1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

College football game the Division I-AA (now FCS) championship game the Division I-A (now FBS) champions 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team August 2023 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship I-AA National Championship GamePioneer Bowl 1982 NCAA Division I-AA 1982 December 18 Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky Colonels 12–0 Ohio Valley Roy Kidd 1 1 0 10 7 0 University of Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 12–1 Independent Tubby Raymond 3 3 0 0 0 14 Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas 11,257 CBS Sports Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), Steve Davis (color)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31410485/hens_bid_for_first_iaa_football_title/ Hens bid for first I-AA football title The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware A1 December 18, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.com 1981 1983 The 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. The game was played on December 18, 1982, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The culminating game of the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Eastern Kentucky, 17–14.https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/19/sports/eastern-kentucky-wins-title.html Eastern Kentucky Wins Title UPI The New York Times December 19, 1982 May 9, 2019 nytimes.com The game was also known as the Pioneer Bowl,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31409406/eastern_kentucky_vs_delaware/ Eastern Kentucky vs. Delaware The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky B 11 December 18, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.com a name that had been used starting in 1971 for various NCAA playoff games held in Wichita Falls. The Colonels, making their fourth consecutive appearance in the I-AA championship game, became the first program to capture two I-AA titles, having previously won in 1979. To date, this is the Colonels’ most recent national championship victory and appearance. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1982 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 12-team bracket.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28120691/blue_hens_get_berth_earn_opening_bye/ Blue Hens Get Berth; Earn Opening Bye AP The Daily Times Salisbury, Maryland 10 November 22, 1982 February 6, 2019 newspapers.com Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team Eastern Kentucky finished their regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record (7–0 in conference).http://cfbinfo.com/team/eastern-kentucky-colonels/1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1982 Schedule cfbinfo.com May 9, 2019 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Ranked first in the final NCAA I-AA in-house pollhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/31409158/div_iaa_top_20/ Div. I-AA TOP 20 AP Tallahassee Democrat Tallahassee, Florida 2B November 25, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.com and seeded first in the tournament, the Colonels received a first-round bye then defeated Idaho and fourth-seed Tennessee State to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance for Eastern Kentucky in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1979 and having lost in 1980 and 1981. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team Delaware finished their regular season with a 10–1 record; its only loss was an away game at Temple.http://cfbinfo.com/team/delaware-fightin-blue-hens/1982 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1982 Schedule cfbinfo.com May 9, 2019 November 20, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191120213520/http://cfbinfo.com/team/delaware-fightin-blue-hens/1982 dead Ranked third in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll and seeded third in the tournament, the Fightin' Blue Hens received a first-round bye then defeated Colgate and second-seed Louisiana Tech to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Delaware in a Division I-AA championship game, though the team had recently been the 1979 Division II champion before moving up to Division I-AA in 1980. Game summary Scoring summary EKU DEL 2 9:40 EKU Other Delaware FG attempt blocked by Gus Parks, Richard Bell returned 77 yards for touchdown, Jamie Lovett kick good 7 0 2 3:10 EKU 33 FG 37 Lovett 10 0 3 13:28 EKU 4 21 RushTD Nick Yeast 1 good Lovett 17 0 4 9:35 DEL 1 20 RecTD Mark Steimer Kelvin Phelan 20 run by Rick Titus failed 17 6 4 5:38 DEL 3 55 RecTD Tim Sager Rick Scully 5 pass good (Steimer from Scully) 17 14 17 14 Delaware's attempt to kick the extra point was blocked, but Eastern Kentucky was ruled offside on the play. Delaware then attempted a two-point conversion, with the ball being snapped 1 1 2 yards from the end zone. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31415089/title_was_no_easy_kidds_stuff/ Title was no easy Kidd's stuff Stan Sutton The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky A 20 December 19, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/31416017/eku_17_delaware_14/ EKU 17, Delaware 14 The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware D10 December 19, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.com Game statistics Colonels 0 10 7 0 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 14 thumb|right|upright|Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd in 2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels EKU Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens DEL 13 63–270 50–209 61 6–13–1 31:41 18 73–351 41–160 191 13–32–0 28:19 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Tuck Woolum 6–13, 61 yds, 1 INT Terrence Thompson 24 car, 112 yds Steve Bird 3 rec, 28 yds Rick Scully 12–31, 171 yds, 1 TD Cliff Clement 7 car, 42 yds Cliff Clement 5 rec, 60 yds https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31410962/eastern_kentucky_wins_div_iaa_title/ Eastern Kentucky wins Div. I-AA title Denne H. Freeman AP The Times and Democrat Orangeburg, South Carolina 4b December 19, 1982 May 9, 2019 newspapers.com References Further reading https://ekusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=138 1982 Football Team Team of Distinction ekusports.com May 9, 2019 External links 100 Years of Eastern Kentucky University Football - Part 4 (1982) via YouTube FCS Top Championship Game Moments - Rick Titus (72-yard punt) via YouTube Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football games Category:Eastern Kentucky Colonels football games Category:American football competitions in Texas Category:Sports in Wichita Falls, Texas NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game