1978 NAIA Division II football season

The 1978 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1978 college football season in the United States and the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Donnell Stadium in Findlay, Ohio.[1]

Concordia–Moorhead defeated Findlay in the championship game, 7–0, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Carroll (MT) 4–0
Heart of America Missouri Valley 6–0
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay 8–0
Illini-Badger Milton 4–0
Kansas Bethany 8–0
Minnesota Concordia–Moorhead
St. Olaf
7–1
Nebraska Hastings 4–0–1
North Dakota Valley City State 4–0
Pacific Northwest Linfield 5–0
South Dakota Dakota State 6–0
SCIAC Redlands 5–0
Texas Tarleton State 7–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
Campus sites
Semifinals
Campus sites
Championship
Findlay, OH
         
  Missouri Valley* 30
  Bethany (KS) 16
  Missouri Valley 9
  Findlay* 27
  Findlay* 13
  Tarleton State 6
  Findlay* 0
  Concordia–Moorhead 7
  Concordia–Moorhead* 49
  Northwestern (IA) 0
  Concordia–Moorhead 24
  Linfield* 23
  Linfield* 32
  Carroll (MT) 6

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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