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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1979
PostseasonNovember–December 1979
National ChampionshipDonnell Stadium
Findlay, OH
ChampionsFindlay
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1979 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1979
PostseasonNovember–December 1979
National ChampionshipDonnell Stadium
Findlay, OH
ChampionsFindlay
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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]

The Findlay Oilers defeated the Northwestern Red Raiders in the championship game, 51–6, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings

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1979 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Millikin $7–1–08–1–0
Elmhurst6–2–07–2–0
No. 11 Illinois Wesleyan6–2–07–2–0
Augustana (IL)5–3–06–3–0
North Central (IL)5–3–06–3–0
North Park4–4–04–5–0
Carroll (WI)2–6–02–7–0
Wheaton (IL)1–7–01–8–0
Carthage0–8–00–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Montana Tech $4–0–06–2–1
Carroll (MT)4–1–06–2–0
Rocky Mountain1–4–03–6–0
Western Montana1–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1979 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 William Jewell +5–1–09–2–0
Baker +5–1–07–3–0
No. 12 Missouri Valley4–2–07–2–1
Graceland3–3–06–4–0
Ottawa3–3–05–5–0
Central Methodist1–5–02–7–0
Tarkio0–6–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Findlay +^7–1–010–1–1
No. 10 Hanover +7–1–07–2–0
No. 16 Anderson (IN)6–2–07–2–0
Wilmington (OH)5–3–05–4–0
Manchester (IN)4–4–04–5–0
Bluffton3–5–03–6–0
Defiance3–5–03–6–0
Taylor1–7–01–8–0
Earlham0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Milton +3–1–06–2–1
Lakeland +3–1–07–3–0
Northeastern Illinois2–2–04–5–0
Eureka1–3–02–6–0
Concordia (IL)1–3–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Northeastern Illinois forfeited a win over Lakeland.
1979 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Bethany (KS) $^8–0–011–1–0
Tabor7–1–07–3–0
Friends6–2–07–2–0
Southwestern (KS)5–3–05–4–0
McPherson3–5–03–6–0
Bethel (KS)3–5–03–6–0
Sterling2–6–02–7–0
Kansas Wesleyan2–6–02–7–0
St. Mary of the Plains1–7–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Saint John's (MN) +6–2–07–2–0
St. Olaf +6–2–07–3–0
No. 15 Concordia–Moorhead +6–2–06–3–0
No. 17 St. Thomas (MN) +6–2–06–3–0
Gustavus Adolphus5–3–07–3–0
Hamline3–5–05–5–0
Augsburg3–5–04–6–0
Bethel (MN)1–7–02–8–0
Macalester0–8–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–5 Midland $^5–0–09–1–0
Concordia (NE)3–2–07–3–0
Hastings2½–2½–06–4–0
Doane1½–2½–15–4–1
Nebraska Wesleyan1–3–13–5–1
Dana1–4–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Jamestown $^6–0–09–1–0
No. 19 Dickinson State4–2–07–2–0
Valley City State4–2–06–3–0
Wahpeton Science3–3–04–3–1
Minot State3–3–04–4–0
Mayville State1–5–01–7–1
Bismarck JC0–6–0?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pacific Lutheran $^5–0–09–2–0
No. 14 Linfield4–1–06–3–1
Willamette3–2–06–3–1
Whitworth2–3–04–4–1
Lewis & Clark1–4–05–4–0
Pacific (OR)0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills State $5–0–16–3–1
Dakota State5–1–07–3–0
South Dakota Tech4–1–15–4–1
Sioux Falls3–3–03–7–0
South Dakota–Springfield2–4–02–7–0
Huron1–5–02–7–0
Dakota Wesleyan0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1979 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Claremont-Mudd $4–1–06–3–0
Whittier3–2–05–4–0
Redlands3–2–03–6–0
La Verne2–3–04–5–0
Pomona-Pitzer2–3–03–5–0
Occidental1–4–02–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1979 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–5 Austin $^7–1–09–2–0
McMurry6–2–08–3–0
Tarleton State4–4–06–4–0
Sul Ross2–6–04–6–0
Trinity (TX)1–7–04–7–0
Lubbock Christian0–0–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Northwestern (IA) $^2–0–010–2–0
No. 20 Westmar2–1–07–3–0
Yankton0–3–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1979 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Cal Lutheran ^ – 7–2–1
Waynesburg – 6–3–0
No. 18 Peru State – 6–4–0
Westminster (PA) – 4–5–0
Chadron State – 4–5–1
Azusa Pacific – 3–4–1
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 4–6–0
Texas Lutheran – 4–6–0
Geneva – 3–6–0
Simon Fraser – 3–6–0
Benedictine (KS) – 2–8–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–8–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Frontier Montana Tech 4–0
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)		 5–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Hanover		 7–1
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead
Saint John's (MN)
St. Olaf
St. Thomas (MN)		 6–2
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 5–0
North Dakota Jamestown 4–0
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0–1
Texas Austin College 7–1
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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

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