NAIA FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TO THE MEDIA: This guide has been prepared for use by the news media in covering NAIA foot- ball-playing institutions during the 1 981 season. All requests for additional infor- mation concerning NAIA football and other related events and activities should be directed to: Charlie Eppler, Director of Communications NAIA 1221 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Steve Veal, Assistant Director of Communications NAIA 1221 Baltimore Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64105 TELEPHONE: 816/842-5050 HOTLINE PHONE: 816/842-7979 Weekly statistical leaders (beginning September 1 4), national top 20 rankings (begin- ning September 16) and the NAIA national offensive and defensive players-of-the- week (beginning September 14) will be made available to the media on the NAIA HOTLINE (816-842-7979). Statistical leaders and player-of-the-week selections will be announced after 10:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time) each Monday and the weekly ratings in both Division I and II will be released after 2:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) each Wednesday during the regular season. HARRY FRITZ CARROLL LAND TOM PARRY NAIA Executive Director NAIA President NAIA-FCA President Kansas City, MO Point Loma CA Central Washington The NAIA Football Media Guide is published annually by the Na- tional Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1221 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas, City, Missouri 64105. The reproduction and general use of any editorial material in this publication is hereby granted. Reproduction or use of the NAIA logo without advance written permission of the Executive Director is prohibited. Harry Fritz, Executive Director; Charles Morris, Assistant Executive Direc- tor; Wally Schwartz, Assistant Executive Director; Dean Van Order, Market- ing Communications; Lois Allen, Administrative Assistant. TABLE OF CONTENTS NAIA Playoff System 2 1981 Schedules . .. 34-52 Championship History . 3 1981 Schedules by Dates . 53-62 1 980 Division I All-America 4 Past Coaches-of-the-Year 62 1 980 Division II All-America 5 1 980 Conference Standings ... 64-65 1980 Division I & II Final Ratings 6 1 980 Statistical Review . 66-67 1 981 Area Previews 8-32 NAIA Regular Season Records ... .. 68-71 1981 Division I & II Rating Committee . 32 Winningest Active Coaches 72 1981 NAIA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF DATES DIVISION I DIVISION II Quarterfinals December 5 Quarterfinals November 21 Semifinals December 12 Semifinals December 5 Championship December 19 Championship December 12 1 980 NAIA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS DIVISION I Quarterfinals Elon NC 1 7, Concord WV 14 atBluefield.WV Kearney State NE 9, Mars H ill NC 6 (ot) at Mars Hill, NC Northeastern State OK 10, Angelo State TX 3 at Tahlequah, OK East Texas State 27, Central Arkansas 21 at Conway, AR Semifinals Elon NC 14, East Texas State 6 at Commerce, TX Northeastern State OK 1 4, Kearney State NE 0 at Tahlequah, OK Championship Elon NC 1 7, Northeastern State OK 10 at Burlington, NC DIVISION II Quarterfinals Wilmington OH 56, Hanover IN 49 (4ot) at Wilmington, OH William Jewell MO 20, Baker KS 1 7 at Liberty, MO Valley City State ND 16, McMurry TX 7 at Abilene, TX Pacific Lutheran WA 35, Linfield OR 20 at Tacoma, WA Semifinals Wilmington OH 31, William Jewell MO 1 7 at Liberty, MO Pacific Lutheran WA 32, Valley City State ND 0 at Tacoma, WA Championship Pacific Lutheran WA 38, Wilmington OH 10 at Tacoma, WA NAIA PLAYOFF SYSTEM The NAIA utilizes a playoff system to determine its teams and to settle the Divisions I and II national football championship. From 1958-1977 the NAIA selected four teams for the playoffs, and, in 1978, expanded its playoff format to include eight teams in each division. DIVISIONS AND AREAS Unlike basketball, where NAIA institutions compete in districts, NAIA foot- ball-playing institutions are classified according to Division I or II. When the NAIA divided into two divisions in 1970 member schools were given the option of choosing their division of competition. The NAIA Football Coaches Associ- ation Review Board has the authority to rule on changes in a given division once a school is placed there. The Review Board rules on divisional changes in January of even-numbered years. Within each division member institutions are arranged according to geographical areas (see previews of divisions for breakdown on teams in each area, beginning on page 8). THE RATERS Teams selected for participation in the playoffs are determined by weekly ratings throughout the season. Selected members of the NAIA Football Coaches Association (16 raters in each division, four per each geographical area) submit a weekly rating during a specified rating period to determine which teams will participate in the post-season playoffs. In 1980 the Division II rating period will run from Wednesday, September 16 to Sunday, November 15. The Division I rating period will run from Wednesday, September 1 6 to Sunday, November 22. SELECTION OF TEAMS • Teams must declare their intent to participate in the NAIA championship football program by September 15. • Teams must be ranked in the top 1 2 in the last regular-season weekly rat- ing — November 15 for Division II, November 22 for Division I — to be con- sidered for the playoffs. • The top-ranked team from each of the four geographical areas (in each division within the top 12) are automatically selected for the playoffs. • The next four highest-ranked teams, regardless of geographic area, and not already selected, complete the eight-team field. • No more than two teams from the same conference (within the same divi- sion) may be selected for the playoffs. • Teams with four or more non-winning games will not be selected to par- ticipate in the playoffs. • Teams may be paired according to geographic proximity to each other for the quarterfinal rounds. Members of the same conference will play each other no later than the semifinal round. DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY YR. CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE 1956 St. Joseph's IN & Montana State 0-0 Little Rock, AR 1957 Kansas State-Pittsburg HillsdaleMI 27-26 St. Petersburg, FL 1958 Northeastern Oklahoma Northern Arizona 19-13 St. Petersburg, FL 1959 Texas A&l Lenoir-Rhyne NC 20-7 St. Petersburg, FL 1960 Lenoir-Rhyne NC Humboldt State CA 15-14 St. Petersburg, FL 1961 Kansas State-Pittsburg Linfield OR 12-7 Sacramento, CA 1962 Central State OK Lenoir-Rhyne NC 28-13 Sacramento, CA 1963 St. John's MN Prairie View TX 33-27 Sacramento, CA 1964 Concordia MN & Sam Houston TX 7-7 Augusta, GA 1965 St. John's MN Linfield OR 33-0 Augusta, GA 1966 Waynesburg PA Wisconsin-White water 42-21 Tulsa.OK 1967 Fairmont State WV Eastern Washington 28-21 Morgantown, WV 1968 Troy State AL Texas A&l 43-35 Montgomery, AL 1969 Texas A&l Concordia MN 32-7 Kingsville, TX 1970 Texas A&l Wofford SC 48-7 Greenville, SC 1971 Livingston AL Arkansas Tech 14-12 Birmingham, AL 1972 East Texas State Carson-Newman TN 21-18 Commerce, TX 1973 Abilene Christian TX ElonNC 42-14 Shreveport, LA 1974 Texas A&l Henderson State AR 34-23 Kingsville, TX 1975 Texas A&l Salem WV 37-0 Kingsville, TX 1976 Texas A&l Central Arkansas 26-0 Kingsville, TX 1977 Abilene Christian TX Southwestern Oklahoma 24-7 Seattle, WA 1978 Angelo State TX Elon NC 34-14 McAllen.TX 1979 Texas A&l Central State OK 20-14 McAllen.TX 1980 ElonNC Northeastern Oklahoma 17-10 Burlington, NC DIVISION 11 CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY YR. CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE SITE 1970 Westminster PA Anderson IN 21-16 Newcastle, PA 1971 California Lutheran Westminster PA 20-14 Thousand Oaks, CA 1972 Missouri Southern Northwestern IA 21-14 Joplin, MO 1973 Northwestern IA Glenville State WV 10-3 Huntington, WV 1974 Texas Lutheran Missouri Valley 42-0 Seguin, TX 1975 Texas Lutheran California Lutheran 34-8 Thousand Oaks, CA 1976 Westminster PA Redlands CA 20-13 Redlands, CA 1977 Westminster PA California Lutheran 17-9 Thousand Oaks, CA 1978 Concordia MN FindlayOH 7-0 Findlay.OH 1979 FindlayOH Northwestern IA 51-6 Findlay, OH 1980 Pacific Lutheran WA Wilmington OH 38-10 Tacoma, WA MOST PLAYOFF GAME APPEARANCES No. of Playoff School Appearances Record Years Texas A&l 8 16-1 1 979-76-75-74-70-69-68-59 Linfield OR 7 3-7 1 980-78-77-74-65-64-61 ElonNC 5 6-4 1980-78-76-74-73 California Lutheran 4 4-3 1979-77-75-71 Kearney State NE 4 1-4 1980-79-77-63 Northern State SD 4 0-4 1971-68-62-61 Northwestern IA 4 5-3 1979-78-73-72 Westminster PA 4 6-1-1 1977-76-71-70 3 appearances: Angelo State TX (4-2), 1980-79-78; Central Arkansas (1-3), 1980-78-76; Central State OK (4-2), 1 979-72-62; Concord WV (0-3), 1 980-78-77; Concordia MN (5-1 -1), 1978-69-64; FindlayOH (5-2), 1979-78-64; Hanover IN (0-3), 1980-75-74; HillsdaleMI (0-3), 1969-59-57; Lenoir-Rhyne NC (4-2), 1962-60-59; New Mexico Highlands (0-3), 1969-67-66; Texas Lutheran (4-1), 1976-75-74; Western State CO (1 -3), 1 979-78-76. 1980 DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAMS (RETURNEES IN BOLD) FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class TE Jerry Wichert Northeastern OK 6-3 212 Sr. WR Ron Hamilton WashburnKS 5-10 175 Sr. WR Ron Mallett Central Arkansas 6-0 170 Jr. OL Roger Hill East Central OK 6-3 252 Sr. OL GarySayre Cameron OK 6-5 260 Sr. OL Gerard Sonsalla Wisconsin-River Falls 6-2 254 Sr.