1980 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1980 August–November 1980 November–December 1980 Lincoln BowlTacoma, WA Pacific Lutheran The 1980 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1980 college football season in the United States and the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma, Washington.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 The Pacific Lutheran Lutes defeated the 1980 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington Quakers) in the championship game, 38–10, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference realignment Conference changes This was the final season for the Tri-State Conference. Its three remaining members, from Iowa and South Dakota, would all become independents. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierCarroll (MT)Montana Western4–2 Heart of America William JewellBaker (KS) 7–0–1 Hoosier-Buckeye Anderson (IN)HanoverWilmington (OH) 7–1 Kansas Bethany 7–1 Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead 7–1 Nebraska Hastings 4–1 North Dakota Valley City State 4–0 Northwest Linfield 5–0 South Dakota South Dakota Tech 6–0TexasMcMurry9–1 Postseason QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipTacoma, WA 160 no   1980 Linfield Wildcats Linfield 20   Pacific Lutheran* 35   Valley City State 16   1980 McMurry War Hawks McMurry (TX)* 7   1980 Baker Wildcats Baker 17   1980 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell* 20   1980 Hanover Panthers Hanover 49   1980 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH)* (4OT) 56   Pacific Lutheran* 32   Valley City State 0   William Jewell* 17   Wilmington (OH) 31   Pacific Lutheran* 38   Wilmington (OH) 10 See also 1980 NAIA Division I 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