1978 NAIA Division II football season
| 1978 NAIA Division II football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1978 | ||
| Postseason | November–December 1978 | ||
| National Championship | Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH | ||
| Champions | Concordia–Moorhead (2) | ||
NAIA Division II football season
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The 1978 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1978 college football season in the United States and the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Donnell Stadium in Findlay, Ohio.[1]
Concordia–Moorhead defeated Findlay in the championship game, 7–0, to win their second NAIA national title.
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Carroll (MT) | 4–0 |
| Heart of America | Missouri Valley | 6–0 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay | 8–0 |
| Illini-Badger | Milton | 4–0 |
| Kansas | Bethany | 8–0 |
| Minnesota | Concordia–Moorhead St. Olaf |
7–1 |
| Nebraska | Hastings | 4–0–1 |
| North Dakota | Valley City State | 4–0 |
| Pacific Northwest | Linfield | 5–0 |
| South Dakota | Dakota State | 6–0 |
| SCIAC | Redlands | 5–0 |
| Texas | Tarleton State | 7–0 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Findlay, OH | ||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley* | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Bethany (KS) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Concordia–Moorhead | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Concordia–Moorhead* | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Concordia–Moorhead | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Linfield* | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Linfield* | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Carroll (MT) | 6 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 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
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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