1981 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1981 August–November 1981 November–December 1981 Louis Calder StadiumSherman, TX AustinConcordia–Moorhead (3) The 1981 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1981 college football season in the United States and the 26th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 21st season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1981 and culminated in the 1981 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Louis Calder Stadium in Sherman, Texas.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA December 2, 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 Austin and Concordia–Moorhead tied in the championship game, 24–24, and were declared co-national champions. It was Austin's first NAIA national title and Concordia's third. Conference changes This is the final season that the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is officially recognized as an NAIA football conferences.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 21 The MIAC, and it nine members from Minnesota, became an NCAA Division III conference for the 1982 season, where the league continues to sponsor football. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierCarroll (MT)5–1 Heart of America William Jewell 8–0 Hoosier-Buckeye Anderson (IN) 8–0 Kansas Bethany 8–0 Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead 8–0 Nebraska Concordia–NebraskaHastingsMidland Lutheran 4–1 North Dakota Dickinson State 6–0 Northwest Pacific Lutheran 5–0 South Dakota Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Tech 5–1TexasAustinSul Ross9–1 Postseason QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipSherman, TX 160 no   Austin 27   1981 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Oklahoma Panhandle State* 16   1981 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran 14   1981 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell* 19   1981 Dickinson State Blue Hawks Dickinson State 9   Concordia–Moorhead* 13   1981 Anderson Ravens Anderson (IN) 6   1981 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA)* 21   Austin* 33   William Jewell 28   Concordia–Moorhead 23   Westminster (PA)* 17   Austin* 24   Concordia–Moorhead 24 See also 1981 NAIA Division I 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