1983 NAIA Division II football season

The 1983 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1983 college football season in the United States and the 28th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 14th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1983 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonNovember–December 1983
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsNorthwestern (IA) (2)

The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1]

Northwestern (IA) defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973).

Conference standings
1983 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Montana Tech $ 6 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Montana 3 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Carroll (MT) 2 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Rocky Mountain 1 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1983 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Baker $^ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
William Jewell ^ 5 –1 –1  9 –2 –1
Missouri Valley 5 –1 –1  7 –2 –1
Graceland 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
MidAmerica Nazarene 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Tarkio 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Central Methodist 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Culver–Stockton 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Findlay +^ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Wilmington (OH) +^ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Anderson (IN) 5 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Earlham 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Hanover 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Defiance 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Manchester (IN) 1 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
Bluffton 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southwestern (KS) $ 8 –0 –1  8 –2 –1
Bethany (KS) 7 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Sterling 6 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Bethel (KS) 6 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
St. Mary of the Plains 4 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 3 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Ottawa 3 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
McPherson 2 –6 –1  2 –6 –1
Tabor 2 –6 –1  2 –6 –1
Friends 2 –7 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1983 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Thomas (MN) $^ 9 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Saint John's (MN) 7 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Hamline 6 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Gustavus Adolphus 5 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Macalester 5 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Concordia–Moorhead 4 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Augsburg 3 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
St. Olaf 3 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Bethel (MN) 2 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
Carleton 1 –8 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska Wesleyan + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Doane + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Concordia (NE) 3 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Midland 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Hastings 1 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Dana 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1983 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minot State + 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Valley City State + 5 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Dickinson State 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Jamestown 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Mayville State 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Bismarck JC 1 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
North Dakota Science 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1983 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific Lutheran $^ 4 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Linfield 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Whitworth 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Lewis & Clark 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Pacific (OR) 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Willamette 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Black Hills State $ 5 –0 –2  5 –2 –2
Dakota State 5 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
South Dakota Tech 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Yankton 4 –2 –1  5 –3 –2
Sioux Falls 3 –3 –1  5 –4 –1
Huron 1 –4 –2  1 –7 –2
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
South Dakota–Springfield 0 –6 –1  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1983 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
McMurry + 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Sul Ross + 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Austin 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Tarleton State 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1983 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwestern (IA) ^   –    14 –0 –0
Westminster (PA) ^   –    9 –2 –0
Texas Lutheran   –    7 –3 –0
Benedictine (KS)   –    6 –4 –0
Cal Lutheran   –    4 –6 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –    3 –7 –0
Evangel   –    2 –8 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Frontier Montana Tech 6–0
Heart of America Baker 7–0
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Wilmington (OH)		 6–1
Kansas Southwestern (KS) 8–0–1
Nebraska Doane
Nebraska Wesleyan		 4–1
North Dakota Valley City State
Minot State		 5–1
Northwest Pacific Lutheran 4–1
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0–2
Texas McMurry (TX)
Sul Ross State		 4–2
WSUC Wisconsin–Eau Claire 7–1

Postseason
Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Tacoma, WA
         
  Baker (KS) 3
  Pacific Lutheran* 35
  Pacific Lutheran* 16
  Westminster (PA) 13
  Westminster (PA) 28
  Findlay* 0
  Pacific Lutheran* 21
  Northwestern (IA) 25
  Wilmington (OH) 7
  William Jewell* 51
  William Jewell* 12
  Northwestern (IA) 30
  St. Thomas (MN) 10
  Northwestern (IA)* 17

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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