1979–80 NAIA men's ice hockey season

This was the 1979-80 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics season:
==International Collegiate Hockey Association==
See: 1979-80 ICHA season
==NAIA Ice Hockey Championship==
See: 1980 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
Note: Select teams from the NCAA also competed in the championship.
==NAIA District 5 Championship==
;Final
*2/15: New England - Hawthorne 4:3 3OT
==Independents==
===Standings===
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 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record 	Overall record
 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hawthorne 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michigan-Dearborn 	36 	19 	16 	1 	 	
New England 	15 	10 	5 	0 	 	
St. Scholastica 	32 	17 	15 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-Eau Claire 	28 	5 	23 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-River Falls 	29 	13 	16 	0 	 	
Wisconsin-Stout 	25 	8 	16 	1 	 	
===Results===
*10/26: Lake Superior State - St. Scholastica 11:3
*10/27: Lake Superior State - St. Scholastica 2:1
*11/3: Michigan-Dearborn - Chicago State 17:3
*11/9: St. Scholastica - Lakehead University (ON) 7:3
*11/9: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 7:6
*11/10: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 6:3
*11/10: St. Scholastica - Lakehead University (ON) 6:2
*11/16: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Bethel 7:1
*11/16: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Mary's 10:7
*11/17: Gustavus Adolphus - St. Scholastica 10:7
*11/17: Hawthorne - St. Michael's 11:1
*11/17: St. Mary's - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:4 OT
*11/20: Wisconsin-Stout - Bethel 8:2
*11/21: St. Scholastica - St. John's 5:4
*11/23: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Iowa State 5:4
*11/23: Michigan-Dearborn - Lake Forest 4:3 
*11/24: Lake Forest - Michigan-Dearborn 8:5
*11/24: Iowa State - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13:6
*11/27: St. Thomas - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:5
*11/28: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Olaf 5:2
*11/30: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6:5
*11/30: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 6:3
*11/30: St. Scholastica - Concordia 7:4
*12/1: New England - Hawthorne 8:4 
*12/1: Concordia - St. Scholastica 5:3
*12/1: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 4:2
*12/1: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4:3
*12/3: Hamline - St. Scholastica 5:4
*12/3: New England - New Hampshire College 8:5 
*12/4: Bethel - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:3
*12/5: New England - Roger Williams 4:3 
*12/7: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13:2
*12/7: St. Scholastica - Air Force 11:8
*12/8: Air Force - St. Scholastica 6:5
*12/8: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:5
*12/11: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:5
*12/14: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 9:3
*12/14: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4:2
*12/14: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 8:3
*12/14: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 4:3
*12/15: Ferris State - Michigan-Dearborn 4:3 OT
*12/15: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 4:3
*12/15: Bemidji State - Wisconsin-Stout 7:1
*12/21: St. Scholastica - Minnesota State Mankato 10:7
*12/22: St. Scholastica - St. Mary's 13:5
*12/28: Northern Michigan - St. Scholastica 6:1
*12/29: Northern Michigan - St. Scholastica 10:4
*1/4: Augsburg - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4:1
*1/4: Lakehead University (ON) - St. Scholastica 6:5
*1/5: Lakehead University (ON) - St. Scholastica 9:3
*1/5: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 4:1
*1/8: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Olaf 4:3
*1/11: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 10:3
*1/12: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 6:6 OT
*1/12: Gustavus Adolphus - St. Scholastica 3:2
*1/12: Illinois-Chicago - Michigan-Dearborn 8:5
*1/14: New Hampshire College - Hawthorne 4:0 
*1/15: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-Superior 10:4
*1/15: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 6:4
*1/18: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:2
*1/18: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 9:1
*1/19: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 9:6
*1/19: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Superior 5:4
*1/19: Hamline - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9:2
*1/19: St. Scholastica - Augsburg 10:3
*1/19: Hawthorne - Curry College 4:0 
*1/22: St. Mary's - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:3
*1/25: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:3
*1/25: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Cloud State 9:5
*1/26: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Stout 9:5
*1/26: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 9:0
*1/26: Bemidji State - St. Scholastica 6:5
*1/26: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 4:3
*1/26: Hawthorne - Plymouth State 3:0 
*1/27: St. Scholastica - Bemidji State 8:5
*1/27: New England - Suffolk 10:9 
*1/29: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6:1
*2/1: Wisconsin-Superior - St. Scholastica 11:7
*2/1: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7:0
*2/1: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 5:3
*2/2: St. Cloud State - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6:2
*2/2: St. Scholastica - Minnesota State Mankato 6:3
*2/5: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:3
*2/6: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Stout 7:6
*2/8: Wisconsin-Stout - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5:2
*2/8: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:1
*2/9: St. Scholastica - Wisconsin-River Falls 12:8
*2/9: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Stout 4:1
*2/10: New England - Curry College 8:4
*2/12: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Stout 8:4
*2/12: Roger Williams - Clark 5:2
*2/13: New England - Gordon College 10:2 
*2/15: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 9:8
*2/15: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 4:2
*2/16: Miami (OH) - Michigan-Dearborn 5:3
*2/16: Wisconsin-Superior - Wisconsin-Stout 13:4
*2/18: Wisconsin-Stout - St. Mary's 8:3
*2/19: Wisconsin-River Falls - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8:1
*2/20: New Hampshire College - Roger Williams 3:1 - NHC 11-8-1 on season
*2/22: Bemidji State - St. Scholastica 3:1
*2/22: Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Lake Forest 5:4 OT
*2/22: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 17:6
*2/22: Kent State - Michigan-Dearborn 8:5
*2/22: Hawthorne - Tufts 3:1 - Hawthorne 17-5-1 on season
*2/23: Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-Stout 14:4
*2/23: Lake Forest - Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3:2 OT
*2/23: St. Scholastica - Bemidji State 5:4
*2/24: Suffolk - Hawthorne 6:4 
*2/24: Roger Williams - MIT 2:2 4OT - RW 10-4-3 on season
*2/26: Tufts - Hawthorne 4:2
*Hawthorne - New England 5:3
*New England - Hawthorne 6:1
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. John's 8:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. John's 12:2
*Gustavus Adolphus - Wisconsin-River Falls 4:2
*St. Olaf - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Olaf 7:5
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Thomas 4:3
*Augsburg - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:2
*Mankato State - Wisconsin-River Falls 9:4
*Hamline - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:5 OT
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Mary's 7:3
*Wisconsin-River Falls - St. Mary's 6:4
*Wisconsin-River Falls - Mankato State 4:2
*Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 7:4
*Air Force - Wisconsin-River Falls 6:3
*Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-River Falls 5:1
*Minnesota State Mankato - Wisconsin-River Falls 11:4
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