1979 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1979 August–November 1979 December 1–15, 1979 McAllen Veterans Memorial StadiumMcAllen, TX Texas A&I (6) The 1979 NAIA Division I football season was the 24th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 10th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the 1979 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known again this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 15, 1979, 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 The Texas A&I Javelinas defeated the Central State Bronchos in the Palm Bowl, 20–14, to win their sixth NAIA national title.1979 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1979_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 22, 2015 Conference realignment Membership changes Team 1978 conference 1979 conference Eastern Washington Evergreen (NAIA) Independent (NCAA Division II) Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Arkansas–Monticello 5–1Central StatesKearney StatePittsburg State6–1EvergreenOregon College5–0 Great Lakes Saginaw Valley State 4–0–1 Lone Star Texas A&I 6–1NICMinnesota–DuluthMoorhead State (MN)7–1OklahomaEast Central State4–0RMACWestern State (CO)7–1South AtlanticPresbyterian7–0WVIACNorth: Fairmont and West Liberty StateSouth: West Virginia State6–2–16–3Wisconsin StateWisconsin–River Falls7–1 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 1, 1979Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 8, 1979Campus sites 1979 Palm BowlDecember 15, 1979McAllen, TX 145 Saginaw Valley State 3 1979 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian* 36 Central State (OK) 42 1979 Kearney State Lopers Kearney State* 22 1979 Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–River Falls 7 1979 Angelo State Rams Angelo State* 31 1979 Western State Mountaineers Western State (CO) 14 1979 Texas A&I Javelinas football Texas A&I* 38 Presbyterian 6 Central State (OK)* 28 Angelo State 19 Texas A&I* 22 Central State (OK) 14 Texas A&I 20 See also 1979 NAIA Division II football season 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1979 NCAA Division II football season 1979 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship