1978 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1978 August–November 1978 December 2–16, 1978 McAllen Veterans Memorial StadiumMcAllen, TX Angelo State The 1978 NAIA Division I football season was the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 16, 1978 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas.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 Angelo State defeated 1978 Elon Phoenix Elon in the Palm Bowl, 24–14, to win their first NAIA national title.1978 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1978_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 22, 2015 Conference changes This is the final season that the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from two conferences, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 20–23 The SWAC has since become an NCAA Division I FCS conference while the PSAC competes at the Division II level; both continue to sponsor football. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordArkansas IntercollegiateCentral Arkansas6–0Central StatesKearney State7–0EvergreenOregon College5–1 Great Lakes Grand Valley State 5–0 Lone Star Angelo State 7–0NICMinnesota–Morris8–0OklahomaEast Central State4–0PSACClarion StateShippensburg State5–1RMACWestern State8–0South AtlanticElonPresbyterian6–0–1SWACGrambling State5–0–1WVIACNorth: ShepherdSouth: Concord6–38–1Wisconsin StateWisconsin–La CrosseWisconsin–Whitewater7–17–1 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 2, 1978Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 9, 1978Campus sites 1978 Palm BowlDecember 16, 1978McAllen, TX 145 Grand Valley State 24 1978 Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–La Crosse* 14 1978 Concord Mountain Lions Concord 6 1978 Elon Phoenix Elon* 21 1978 Western State Mountaineers Western State 21 1978 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas* 17 1978 Oregon College Wolves football Oregon College 0 Angelo State* 32 Grand Valley State 7 Elon* 13 Western State 3 Angelo State* 35 Elon 14 Angelo State 24 See also 1978 NAIA Division II football season 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1978 NCAA Division II football season 1978 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship