1979 NAIA Division II football season

1979 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season August–November 1979
Postseason November–December 1979
National Championship Donnell Stadium
Findlay, OH
Champions Findlay
NAIA Division II football season
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The 1979 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1979 college football season in the United States and the 24th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 10th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the '1979 NAIA Di'vision II Football National Championship, played at Donnell Stadium in Findlay, Ohio.[1]

Findlay defeated Northwestern (IA) in the championship game, 51–6, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Montana Tech 4–0
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)		 5–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Hanover		 7–1
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead
St. John's (MN)
St. Olaf
St. Thomas (MN)		 6–2
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 5–0
North Dakota Jamestown 4–0
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0–1
Texas Austin College 6–1

Postseason

Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Findlay, OH
         
  Midland Lutheran 27
  Northwestern (IA)‡ 40
  Northwestern (IA)* 49
  Bethany (KS) 21
  Austin 24
  Bethany (KS)* 35
  Northwestern (IA) 6
  Findlay* 51
  Pacific Lutheran 34
  Cal Lutheran* 14
  Pacific Lutheran 0
  Findlay* 9
  Jamestown 15
  Findlay* 41

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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