The 1980 NAIA Division I football season was the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl. The title game was played on December 20, 1980 at Burlington Memorial Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina, near the campus of Elon College.
Elon defeated in the Champion Bowl, 17–10, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0Central StatesKearney State6–0–1EvergreenEastern OregonOregon Tech4–1 Great Lakes Hillsdale 5–1NICMinnesota–Duluth8–0OklahomaEast Central StateNortheastern StateSouthwestern Oklahoma State3–1RMACAdams StateSouthern Colorado7–1South AtlanticElonMars Hill6–1Lone StarSouthwest Texas State6–1WVIACNorth: Shepherd and Fairmont StateSouth: Concord (WV)6–2–19–0WSUCWisconsin–La CrosseWisconsin–River Falls6–26–2
Postseason
See also 1980 NAIA Division II football season 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1980 NCAA Division II football season 1980 NCAA Division III football season
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