1979 NAIA Division I football season
| 1979 NAIA Division I football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1979 | ||
| Postseason | December 1–15, 1979 | ||
| National Championship | McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX | ||
| Champions | Texas A&I (6) | ||
NAIA Division I football season
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The 1979 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the 1979 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known again this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 15, 1979 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas.[1]
Texas A&I defeated Central State (OK) in the Palm Bowl, 20–14, to win their sixth NAIA national title.[2]
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Arkansas–Monticello | 5–1 |
| Central States | Kearney State Pittsburg State |
6–1 |
| Evergreen | Oregon College | 5–0 |
| Great Lakes | Saginaw Valley State | 4–0–1 |
| Lone Star | Texas A&I | 6–1 |
| NIC | Minnesota–Duluth Moorhead State (MN) |
7–1 |
| Oklahoma | East Central State | 4–0 |
| RMAC | Western State | 7–1 |
| South Atlantic | Presbyterian | 7–0 |
| WVIAC | North: Fairmont and West Liberty State South: West Virginia State |
6–2–1 6–3 |
| Wisconsin State | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–1 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals December 1, 1979 Campus sites | Semifinals December 8, 1979 Campus sites | 1979 Palm Bowl December 15, 1979 McAllen, TX | ||||||||||||
| Saginaw Valley State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Presbyterian* | 36 | |||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OK)* | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Kearney State* | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo State* | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&I* | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Western State (CO) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&I* | 38 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1979 NCAA Division II football season
- 1979 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "1979 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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