1982 NAIA Division I football season
| 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 champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Intercollegiate | Ouachita Baptist | 6–0 |
| Central States | Pittsburg State Kearney State |
6–1 |
| 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
- 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1982 NCAA Division II football season
- 1982 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "1982 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.