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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1980
PostseasonNovember–December 1980
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsPacific Lutheran
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1980 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1980
PostseasonNovember–December 1980
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsPacific Lutheran
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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]

The Pacific Lutheran Lutes defeated the Wilmington Quakers) in the championship game, 38–10, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference realignment

Conference changes

Conference standings

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1980 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Elmhurst +6–2–07–2–0
No. 17 Illinois Wesleyan +6–2–07–2–0
Augustana (IL)5–3–06–3–0
Carthage5–3–06–3–0
Millikin5–3–06–3–0
North Central (IL)5–3–06–3–0
North Park2–6–03–6–0
Wheaton (IL)1–7–02–7–0
Carroll (WI)1–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (MT) +4–2–06–4–0
Western Montana +4–2–04–5–0
Montana Tech3–3–04–6–0
Rocky Mountain1–5–01–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1980 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 William Jewell +^7–0–111–1–1
No. 7 Baker +^7–0–19–1–1
Graceland5–3–06–3–0
Missouri Valley5–3–07–4–0
Ottawa4–4–07–4–0
Culver–Stockton3–5–04–6–0
MidAmerica Nazarene2–6–04–7–0
Central Methodist2–6–02–8–0
Tarkio0–8–00–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Anderson (IN) +7–1–08–1–0
No. 2 Wilmington (OH) +^7–1–010–2–0
No. 5 Hanover +^7–1–08–2–0
Findlay5–3–05–4–0
Defiance4–4–04–5–0
Earlham2–6–03–6–0
Bluffton2–6–02–6–1
Taylor2–6–02–7–0
Manchester (IN)0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Milton $4–0–15–3–1
Concordia (IL)3–2–03–6–0
Northeastern Illinois3–2–03–6–0
Eureka2–2–13–5–1
Lakeland2–3–04–6–0
Concordia (WI)1–4–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Bethany (KS) $7–1–09–1–0
Kansas Wesleyan6–2–06–4–0
St. Mary of the Plains6–2–06–4–0
Southwestern (KS)4–4–04–5–0
Bethel (KS)3–4–13–5–1
Friends3–5–04–5–0
Sterling2–5–12–6–1
McPherson2–6–02–7–0
Tabor2–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia–Moorhead $7–1–08–2–0
No.16 Gustavus Adolphus6–2–07–3–0
Saint John's (MN)5–3–05–3–0
Hamline5–3–05–4–0
St. Olaf4–4–06–4–0
Augsburg4–4–05–5–0
St. Thomas (MN)2–5–13–6–1
Bethel (MN)2–6–02–8–0
Macalester0–7–11–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Hastings $4–1–08–1–0
Midland3–2–05–4–0
Concordia (NE)3–2–05–5–0
Doane3–2–04–6–0
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–03–6–0
Dana0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Hastings and Doane played twice; each game counted as ½ of a game in the conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Valley City State $^6–0–010–1–0
No. 18 Dickinson State4–2–07–2–0
Jamestown4–2–06–3–0
Mayville State3–3–06–3–0
Minot State3–3–05–4–0
North Dakota Science1–5–02–7–0
Bismarck JC0–6–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Linfield $^5–0–09–1–0
No. 1 Pacific Lutheran ^4–1–011–1–0
Willamette2–2–13–4–1
Whitworth2–3–02–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–3–14–4–1
Pacific (OR)0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Whitworth forfeited two games
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 South Dakota Tech $6–0–08–1–0
Black Hills State5–1–05–4–0
Sioux Falls4–2–05–5–0
Dakota State3–3–05–4–0
Huron2–5–03–7–0
South Dakota–Springfield1–5–02–8–0
Dakota Wesleyan0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Redlands $5–0–06–4–0
Claremont-Mudd4–1–06–3–0
Whittier3–2–05–5–0
Occidental2–3–04–6–0
La Verne1–4–02–8–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 McMurry $^9–1–09–2–0
No. 15 Austin8–2–08–2–0
Sul Ross6–4–06–4–0
Trinity (TX)4–6–04–6–0
Tarleton State3–7–03–7–0
Lubbock Christian0–10–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northwestern (IA)2–0–06–3–0
Westmar1–1–07–3–0
Yankton0–2–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Peru State – 9–1–0
No. 20 Azusa Pacific – 8–2–0
No. 14 Cal Lutheran – 7–2–1
No. 19 Oklahoma Panhandle State – 7–3–0
Waynesburg – 5–3–0
Westminster (PA) – 5–3–0
Simon Fraser – 5–4–0
Chadron State – 5–5–0
Loras – 5–5–0
Geneva – 4–5–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 4–6–0
Texas Lutheran – 4–6–0
Benedictine (KS) – 3–7–0
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Frontier Carroll (MT)
Montana Western		 4–2
Heart of America William Jewell
Baker (KS)		 7–0–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Anderson (IN)
Hanover
Wilmington (OH)		 7–1
Kansas Bethany 7–1
Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead 7–1
Nebraska Hastings 4–1
North Dakota Valley City State 4–0
Northwest Linfield 5–0
South Dakota South Dakota Tech 6–0
Texas McMurry 9–1
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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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