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1979 NCAA Division II football season
| 1979 NCAA Division II football season |
|---|
| August – November 1979 |
| December 1979 |
| Zia BowlUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque, NM |
| Delaware |
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.
| School | 1978 Conference | 1979 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Bowie State | D-III Independent | CIAA |
| Eastern Washington | Evergreen (NAIA) | Independent |
| James Madison | D-III Independent | D-II Independent |
| Nicholls State | Gulf South | Independent |
| Northern Colorado | Independent | North Central |
| Shaw | CIAA | Dropped Program |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Gulf South | Independent |
| Towson State | D-III Independent | D-II Independent |
| 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 |
| 1979 NCAA Division II Football Championship |
|---|
| 8 |
| University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM |
| Delaware(1st title, 3rd title game) |
| Youngstown State(1st title game) |
| Mississippi CollegeAlabama A&M |
| Tubby Raymond1st championship |
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.
- 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1979 NCAA Division III football season
- 1979 NAIA Division I football season
- 1979 NAIA Division II football season
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