1980 NCAA Division III football season

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1980 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1980
PlayoffsNovember – December 1980
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionDayton
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The 1980 NCAA Division III football season, part of

Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Dayton Flyers won their first Division III championship, defeating the defending national champion Ithaca Bombers by a final score of 63−0.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School 1979 Conference 1980 Conference
James Madison D-III Independent I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1980 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre $ 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Rose–Hulman
 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TN)
 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Illinois College
 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Principia
 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Elmhurst
+ 		6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 17
Illinois Wesleyan
+ 		6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Augustana (IL) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Carthage
 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Millikin
 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
North Central (IL)
 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
North Park
 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wheaton (IL)
 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Carroll (WI)
 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ithaca $^ 3 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Alfred
 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Hobart
 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
RPI
 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
St. Lawrence
 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1980 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dubuque $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Buena Vista 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Luther 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Central (IA) 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Simpson
 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Upper Iowa
 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wartburg 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
William Penn
 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1980 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pace
$ 		5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iona 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Saint Peter's 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Marist 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
St. John's
 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Brooklyn
 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Adrian
$ 		5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Hope
 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Albion
 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Olivet
 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kalamazoo
 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Alma
 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern
Delaware Valley
x 		7 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Lycoming
 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Albright
 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Juniata
 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wilkes
 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Upsala
 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Susquehanna
 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Southern
Widener
x^ 		8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Muhlenberg 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Maryland
 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg
 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Moravian
 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ursinus
 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Swarthmore 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Lebanon Valley
 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
Johns Hopkins 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1980 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell (IA)
+ 		7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Lawrence
+ 		7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Carleton 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Coe 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ripon
 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lake Forest 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Beloit
 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Knox
 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Chicago 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Grinnell 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Monmouth (IL)
 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1980 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Concordia–Moorhead
$ 		7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No.16
Gustavus Adolphus
 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Saint John's (MN) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Hamline 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
St. Olaf
 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Augsburg
 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
St. Thomas (MN) 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Bethel (MN) 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Macalester
 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1980 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trenton State
$ 		6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Montclair State
 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Glassboro State
 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Ramapo
 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William Paterson
 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kean
 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Jersey City State
 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine Maritime $ 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
New Haven
 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts Maritime 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Plymouth State 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Bridgewater State 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Boston State
 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Framingham State 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Nichols 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Curry
 0 – 8 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
Western Connecticut State
 0 – 8 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota Duluth $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Minnesota Morris ^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 11
Moorhead State
 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
St. Cloud State
 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mankato State
 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southwest State (MN)
 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Winona State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northern State
 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Bemidji State
 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1980 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Blue Division
Wittenberg xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ohio Northern
 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Capital
 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wooster
 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Denison
 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan
 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Muskingum
 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace
xy$^ 		5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Mount Union 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Otterbein
 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Heidelberg
 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kenyon
 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Marietta
 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Not competing for championship
Oberlin   –   1 – 8 – 0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 16, Wittenberg 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1980 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bridgewater
$ 		4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryville (TN) 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Randolph–Macon 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Hampden–Sydney
 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Emory & Henry
 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethany (WV)
$^ 		7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Mellon 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
John Carroll 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Thiel
 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Allegheny
 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Hiram
 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Washington & Jefferson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Case Western Reserve 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1980 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Redlands
$ 		5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Claremont-Mudd
 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Whittier
 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Occidental
 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
La Verne
 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Pomona-Pitzer
 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1980 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14
Wisconsin–La Crosse
+ 		6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Wisconsin–River Falls + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin–Whitewater + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–Platteville + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–Stout 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin–Superior
 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1980 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton ^   –   14 – 0 – 0
Millsaps   –   9 – 0 – 0
Wabash   –   8 – 0 – 1
Hofstra
   –   8 – 2 – 0
Wagner ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
DePauw   –   7 – 2 – 1
Salisbury State
   –   7 – 3 – 1
Catholic University   –   6 – 3 – 0
Sonoma State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Canisius   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brockport   –   5 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 5 – 0
Albany   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
San Diego   –   5 – 5 – 0
UCF   –   4 – 4 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 6 – 0
Duquesne   –   4 – 5 – 0
Frostburg State
   –   4 – 5 – 0
Grove City
   –   4 – 5 – 0
Norwich
   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rochester (NY)
   –   3 – 5 – 1
St. Norbert   –   3 – 6 – 0
Cortland   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 7 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Union (NY)
   –   1 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions

Postseason

The 1980 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the eighth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's

Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the eighth consecutive year. Like the previous five championships, eight teams competed in this edition.[2]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
         
Ithaca 41
Wagner 13
Ithaca 36
Minnesota–Morris 0
Minnesota–Morris 41
Dubuque 35
Ithaca 0
Dayton 63
Dayton 34
Baldwin Wallace
0
Dayton 28
Widener 24
Widener 43
Bethany (WV)
12

See also

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "1980 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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