1980 NAIA Division II football season Regular season August–November 1980 Postseason November–December 1980 National Championship Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA Champions 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 .[1]
Pacific Lutheran defeated Wilmington (OH) in the championship game, 38–10, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference realignment [ ]
Conference changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1980 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
William Jewell +^
7
–
0
–
1
11
–
1
–
1
Baker +^
7
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
Graceland
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Missouri Valley
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Ottawa
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Culver–Stockton
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
MidAmerica Nazarene
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Central Methodist
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Tarkio
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Anderson (IN) +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Wilmington (OH) +^
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Hanover +^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Findlay
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Defiance
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Earlham
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Bluffton
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Taylor
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Manchester (IN)
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Milton $
4
–
0
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Concordia (IL)
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Northeastern Illinois
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Eureka
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Lakeland
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Concordia (WI)
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
1980 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hastings $
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Midland
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Concordia (NE)
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Doane
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Nebraska Wesleyan
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Dana
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
1980 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Valley City State $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Dickinson State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Jamestown
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Mayville State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Minot State
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
North Dakota Science
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Bismarck JC
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1980 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran ^
4
–
1
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Willamette
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Whitworth
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Pacific (OR)
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Whitworth forfeited two games
Conference champions [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Tacoma, WA
Linfield
20
Pacific Lutheran *
35
Pacific Lutheran *
32
Valley City State
0
Valley City State
16
McMurry (TX) *
7
Pacific Lutheran *
38
Wilmington (OH)
10
Baker
17
William Jewell *
20
William Jewell*
17
Wilmington (OH)
31
Hanover
49
Wilmington (OH) * (4OT)
56
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