1982 NAIA Division II football season

The 1982 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1982 college football season in the United States and the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1982 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonNovember–December 1982
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield

The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.[1]

Linfield defeated William Jewell in the championship game, 33–15, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference standings
1982 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carroll (MT) + 4 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Western Montana 4 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Montana Tech 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Rocky Mountain 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
William Jewell $^ 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Graceland 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Baker 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Missouri Valley 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
MidAmerica Nazarene 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Tarkio 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Central Methodist 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Culver–Stockton 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Findlay + 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Wilmington (OH) +^ 7 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Hanover 6 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Defiance 4 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Anderson (IN) 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Taylor 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Bluffton 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Manchester (IN) 2 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Earlham 0 –8 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northeastern Illinois $ 4 –0 –0  5 –5 –0
Concordia (WI) 3 –1 –1  7 –2 –0
Concordia (IL) 2 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Lakeland 1 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Eureka 0 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southwestern (KS) + 8 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Kansas Wesleyan + 8 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Sterling 7 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Friends 5 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Bethany (KS) 5 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Ottawa 4 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Tabor 4 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Bethel (KS) 3 –6 –0  3 –6 –0
St. Mary of the Plains 1 –8 –0  1 –9 –0
McPherson 0 –9 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1982 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint John's (MN) $^ 8 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
St. Thomas (MN) 6 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Gustavus Adolphus 6 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Concordia–Moorhead 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Hamline # 5 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Augsburg 2 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
Bethel (MN) 1 –6 –1  1 –8 –1
Macalester 1 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
St. Olaf 1 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
Carleton * 0 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    # – Hamline initially forfeited 5 conference wins—over Augsburg, St. Olaf, Macalester, Concordia–Moorhead, and Bethel (MN)—because a player was ruled ineligible under NAIA rules, but the player was later ruled eligible under MIAC code, and the wins were restored to Hamline.
    * – ineligible for conference title
1982 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Midland $ 4 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Concordia (NE) 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Doane 3 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Hastings 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Dana 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Linfield $^ 5 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
Pacific Lutheran 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Whitworth 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Lewis & Clark 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Willamette 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Dakota Tech $ 7 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Sioux Falls 6 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Yankton 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Dakota State 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Huron 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Black Hills State 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
South Dakota–Springfield 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sul Ross $^ 8 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Austin 6 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Tarleton State 4 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
McMurry 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Lubbock Christian 0 –8 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwestern (IA) ^   –    12 –1 –0
Cal Lutheran ^   –    9 –2 –0
Westminster (PA) ^   –    9 –2 –0
Benedictine (KS)   –    6 –4 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –    7 –5 –0
Texas Lutheran   –    4 –5 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Frontier Carroll (MT)
Montana Western		 4–2
Heart of America William Jewell 6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Wilmington (OH)		 7–1
Kansas Southwestern (KS)
Kansas Wesleyan		 8–1
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 4–1
North Dakota Dickinson State
Valley City State		 3–1
Pacific Northwest Linfield 5–0
South Dakota South Dakota Tech 7–0
Texas Sul Ross 8–0

Postseason
Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McMinnville, OR
         
  Saint John's (MN) 28
  Northwestern (IA)* 33
  Northwestern (IA) 10
  William Jewell* 23
  William Jewell 44
  Sul Ross* 43
  William Jewell 15
  Linfield* 33
  Wilmington (OH) 7
  Westminster (PA)* 14
  Westminster (PA) 9
  Linfield* 37
  Cal Lutheran 16
  Linfield* 20

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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