1981 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1981 August–November 1981 December 5–19, 1981 Burlington Memorial StadiumBurlington, NC Elon (2) The 1981 NAIA Division I football season was the 26th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 12th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1981 and culminated in the 1981 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl, played this year on December 19, 1981 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 Defending national champion Elon defeated 1981 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State in the Champion Bowl, 3–0, to win their second NAIA national title.1981 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1981_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 22, 2015 Conference changes This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Lone Star Conference.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 20 Both the GLIAC and the Lone Star became an NCAA Division II conferences, where both continue to sponsor football (with the exception of a ten-year hiatus for the GLIAC between 1989 and 1999). Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0Central StatesPittsburg State7–0EvergreenOregon Tech5–0NICMoorhead State (MN)6–0OklahomaNortheastern State3–1RMACNew Mexico Highlands7–1South AtlanticElon6–1WVIACConcord (WV)Fairmont State7–1WSUCWisconsin–Eau Claire8–0 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 5, 1981Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 12, 1981Campus sites 1981 Champion BowlDecember 19, 1981Burlington, NC 145 1981 Cameron Aggies Cameron† 48 1981 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas 24 1981 Moorhead State Dragons Moorhead State 13 1981 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State 14 1981 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale 14 1981 Fairmont State Falcons Fairmont State 12 Elon 38 1981 Concord Mountain Lions Concord 8 Vacant – Pittsburg State – Hillsdale 13 Elon 41 Pittsburg State 0 Elon* 3 † Cameron was disqualified after their first round win over Central Arkansas after it was discovered they had been using ineligible players. See also 1981 NAIA Division II football season 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1981 NCAA Division II football season 1981 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship