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1978 NAIA Division I football season
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The 1978 NAIA Division I football season was the 23rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the ninth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1978 and culminated in the 1978 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Palm Bowl, the title game was played on December 16, 1978 at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas.[1]
Angelo State defeated Elon in the Palm Bowl, 24–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]
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Conference changes
- This is the final season that the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from two conferences, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference.[3] The SWAC has since become an NCAA Division I FCS conference while the PSAC competes at the Division II level; both continue to sponsor football.
Conference standings
Conference champions
Postseason
| Quarterfinals December 2, 1978 Campus sites | Semifinals December 9, 1978 Campus sites | 1978 Palm Bowl December 16, 1978 McAllen, TX | ||||||||||||
| Grand Valley State | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse* | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Grand Valley State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Elon* | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Concord | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Elon* | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Elon | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Western State | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas* | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Western State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo State* | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon College | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo State* | 32 | |||||||||||||
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See also
References
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