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1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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The 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level. The third season of I-AA football began in August 1980 and four teams were selected for the postseason, with the national semifinals played on December 13. The 1980 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was played in the Camellia Bowl on December 20 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.[2][3]
In a game with multiple lead changes, the Boise State Broncos won their first (and only) I-AA championship, defeating the defending national champion Eastern Kentucky Colonels, 31−29.[4] With less than a minute to play, the Broncos drove eighty yards for the winning touchdown, a 14-yard pass from quarterback Joe Aliotti to tight end Duane Dlouhy with twelve seconds remaining.[5]
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NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
The bracket consisted of three regional selections (West, East, and South) plus Eastern Kentucky as an at-large selection.[6]
Semifinals December 13 Campus sites | National Championship Game December 20 Camellia Bowl Hughes Stadium—Sacramento, CA | ||||||||
AtLg | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | |||||||
East | Lehigh* | 20 | |||||||
AtLg | Eastern Kentucky | 29 | |||||||
West | Boise State | 31 | |||||||
South | Grambling State | 9 | |||||||
West | Boise State* | 14 |
* Denotes host institution
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