1980 NAIA Division II football season

1980 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1980
Postseason	November–December 1980
National Championship	Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA
Champions	Pacific Lutheran
NAIA Division II football season «1979 1981»

The 1980 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1980 college football season in the United States and the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma, Washington.

Pacific Lutheran defeated Wilmington (OH) in the championship game, 38–10, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference champions

See also: List of NAIA football seasons

Conference	Champion	Record
Frontier	Carroll (MT) Montana Western	4–2
Heart of America	William Jewell Baker (KS)	7–0–1
Hoosier-Buckeye	Findlay Hanover Wilmington (OH)	7–1
Kansas	Bethany	7–1
Minnesota	Concordia–Moorhead	7–1
Nebraska	Hastings	4–1
North Dakota	Valley City State	4–0
Northwest	Linfield	5–0
South Dakota	South Dakota Tech	6–0
Texas	McMurry (TX)	9–1

Postseason

	Quarterfinals Campus sites					Semifinals Campus sites					Championship Tacoma, WA
		Linfield	20
		Pacific Lutheran*	35
							Pacific Lutheran*	32
							Valley City State	0
		Valley City State	16
		McMurry (TX)*	7
												Pacific Lutheran*	38
												Wilmington (OH)	10
		Baker	17
		William Jewell*	20
							William Jewell*	17
							Wilmington (OH)	31
		Hanover	49
		Wilmington (OH)* (4OT)	56

See also

• 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