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The 1979 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1979 college football season in the
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and the 24th season of
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sponsored by the NAIA, was the 10th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1979 and culminated in the 1979 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at
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defeated the in the championship game, 51–6, to win their first NAIA national title.


Conference standings


Conference champions


Postseason

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See also

* 1979 NAIA Division I football season *
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12–0 season. The title was Alabama's 11th claimed, and their 6th Associated Press awarded title. This was an extremely dominan ...
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1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I- ...
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1979 NCAA Division II 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 ...
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1979 NCAA Division III football season The 1979 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Footbal ...


References

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