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1981 NCAA Division II football season

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American college football season

1981 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1981
PlayoffsDecember 1981
National ChampionshipPalm Bowl
Veterans Stadium
McAllen, TX
ChampionSouthwest Texas State

The1981 NCAA Division II football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association at theDivision II level, began in August 1981, and concluded with theNCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1981, atMcAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium inMcAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch inMcAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as thePalm Bowl.

Southwest Texas State defeatedNorth Dakota State in the championship game, 42–13, to win their first Division II national title.[1]

Conference realignment

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Conference changes

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Membership changes

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School1980 Conference1981 Conference
Abilene ChristianLone Star (NAIA)Lone Star (D-II)
Angelo StateLone Star (NAIA)Lone Star (D-II)
Eastern WashingtonEvergreen (NAIA)D-II Independent
LibertyNAIA IndependentD-II Independent
Mankato StateNorthernIndependent
Northern MichiganMid-ContinentD-II Independent
Portland StateI-AA IndependentD-II Independent
Southwest Missouri StateMIAAMid-Continent (I-AA)
Sonoma StateClub TeamIndependent
Southwest Texas StateLone Star (NAIA)Lone Star (D-II)
St. Cloud StateNorthernIndependent
Texas A&ILone Star (NAIA)Lone Star (D-II)
Youngstown StateMid-Continent (D-II)Ohio Valley (I-AA)

Conference standings

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1981 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal State Northridge $2–0–06–4–1
Cal Poly Pomona1–1–04–7–0
Cal Poly0–2–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1981 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern
No. 2Virginia Union xy$^7–0–011–1–0
Elizabeth City State ^6–1–08–3–0
No. 10Hampton5–2–08–2–0
Norfolk State3–4–04–5–1
Virginia State3–4–04–6–0
Saint Paul's (VA)0–7–00–10–0
Southern
North Carolina Central xy6–1–07–4–0
Winston-Salem State4–3–05–5–0
Johnson C. Smith3–4–04–6–0
Fayetteville State2–5–03–5–0
Livingstone1–6–03–7–0
Bowie State *2–5–05–5–0
Championship:Virginia Union 45, North Carolina Central 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for conference title
Rankings fromNCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Virginia Union and NAIA Division I poll for Hampton
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Davis +4–1–06–4–0
Cal State Hayward +4–1–06–4–1
Humboldt State3–2–06–4–0
Chico State3–2–05–5–0
Sacramento State1–4–05–6–0
San Francisco State0–5–03–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1981 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Grand Valley State $6–0–07–2–0
No. 3Hillsdale ^5–1–010–2–0
Ferris State3–3–04–4–0
Wayne State (MI)3–3–04–5–0
Northwood2–4–04–6–0
Saginaw Valley State2–4–03–7–0
Michigan Tech0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1981 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5Jacksonville State $^6–0–08–3–0
No. T–10North Alabama4–2–08–2–0
Livingston4–2–06–3–0
Mississippi College3–3–06–4–0
Tennessee–Martin3–3–04–7–0
Troy State1–5–03–7–0
Delta State0–6–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromNCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1981 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Franklin (IN) +6–1–08–2–0
Indiana Central +6–1–07–4–0
Saint Joseph's (IN)5–2–06–3–0
Ashland5–2–06–4–0
Butler2–5–03–7–0
Evansville2–5–03–8–0
Georgetown (KY)1–6–01–9–0
Valparaiso1–6–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1981 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4Southwest Texas State $^6–1–013–1–0
No. 9Texas A&I5–2–09–2–0
Abilene Christian5–2–08–2–0
Angelo State5–2–08–3–0
No. 17East Texas State4–3–07–4–0
Sam Houston State2–5–03–7–0
Howard Payne1–6–03–7–0
Stephen F. Austin0–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromNCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I and NAIA Division I poll for East Texas State
1981 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
NE Missouri State $4–1–06–4–0
Missouri-Rolla3–1–16–3–1
NW Missouri State3–2–06–4–0
Central Missouri State2–2–14–4–3
SE Missouri State2–3–02–9–0
Lincoln (MO)0–5–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1981 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6North Dakota State $^7–0–010–3–0
North Dakota4–3–06–4–0
Northern Colorado4–3–05–4–0
South Dakota *3–3–15–6–0
Nebraska–Omaha3–4–05–6–0
South Dakota State *2–4–14–6–0
Morningside2–5–05–6–0
Augustana (SD)2–5–03–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings fromAP Poll
1981 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Moorhead State $*6–0–010–1–1
Minnesota Duluth5–1–09–1–0
Minnesota Morris ^4–2–07–3–1
Southwest State (MN)3–3–06–4–0
Northern State2–4–04–6–0
Winona State1–5–01–9–0
Bemidji State0–6–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1981 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
Millersville xy5–0–08–3–0
Kutztown3–2–05–4–0
East Stroudsburg3–2–04–6–0
Mansfield3–2–04–6–0
Cheyney1–4–02–8–0
Bloomsburg0–5–00–10–0
West Division
No. 8Shippensburg xy$^6–0–012–1–0
California (PA)4–2–05–5–0
Clarion3–3–06–4–0
Lock Haven3–3–06–4–0
Indiana (PA)2–4–04–6–0
Slippery Rock2–4–02–7–0
Edinboro1–5–02–6–0
Championship:Shippensburg 34, Millersville 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromAP Poll
1981 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Division II
Morris Brown *6–1–06–4–0
Alabama A&M x2–1–07–3–0
Fort Valley State5–2–09–2–0
Tuskegee5–2–07–4–0
Savannah State4–4–04–6–0
Morehouse3–6–03–7–0
Albany State0–7–00–10–0
Division III
Knoxville x4–1–06–2–0
Clark3–3–03–6–0
Miles2–3–12–7–1
Lane2–3–12–7–1
Fisk0–6–00–9–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Morris Brown was stripped of their division title for using ineligible players. Alabama A&M is recognized as the Division II champion by the SIAC.
1981 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Northern Michigan ^ – 11–1–0
Puget Sound – 10–2–0
West Chester – 8–3–0
Eastern Washington – 7–3–0
Saint Mary's – 7–3–0
Southern Connecticut State – 6–3–1
Alabama State – 5–4–1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–4–2
Central Connecticut – 5–5–0
Mankato State – 5–5–0
New Haven – 4–4–2
Towson State – 5–5–0
Morgan State – 4–5–0
St. Cloud State – 4–6–1
Central State (OH) – 4–7–0
Sonoma State – 3–7–0
Kentucky State – 2–6–0
Santa Clara – 2–8–0
Portland State – 2–9–0
American International – 1–8–0
Liberty – 1–9–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromNCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

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See also:List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association –Virginia Union
Far Western Football Conference –UC Davis andCal State–Hayward
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference –Grand Valley State
Gulf South Conference –Jacksonville State
Heartland Collegiate Conference –Franklin andIndiana Central
Lone Star Conference –Southwest Texas State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association –Northeast Missouri State
North Central Conference –North Dakota State
Northern Intercollegiate Conference –Minnesota State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference –Shippensburg
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference –New Mexico Highlands
South Atlantic Conference –Elon
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference –Alabama A&M

Postseason

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1981 NCAA DivisionII Football Championship
Teams8
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning coach

The1981NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the ninth single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held atMcAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium inMcAllen, Texas, for the first time.

Playoff bracket

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First round
Campus sites		Semifinals
Campus sites		Championship
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
McAllen, TX
         
Northern Michigan55
Elizabeth City State6
Northern Michigan0
Southwest Texas State62
Southwest Texas State38
Jacksonville State22
Southwest Texas State42
North Dakota State13
North Dakota State24
Puget Sound10
North Dakota State18
Shippensburg6
Shippensburg40
Virginia Union27

See also

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References

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  1. ^"1981 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket"(PDF).NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2014.
  2. ^"Sonoma State joins Division II".The Press Democrat. February 11, 1981. p. 29.
  3. ^"Lone Star Conference Division II 1981".Austin American-Statesman. July 5, 1981. p. 47.
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