1980 NAIA Division I Football Season
The 1980 NAIA Division I football season was the 25th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 11th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1980 and culminated in the 1980 NAIA Division I Champion Bowl. The title game was played on December 20, 1980 at Burlington Memorial Stadium in Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance and Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which en ..., near the campus of Elon College. Elon defeated in the Champion Bowl, 17–10, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Postseason See also * 1980 NAIA Division II football season * 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season * 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season * 1980 NCAA Division II foot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Burlington Memorial Stadium
Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name Burlington * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, now known as Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada Electoral districts * Burlington (federal electoral district), a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada * Burlington (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada * Burlington South (provincial electoral district), was the name of a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada England * Bridlington in Yorkshire, previously known as Burlington * Burlington (UK), a codename for the Central Government War Headquarters underground complex * Burlington, a small hamlet in East Shropshire lying along the A5 road near Telford, Shropshire, UK * Burlington Estate, Mayfair, London, UK * Burlington House, Mayfair, London, UK United States Geography * B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Football
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Minnesota Duluth located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Championships National championships Postseason appearances NCAA Division II playoffs The Bulldogs have made twelve appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Their combined record is 14–10, with two national championships. Notable former players Notable alumni include: * Tom Adams * Lou Barle * Dan Devine * Vern Emerson * Ted McKnight * Dick Pesonen Dick Pesonen is a former defensive back in the National Football League. Pesonen first played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1960 NFL season. He was later selected in the 1961 NFL expansion draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played that ... * David Viaene References External links * {{Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs football navbox American football teams established in 1930 1930 establishments in Minnesota ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) was a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early years, and expanded into Pennsylvania in its final years. It participated in the NCAA Division II, Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), originally affiliated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) until 1995, but held its final athletic competitions in spring 2013, and officially disbanded on September 1 of that year. Its football-playing members announced in June 2012 that they planned to withdraw to form a new Division II conference at the end of the 2012–13 season; this led to a chain of conference moves that saw all but one of the WVIAC's members find new conference homes. History The conference was one of the oldest in intercollegiate athletics, dating back to its founding ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Texas State Bobcats Football
The Texas State Bobcats football program Texas State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. They play in the Sun Belt Conference. The program began in 1904 and has an overall winning record. The program has a total of 14 conference titles, nine of them being outright conference titles. Home games are played at Bobcat Stadium (Texas State), Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas. Given that the school has grown to become the List of largest Texas universities by enrollment, seventh-largest university in Texas (2021), and one of the 75 largest universities in the United States, it has now taken its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA football. The team became a member of the FBS Western Athletic Conference in 2012. After only one season in the WAC, Texas State moved to the Sun Belt Conference. Texas State joined the league in July 2013 and began conference play for the 2013–14 academic year. Athletic Dir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the South Central states, with schools in Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ..., Oklahoma, and New Mexico, with two members in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington (state), Washington competing as affiliates for football only. The Lone Star Conference operates from the same headquarters complex in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, Richardson as the American Southwest Conference. History The conference was formed in 1931 when five schools withdrew from the old Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Charter members included East Texas State (n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Mars Hill Lions
The Mars Hill Lions are the athletic teams that represent Mars Hill University, located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Lions are full members of the South Atlantic Conference, home to 18 of its 21 athletics programs. The men's and women's swimming programs are members of the single-sport Appalachian Swimming Conference, and the acrobatics and tumbling team is an associate member of Conference Carolinas. Mars Hill have been members of the SAC since its founding in 1975. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports (10) * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Esports * Football * Golf * Lacrosse * Soccer * Swimming * Tennis * Track and field Women's sports (11) * Acrobatics and tumbling * Basketball * Cross country * Esports * Golf * Lacrosse * Soccer * Softball * Swimming * Tennis * Track and field * Volleyball Individual teams Cross country The men's cross country team have been highly successful over the last two decades; fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Elon Phoenix Football
Elon may refer to: People * Elon (name), a given name and surname ** Elon Musk (born 1971), business magnate Places in the United States * Elon, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Elon, North Carolina, a town * Elon, Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Elon University Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1889 as Elon College, the university is organized into six schools, most of which offer bachelor's degrees and several of which offer master's degrees or ..., in Elon, North Carolina ** Elon Phoenix, the school's athletic program * Elon (chemical), Eastman Kodak's trade name for p-methylaminophenol sulfate * '' Elon the Muskox'', a living sculpture at City Hall in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada * Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ code: ELON) * The "Elon", a fictional leader of a Mars colony in the 1953 book ''Project Mars: A Technical Tale'' by German-American rocket engineer Werner von B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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South Atlantic Conference
The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a football-only conference and became an all-sports conference beginning with the 1989–90 season. The league currently sponsors 10 sports for men (football, cross country, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf) and 10 sports for women (volleyball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, softball, tennis, and golf). History The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the "Little Six", as it was called, broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1930. The charter members included Appalachian State Teachers College (now ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves Football
The CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football program represent Colorado State University Pueblo in college football at the NCAA Division II level. They have fielded a football team every year since 1938 with the exceptions of 1943–1945 and 1985–2007. History Championships National championships CSU Pueblo has won one NCAA Division II Football Championship. Conference championships CSU Pueblo has won eight conference titles. * CSU Pueblo vacated their RMAC Championship from the 2015 season due to an administrative oversight which resulted in the use of an ineligible player. Postseason appearances NAIA Division I playoffs The ThunderWolves, then known as the Indians, made one appearance in the NAIA Division I playoffs, with a combined record of 0–1. NCAA Division II playoffs The ThunderWolves have made nine appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 7–8. Head coaches * Dale Rea (1938–1940) * Jack Johnson (1941) * Dan Lawrence (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Adams State Grizzlies Football
The Adams State Grizzlies football team represents Adams State University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Grizzlies are members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), fielding its team in the RMAC since 1957. The Grizzlies play their home games at Rex Stadium in Alamosa, Colorado. The team was formally known as the Adams State Indians. Their current head coach is Levi Gallas, who has held the position since 2024. Conference affiliations * Independent (1930–1945) * New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference (1946–1955) * Independent (1956) * Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N ... (1957–present) List of head coaches Key Coaches Year-by-year results Notes References External links * { ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) from approximately 1910 through the late 1960s, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the western United States. Most member schools are in Colorado, with additional members in Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. History Founded in 1909, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest active college athletic conference in the United States, the oldest in NCAA Division II, and the sixth to be founded after the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Big Ten Conference, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Ohio Athletic Conference, and the Missouri Valley Conference. For its first 30 years, the RMAC was considered a major conference, equivalent to today's NCAA Division I, before seven of its larger members left in 1938 to form ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |
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Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Football
The Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs football program represents Southwestern Oklahoma State University in college football and competes in the NCAA Division II, Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). In 2011, SWOSU became a member of the Great American Conference. Prior to this, Southwestern Oklahoma State was a member of the Lone Star Conference from 1998 to 2010. SWOSU's home games are played at Milam in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The programs maintains an all time record of . The team is led by head coach Andrew Rice who was hired by the university in December 2023. Conference affiliations * 1914–1928 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1914–1928), Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference I * 1929–1973 Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference * 1974–1996 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974–1997), Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference II * 1997–2010 Lone Star Conference * 2011– Great American Conference Stadium The Bulldogs ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   [Amazon] |