1979 NCAA Division II football championship
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The 1979 NCAA Division II football championship was the national title game that crowned the top Division II college football team in the United States for the 1979 season.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1979 NCAA Division II football championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8757709 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1979 NCAA Division II football championship Context triple: [Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football, nationalTitle, 1979 NCAA Division II football championship]
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1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship was the national college football title won by Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions, capped by their upset victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
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B.
NCAA Division III football championship
The NCAA Division III football championship is the annual postseason tournament that determines the national champion among small-college football programs in the NCAA's non-scholarship Division III.
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NCAA Division II men’s soccer championship
The NCAA Division II men’s soccer championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top collegiate men’s soccer team among U.S. NCAA Division II programs.
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NAIA Football National Championship
The NAIA Football National Championship is the annual title game that determines the national champion among small-college football programs in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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E.
NCAA College Division football national championship
The NCAA College Division football national championship was the former postseason system used to determine small-college national champions in U.S. college football before the creation of the modern NCAA Division I Football Championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1979 NCAA Division II football championship Target entity description: The 1979 NCAA Division II football championship was the national title game that crowned the top Division II college football team in the United States for the 1979 season.
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A.
1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship
The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football championship was the national college football title won by Joe Paterno’s Penn State Nittany Lions, capped by their upset victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl.
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B.
NCAA Division III football championship
The NCAA Division III football championship is the annual postseason tournament that determines the national champion among small-college football programs in the NCAA's non-scholarship Division III.
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C.
NCAA Division II men’s soccer championship
The NCAA Division II men’s soccer championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top collegiate men’s soccer team among U.S. NCAA Division II programs.
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D.
NAIA Football National Championship
The NAIA Football National Championship is the annual title game that determines the national champion among small-college football programs in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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NCAA College Division football national championship
The NCAA College Division football national championship was the former postseason system used to determine small-college national champions in U.S. college football before the creation of the modern NCAA Division I Football Championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
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college football championship game ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Zia Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 13200 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Youngstown State Penguins football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | December 8, 1979 ⓘ |
| determines | NCAA Division II national champion in football ⓘ |
| finalScore | Delaware 38–21 Youngstown State ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1980 NCAA Division II football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | NCAA Division II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | Division II ⓘ |
| locationType | outdoor stadium ⓘ |
| loserPoints | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInPlayoffs | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf | NCAA Division II Football Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1978 NCAA Division II football championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Youngstown State Penguins football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1979 NCAA Division II football season ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | NCAA football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | single-elimination ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition | postseason bowl game ⓘ |
| venue | University Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerPoints | 38 ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1979 NCAA Division II football championship Description of subject: The 1979 NCAA Division II football championship was the national title game that crowned the top Division II college football team in the United States for the 1979 season.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
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nationalTitle
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1979 NCAA Division II football championship
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