1982 NAIA Division I football season

The 1982 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.

1982 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonDecember 4–18, 1982
National ChampionshipWantland Stadium
Edmond, OK
ChampionsCentral State (OK) (2)

The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 18, 1982 at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma on the campus of Central State University (now Central Oklahoma).[1]

Central State (OK) defeated Mesa State in the Champion Bowl, 14–11, to win their second NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1982 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State + 6 1 0  7 2 0
Kearney State + 6 1 0  6 4 0
Missouri Southern 5 1 1  7 2 1
Fort Hays State 4 2 1  6 3 1
Missouri Western 3 4 0  5 5 0
Emporia State 1 6 0  3 7 0
Wayne State (NE) 1 6 0  2 8 0
Washburn 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1982 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Washington + 4 1 0  8 2 0
Oregon Tech + 4 1 0  7 2 0
Southern Oregon 3 1 0  6 4 0
Eastern Oregon 2 2 0  5 4 0
Western Oregon 1 4 0  3 6 0
Western Washington 0 5 0  1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1982 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Hillsdale $^ 6 0 0  12 1 0
Grand Valley State 5 1 0  7 3 0
Northwood 4 2 0  6 4 0
Wayne State (MI) 2 4 0  3 7 0
Ferris State 2 4 0  2 6 0
Michigan Tech 1 5 0  1 8 0
Saginaw Valley State 1 5 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1982 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northeastern State $^ 4 0 0  11 1 0
SW Oklahoma State 3 1 0  7 3 0
East Central 2 2 0  5 5 0
SE Oklahoma State 1 3 0  1 8 0
NW Oklahoma State 0 4 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1982 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mesa State $^ 7 0 1  11 1 1
Southern Colorado ^ 7 1 0  9 2 0
Southern Utah 5 1 2  6 2 2
Adams State 3 3 2  3 4 2
Fort Lewis 3 4 1  4 5 1
Western New Mexico 2 5 1  4 5 1
Western State 2 6 0  3 6 0
New Mexico Highlands 1 6 1  2 7 1
Colorado Mines 1 7 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1982 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carson–Newman $^ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Elon 5 2 0  7 3 0
Gardner–Webb 5 2 0  7 3 0
Presbyterian 4 2 1  5 5 1
Lenoir–Rhyne 3 3 1  5 5 1
Newberry 3 4 0  5 6 0
Mars Hill 1 6 0  1 10 0
Catawba 0 7 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Ouachita Baptist 6–0
Central States Pittsburg State
Kearney State
6–1
Evergreen Central Washington
Oregon Tech
4–1
NIC Moorhead State (MN) 5–0–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 4–0
RMAC Mesa (CO) 7–0–1
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC Shepherd 7–1
WSUC Wisconsin–La Crosse 7–1

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 4, 1982
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 11, 1982
Campus sites
1982 Champion Bowl
December 18, 1982
Edmond, OK
         
Carson–Newman 12
Hillsdale* 20
Hillsdale 9
Mesa State* 18
Moorhead State 20
Mesa State* 43
Mesa State 11
Central State (OK) 14
Central State (OK) 61
Southern Colorado* 20
Central State (OK) 28
Northeastern State* 17
Ouachita Baptist 23
Northeastern State* 38

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. "1982 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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