Regular season August–November 1978 Champions Angelo State | Postseason December 2–16, 1978 | |
National Championship McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
McAllen, TX | ||
The 1978 NAIA Division I 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 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.
Angelo State defeated Elon in the Palm Bowl, 24–14, to win their first NAIA national title.
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1978 NAIA Division I football season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA