1982 NAIA Division I football season

1982 Evergreen Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1982 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1982 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1982
Postseason	December 4–18, 1982
National Championship	Wantland Stadium; Edmond, OK
Champions	Central State (OK) (2)

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.

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 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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
Team	W		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
Team	W		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
Team	W		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	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

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

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

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