| 1979 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
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| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 42 |
| Duration | August–November |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | December 8–December 15 |
| Championship date | December 15, 1979 |
| Championship site | Orlando Stadium Orlando, Florida |
| Champion | Eastern Kentucky |
| NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1978 1980» | |
The 1979 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, began in August 1979, and concluded with the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1979, at Orlando Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Lehigh Engineers by a final score of 30−7.[1]
- ^ "1979 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.