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 Division 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 standings [ ]
1979 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
William Jewell +
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Baker +
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Missouri Valley
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Graceland
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Ottawa
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Central Methodist
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Tarkio
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1979 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Findlay +^
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
1
Hanover +
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Anderson (IN)
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Manchester (IN)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Bluffton
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Defiance
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Taylor
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Earlham
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1979 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethany (KS) $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Tabor
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Friends
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Southwestern (KS)
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
McPherson
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Bethel (KS)
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Sterling
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
St. Mary of the Plains
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1979 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Midland $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Concordia (NE)
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Hastings
2½
–
2½
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Doane
1½
–
2½
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Nebraska Wesleyan
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Dana
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
1979 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Jamestown $^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Dickinson State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Valley City State
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wahpeton Science
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
1
Minot State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Mayville State
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Bismarck JC
0
–
6
–
0
?
–
?
–
?
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1979 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Pacific Lutheran $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Linfield
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
1
Willamette
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
1}
Whitworth
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Lewis & Clark
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (OR)
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1979 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) $^
2
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Westmar
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Yankton
0
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
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 [ ]
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