The 1981 NAIA Division II football season , as part of the 1981 college football season in the United States and the 26th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA , was the 21st season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1981 and culminated in the 1981 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at in Sherman, Texas .[1]
Austin andConcordia–Moorhead tied in the championship game, 24–24, and were declared co-national champions. It was Austin's first NAIA national title and Concordia's third.
Conference changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1981 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
William Jewell $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Missouri Valley
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Baker
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Graceland
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Ottawa
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
MidAmerica Nazarene
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Central Methodist
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Tarkio
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Culver–Stockton
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1981 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Anderson (IN) $^
8
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Findlay
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Hanover
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Defiance
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Earlham
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Taylor
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Manchester (IN)
1
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Bluffton
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1981 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northeastern Illinois +
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Milton +
3
–
1
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Concordia (WI) +
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
2
Eureka
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Concordia (IL)
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Lakeland
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1981 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dickinson State $^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Jamestown
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Valley City State
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
North Dakota Science
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Minot State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
Mayville State
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Bismarck JC
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1981 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Pacific Lutheran $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Linfield
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lewis & Clark
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Whitworth
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Willamette
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Pacific (OR)
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1981 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Westminster (PA) ^
–
10
–
1
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State ^
–
9
–
1
–
0
Cal Lutheran
–
8
–
2
–
0
Northwestern (IA)
–
6
–
2
–
1
Benedictine (KS)
–
4
–
6
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
4
–
6
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Postseason [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Sherman, TX
Austin
27
Oklahoma Panhandle State *
16
Austin *
33
William Jewell
28
Pacific Lutheran
14
William Jewell *
19
Austin*
24
Concordia–Moorhead
24
Dickinson State
9
Concordia–Moorhead *
13
Concordia–Moorhead
23
Westminster (PA)*
17
Anderson (IN)
6
Westminster (PA) *
21
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References [ ]
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