| 1979 NCAA Division III football season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August – November 1979 | |
| Playoffs | November – December 1979 | |
| Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL | ||
| Champion | Ithaca | |
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The 1979 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1979, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1979 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Ithaca Bombers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wittenberg Tigers by a final score of 14−10 in a re-match of the 1975 championship (won by Wittenberg).[1]