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The 1980 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1980, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1980 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico, it was referred to as the Zia Bowl.

Regular seasonAugust – November 1980
PlayoffsDecember 1980
National ChampionshipZia Bowl
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
ChampionCal Poly
Quick facts Regular season, Playoffs ...
1980 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1980
PlayoffsDecember 1980
National ChampionshipZia Bowl
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
ChampionCal Poly
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Cal Poly defeated Eastern Illinois in the championship game, 21–13, to win their first Division II national title.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

  • Prior to the season, four Division II programs moved Division I-AA, and two Division I-AA programs moved to Division II.
  • The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference reclassified as a Division II conference; all 13 PSAC members made the transition.
More information School, 1979 Conference ...
School1979 Conference1980 Conference
AkronAMCUOVC (I-AA)
Bethune-CookmanSIACMEAC (I-AA)
DelawareIndependentI-AA Independent
James MadisonIndependentI-AA Independent
Michigan TechNICGLIAC
Morgan StateMEAC (I-AA)Independent
Nicholls StateIndependentI-AA Independent
North Carolina CentralMEAC (I-AA)CIAA (II)
Northern StateIndependent (NAIA)NIC
Northern ColoradoIndependentNorth Central
Southeastern LouisianaIndependentI-AA Independent
United States InternationalIndependentDropped Program
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Conference standings

More information Conf., Overall ...
1980 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois $^4–0–011–3–0
Northern Michigan ^3–1–09–2–0
Northern Iowa2–2–07–4–0
Youngstown State1–3–02–8–1
Western Illinois0–4–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1980 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 3 Cal Poly $^2–0–010–3–0
Cal State Northridge1–1–05–6–0
Cal Poly Pomona0–2–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
1980 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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North Carolina Central $7–0–07–5–0
No. 6 Virginia Union ^5–1–19–2–1
Elizabeth City State5–2–07–2–1
Winston-Salem State5–2–05–5–0
Saint Paul's (VA)4–3–04–6–0
Norfolk State3–3–15–4–1
Hampton3–4–05–6–0
Johnson C. Smith3–5–03–7–0
Fayetteville State2–5–04–5–0
Virginia State2–5–03–8–0
Bowie State1–5–02–8–1
Livingstone0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll
1980 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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UC Davis $5–0–07–2–1
Cal State Hayward3–2–06–4–0
Chico State3–2–05–5–0
San Francisco State2–3–03–6–1
Sacramento State1–4–03–7–0
Humboldt State1–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 20 Hillsdale $5–1–07–4–0
Northwood4–2–06–2–1
No. 18 Grand Valley State4–2–07–3–0
Wayne State (MI)3–3–05–4–0
Ferris State2–3–14–4–2
Saginaw Valley State2–4–05–6–0
Michigan Tech0–5–12–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1980 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 North Alabama $^6–0–010–2–0
No. 4 Jacksonville State ^6–1–08–2–0
Troy State4–2–08–2–0
Livingston2–4–05–5–0
Mississippi College2–4–04–5–0
Tennessee–Martin2–4–04–7–0
Delta State0–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1980 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Franklin (IN) +5–2–08–2–0
Ashland +5–2–06–3–1
Saint Joseph's (IN)4–3–06–4–0
Indiana Central3–3–15–4–2
Georgetown (KY)3–4–04–5–0
Butler3–4–04–6–0
Evansville3–4–03–7–0
Valparaiso1–5–13–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1980 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Missouri–Rolla $6–0–010–0–0
SW Missouri State5–1–06–5–0
Central Missouri3–3–06–3–1
NE Missouri State3–3–05–6–0
SE Missouri State3–3–04–7–0
NW Missouri State1–5–02–8–0
Lincoln (MO)0–6–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^6–1–07–4–0
Nebraska–Omaha5–2–07–3–0
North Dakota5–2–06–4–0
North Dakota State5–2–06–4–0
South Dakota *3–3–15–6–0
Augustana (SD)2–5–02–7–1
South Dakota State *1–5–13–8–0
Morningside0–7–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
1980 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Minnesota Duluth $8–0–010–0–0
Minnesota Morris ^7–1–09–2–1
No. 11 Moorhead State6–2–08–2–0
St. Cloud State5–3–06–4–0
Mankato State3–5–03–7–0
Southwest State (MN)2–5–13–6–1
Winona State2–6–03–7–0
Northern State1–6–12–7–1
Bemidji State1–7–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1980 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
Millersville x4–1–06–2–1
East Stroudsburg x4–1–06–4–0
Kutztown xy4–1–06–5–0
Cheyney1–4–04–5–1
Mansfield1–4–02–7–0
Bloomsburg1–4–01–8–0
West Division
Clarion xy$5–1–09–2–0
Edinboro3–2–16–2–1
Shippensburg3–2–15–4–1
Indiana (PA)3–3–06–4–0
Slippery Rock3–3–04–5–0
Lock Haven2–4–05–5–0
California (PA)1–5–02–8–0
Championship: Clarion 15, Kutztown 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1980 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Division II
Morris Brown*5–0–16–3–1
Alabama A&M x3–1–15–4–1
Tuskegee4–1–04–6–0
Albany State4–3–04–7–0
Morehouse2–7–02–7–0
Division III
Fort Valley State x5–4–16–4–1
Savannah State4–3–06–4–0
Miles2–3–14–4–2
Knoxville3–4–04–5–0
Clark3–2–03–4–0
Lane3–3–03–5–0
Fisk0–7–00–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Morris Brown was stripped of their division title for using ineligible players. Alabama A&M is recognized as the Division II champion by the SIAC
1980 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northern Division
No. 19 Shepherd xy6–2–17–3–1
Fairmont State x6–2–16–3–1
Salem6–3–06–4–0
West Virginia Wesleyan3–6–03–7–0
West Liberty State0–9–00–10–0
Southern Division
No. 3 Concord xy$^9–0–011–1–0
West Virginia State6–3–06–4–0
West Virginia Tech5–4–05–4–0
Bluefield State1–7–11–7–1
Glenville State1–7–11–8–1
Championship: Concord 19, Shepherd 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1980 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 American International – 8–2–0
No. 7 Santa Clara ^ – 9–3–0
Springfield – 7–2–0
Eastern Washington – 6–4–0
Alabama State – 6–5–0
Southern Connecticut State – 5–4–0
West Chester – 5–4–1
Towson State – 5–5–0
C.W. Post – 5–5–0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–6–0
Kentucky State – 5–6–0
Central State (OH) – 4–6–1
Morgan State – 4–7–0
Central Connecticut – 3–7–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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Conference summaries

See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
More information Conference, Champion(s) ...
ConferenceChampion(s)
Association of Mid-Continent UniversitiesEastern Illinois
California Collegiate Athletic AssociationCal Poly
Central Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationNorth Carolina Central
Far Western Football ConferenceUC Davis
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceHillsdale
Gulf South ConferenceNorth Alabama
Heartland Collegiate ConferenceFranklin and Ashland
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationMissouri–Rolla
North Central ConferenceNorthern Colorado
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceMorris Brown (Vacated)

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Postseason

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1980 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams8
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning coach
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The 1980 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the eighth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM for the second, and final, time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM
         
Eastern Illinois 21
Northern Colorado 14
Eastern Illinois 56
North Alabama 31
North Alabama 17
Virginia Union 8
Eastern Illinois 13
Cal Poly 21
Santa Clara 27
Northern Michigan 26
Santa Clara 14
Cal Poly 38
Cal Poly 15
Jacksonville State 0

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