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1983 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1983
National ChampionshipRalph Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction, CO
ChampionsCarson–Newman

The 1983 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1983 at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado on the campus of Mesa College (now Colorado Mesa).[1]

Carson–Newman defeated Mesa in the Champion Bowl, 36–28, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

1983 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Washburn $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Missouri Southern 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Fort Hays State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Pittsburg State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kearney State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Missouri Western 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Emporia State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Wayne State (NE) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Puget Sound $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southern Oregon 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Central Washington 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Simon Fraser 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Eastern Oregon 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon Tech 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Western Washington 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Saginaw Valley State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Hillsdale 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wayne State (MI) 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Northwood 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Grand Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Michigan Tech 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ferris State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northeastern State $^ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 13 East Central 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SW Oklahoma State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Mesa $^ 7 – 0 – 1 11 – 1 – 1
Southern Colorado 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Western New Mexico 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Southern Utah 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Adams State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Fort Lewis 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Western State (CO) 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
New Mexico Highlands 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1983 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Carson–Newman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Presbyterian 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
No. 18 Elon 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Gardner–Webb 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mars Hill 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Newberry 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catawba 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0
Central States Washburn 6–1
Evergreen Puget Sound 6–1
NIC Winona State 5–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 4–0
RMAC Mesa (CO) 7–0–1
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC Shepherd 8–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 3, 1983
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 10, 1983
Campus sites 		1983 Champion Bowl
December 17, 1983
Grand Junction, CO
         
Saginaw Valley State 14
Central State (OK)* 13
Saginaw Valley State 7
Carson–Newman* 41
Shepherd 21
Carson–Newman* 42
Carson–Newman 36
Mesa State* 28
Northeastern State 7
Central Arkansas* 18
Central Arkansas 17
Mesa State* 34
Eastern New Mexico 9
Mesa State* 35

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. ^ "1983 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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