1983 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1983 August–November 1983 November–December 1983 Lincoln BowlTacoma, WA Northwestern (IA) The 1983 NAIA Division II 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 lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA December 2, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the 1983 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran Lutes in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973). Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierMontana Tech6–0 Heart of America Baker 7–0 Hoosier-Buckeye FindlayWilmington (OH) 6–1 Kansas Southwestern (KS) 8–0–1 Nebraska DoaneNebraska Wesleyan 4–1 North Dakota Valley City StateMinot State 5–1 Northwest Pacific Lutheran 4–1 South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0–2Texas McMurry (TX)Sul Ross4–2 Postseason QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipTacoma, WA 160 no   1983 Baker Wildcats Baker (KS) 3   1983 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran* 35   1983 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) 28   1983 Findlay Oilers Findlay* 0   1983 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) 7   1983 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell* 51   1983 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN) 10   1983 Northwestern Red Raiders football Northwestern (IA)* 17   Pacific Lutheran* 16   Westminster (PA) 13   William Jewell* 12   Northwestern (IA) 30   Pacific Lutheran* 21   Northwestern (IA) 25 See also 1983 NAIA Division I football season 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1983 NCAA Division II football season 1983 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship