Eastern Ky.23
Lehigh20
December 13, 1980
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: December 20, 1980
Final site: Sacramento, CA
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Boise St.14
Grambling9
December 13, 1980
Winner advances →Championship
Boise St.31
Eastern Ky.29
December 20, 1980
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
4 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1978.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.