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 changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1978 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Missouri Valley $^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Baker
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Ottawa
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Central Methodist
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
William Jewell
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Graceland
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Tarkio
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1978 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Findlay $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Hanover
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Defiance
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Anderson (IN)
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Manchester (IN)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Bluffton
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Taylor
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Earlham
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1978 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethany (KS) $^
8
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Southwestern (KS)
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Friends
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
McPherson
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Tabor
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Sterling
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
St. Mary of the Plains
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Bethel (KS)
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1978 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hastings $
4½
–
½
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Nebraska Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Concordia (NE)
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Doane
2½
–
2½
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Dana
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Midland
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
1978 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Pacific (OR)
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Willamette
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Whitworth
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1978 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) $^
2
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Westmar
2
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Yankton
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
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