1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season
| 1979 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 37 | 
| 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.