1982 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1982 August – November 1982 December 1982 December 11, 1982 Palm BowlVeterans StadiumMcAllen, TX Southwest Texas State (2) The 1982 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1982, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1982, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl. Southwest Texas State defeated UC Davis in the championship game, 34–9, to win their second overall and second consecutive Division II national title.1982 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 4, 2014 13 Conference changes and new programs One team upgraded from Division II to Division I-AA prior to the season. The Far Western Football Conference changed its name to the Northern California Athletic Conference. Its membership remained the same. The Lone Star Conference became a full Division II member conference. The Western Football Conference was formed by five football-playing schools in California. School 1981 Conference 1982 Conference Alabama State Independent SWAC (I-AA) Cal Poly CCAA Western Cal Poly Pomona CCAA Western Cal State Northridge CCAA Western Central Florida D-III Independent D-II Independent Mankato State Independent North Central Portland State Independent Western Santa Clara Independent Western St. Cloud State Independent North Central West Chester Independent PSAC Valdosta State New program Gulf South Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State Heartland Collegiate Conference – Ashland Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State North Central Conference – North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State Postseason II 1982 8 Veterans Stadium McAllen, TX Southwest Texas State 2nd 2nd 2 UC Davis 1st 3 Jacksonville State 5 North Dakota State 4 Jim Wacker 2nd The 1982 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 10th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the second time. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipMcAllen Veterans Memorial StadiumMcAllen, TX Southwest Texas State 27 1982 Fort Valley State Wildcats Fort Valley State 6 Jacksonville State 34 1982 Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs Northeast Missouri State 21 North Dakota State 21 1982 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union 20 UC Davis 42 1982 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan 21 Southwest Texas State 19 Jacksonville State 14 North Dakota State 14 UC Davis 19 Southwest Texas State 34 UC Davis 9 See also 1982 NAIA Division I football season 1982 NAIA Division II football season References