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American college football season
The 1979 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 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship in December 1979 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM . During the game's two-year stretch in New Mexico , it was referred to as the Zia Bowl . The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens defeated the Youngstown State Penguins , 38–21, to win their first Division II national title.[1]
Conference changes and new programs
One program upgraded to Division I-AA while two others downgraded back to Division II.
Conference standings
1979 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint Joseph's (IN)
$
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Franklin (IN)
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Butler
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Valparaiso
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Indiana Central
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Evansville
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Georgetown (KY) *
3
–
0
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Ashland
*
0
–
1
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion * – ineligible for conference title
1979 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Cheyney
xy
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Millersville
x^
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
East Stroudsburg
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Kutztown
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Bloomsburg
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Mansfield
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Lock Haven xy$
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Clarion
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Indiana (PA)
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Slippery Rock
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Edinboro
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Shippensburg
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
California (PA)
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Championship : Lock Haven 48 , Cheyney 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1979 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 10 Fairmont State
xy$
7
–
1
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
No. T–15th West Liberty State
x
7
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Salem
6
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Shepherd
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
West Virginia Wesleyan
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
West Virginia State xy
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Concord
4
–
3
–
2
5
–
3
–
2
Glenville State
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
West Virginia Tech
1
–
6
–
2
1
–
6
–
2
Bluefield State
1
–
7
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Championship: Fairmont State 14 , West Virginia State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
Conference summaries
Conference
Champions
Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Youngstown State
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Cal Poly
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Virginia Union
Far Western Football Conference
UC Davis
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saginaw Valley State
Gulf South Conference
Mississippi College
Heartland Collegiate Conference
Saint Joseph's
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Northwest Missouri State
North Central Conference
North Dakota
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Alabama A&M
Postseason
1979 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 8 Finals Site Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Winning coach
The 1979 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the sixth 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 first time. With the game being played in New Mexico for the next two years, it was deemed the Zia Bowl .
Playoff bracket
See also
References
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