1982 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season August 2023 NCAA Division III 1982 August – November 1982 November – December 1982 Garrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, AL West Georgia The 1982 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1982, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1982 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The West Georgia Wolves won their first Division III championship, defeating the Augustana (IL) Vikings by a final score of 14−0.All-Time Division III Football Championship Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 7, 2014 4–15 Conference changes and new programs New conference The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and its nine members all from Minnesota, became an NCAA Division III conference this season, transitioning from Division II of the NAIA after the end of the 1981 season.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf Naia.org 11 December 2021 21 Conference changes Catholic University joined the ODAC this year, but was not eligible for the conference title until 1983.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advance-catholic-joins-odac/184101979/ Catholic joins ODAC May 19, 1981 12 July 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Westfield State, which began in 1980 as a club team, went varsity this year, joining the NEFC.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-westfield-state/184102229/ Westfield State September 18, 1982 12 July 26, 2026 Newspapers.com Boston State dropped their football program when they merged with UMass Boston in 1982. Carleton played their final season in the Midwest Conference this year, as they joined the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1983. School 1981 conference 1982 conference Boston State NEFC Dropped Program Catholic University Independent (D-III) ODAC Trinity (TX) TIAA (NAIA) Independent (D-III) UCF Independent (D-III) Independent (D-II) Westfield State Club program NEFC Conference standings Conference champions Conference championsCollege Athletic Conference – Sewanee College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Independent College Athletic Conference – St. Lawrence Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley and Lycoming (North), Widener (South) Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Ripon Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Plymouth State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace (Red Division), Ohio Northern (Blue Division) Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney Presidents' Athletic Conference – Hiram Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Sul Ross Twin Rivers Conference – Concordia–St. Paul, Mount Senario, and Northwestern–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse Postseason The 1982 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the tenth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the tenth consecutive year. Like the previous seven championships, eight teams competed in this edition.1982 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2013/d3/champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org November 7, 2014 14 Playoff bracket QuarterfinalsCampus Sites SemifinalsCampus Sites National Championship GameGarrett-Harrison StadiumPhenix City, AL 1982 Augustana (Illinois) Vikings Augustana (IL) 28 1982 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin Wallace 22 1982 St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence 43 1982 Wagner Seahawks Wagner 34 1982 Bishop Tigers Bishop 32 1982 Wartburg Knights Wartburg 7 1982 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia (3OT) 31 1982 Widener Pride Widener 24 Augustana (IL) 14 St. Lawrence 0 Bishop 6 West Georgia 27 Augustana (IL) 0 West Georgia 14 See also 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1982 NCAA Division II football season References