1979 NCAA Division II football season
1979 NCAA Division II football season | |||
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Regular season | August – November 1979 | ||
Postseason | December 1979 | ||
National Championship | Zia Bowl University Stadium Albuquerque, NM |
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Champions | Delaware | ||
Division II football season
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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]
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Conference changes and new programs
- One program upgraded to Division I-AA while one other downgraded back to Division II.
School | 1978 Conference | 1979 Conference |
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Bethune-Cookman | SIAC (II) | MEAC (I-AA) |
Morgan State | MEAC (I-AA) | D-II Independent |
Conference standings
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Conference summaries
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Conference Champions |
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Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Youngstown State |
Postseason
1979 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs |
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Teams | 8 |
Finals Site | University Stadium Albuquerque, NM |
Champions | Delaware (1st title) |
Runner-Up | Youngstown State (1st championship game) |
Semifinalists | Mississippi College Alabama A&M |
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
First round Campus sites |
Semifinals Campus sites |
Championship University Stadium Albuquerque, NM |
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Delaware | 58 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Union | 28 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 60 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 10 | |||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 35 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota | 15 | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 38 | |||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 21 | |||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 51 | |||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 7 | |||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 52 | |||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 0 | |||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 27 | |||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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