1982 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1982 August–November 1982 November–December 1982 Maxwell FieldMcMinnville, OR Linfield The 1982 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1982 college football season in the United States and the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.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 Linfield defeated 1982 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell in the championship game, 33–15, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierCarroll (MT)Montana Western4–2 Heart of America William Jewell 6–1 Hoosier-Buckeye FindlayWilmington (OH) 7–1 Kansas Southwestern (KS)Kansas Wesleyan 8–1 Nebraska Midland Lutheran 4–1 North Dakota Dickinson StateValley City State 5–1 Pacific Northwest Linfield 5–0 South Dakota South Dakota Tech 7–0TexasSul Ross8–0 Postseason QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipMcMinnville, OR 160 no   1982 Saint John's Johnnies Saint John's (MN) 28   1982 Northwestern Red Raiders football Northwestern (IA)* 33   1982 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell 44   1982 Sul Ross Lobos Sul Ross* 43   1982 Wilmington Quakers Wilmington (OH) 7   1982 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA)* 14   1982 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran 16   Linfield* 20   Northwestern (IA) 10   William Jewell* 23   Westminster (PA) 9   Linfield* 37   William Jewell 15   Linfield* 33 See also 1982 NAIA Division I football season 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1982 NCAA Division II football season 1982 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship