars Hill* 6 1980 Angelo State Rams Angelo State 3 1980 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State* 10 Elon 14 East Texas State* 6 Kearney State 0 Northeastern State* 14 Elon* 17 Northeastern State 10 See also 1980 NAIA Division II football season 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 Category:NAIA football national championship