1980 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
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Regular season | |
Number of teams | 45 |
Duration | August–November |
Playoff | |
Duration | December 13–December 20 |
Championship date | December 20, 1980 |
Championship site | Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, California |
Champion | Boise State Broncos |
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1979 1981» |
The 1980 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. The third season of Division I-AA football began in August 1980 and four teams were selected for the postseason, with the national semifinals played on December 13. The national championship game was the Camellia Bowl on December 20 at Charles C. Hughes StadiuminSacramento, California.[1][2]
In a game with multiple lead changes, the Boise State Broncos won their only I-AA championship, defeating the defending national champion Eastern Kentucky Colonels 31−29.[3] With less than a minute to play, the Broncos drove eighty yards for the winning touchdown, a 14-yard pass from quarterback Joe Aliotti to tight end Duane Dlouhy with twelve seconds remaining.[4]
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Akron | Mid-Continent (D-II) | Ohio Valley (I-AA) |
Delaware | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
James Madison | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
Maryland Eastern Shore | MEAC | Dropped Program |
Nicholls State | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
Southeastern Louisiana | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
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Big Sky Conference – Boise State |
The bracket consisted of three regional selections (West, East, and South) plus an at-large team; Eastern Kentucky was the at-large selection.[5]
Semifinals December 13 Campus Sites | Championship Game December 20 Camellia Bowl Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA | ||||||||
AtLg | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | |||||||
East | Lehigh* | 20 | |||||||
AtLg | Eastern Kentucky | 29 | |||||||
West | Boise State | 31 | |||||||
South | Grambling State | 9 | |||||||
West | Boise State* | 14 |
* Denotes host institution
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Champion – Boise State Broncos |
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Pre-NCAA |
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NCAA pre-divisional |
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NCAA University Division |
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NCAA Division I |
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NCAA Division I-A/FBS |
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NCAA Division I-AA/FCS |
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NCAA College Division |
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NCAA Division II |
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NCAA Division III |
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1980–81 NCAA Division I championships
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† Inaugural championship – Until 1981–82, all championships for men only |