1982 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1982 August–November 1982 December 4–18, 1982 Wantland StadiumEdmond, OK Central State (OK) (2) The 1982 NAIA Division I football season was the 27th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 13th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 18, 1982 at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma on the campus of Central State University (now Central Oklahoma).NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 23, 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 Central State (OK) defeated 1982 Mesa Mavericks Mesa in the Champion Bowl, 14–11, to win their second NAIA national title.1982 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1982_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 23, 2015 Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Ouachita Baptist 6–0Central StatesPittsburg StateKearney State6–1Evergreen1982 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington1982 Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls Oregon Tech4–1NICMoorhead State (MN)5–0–1OklahomaNortheastern State4–0RMACMesa7–0–1South AtlanticCarson–Newman6–1WVIACShepherd7–1WSUCWisconsin–La Crosse7–1 Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 4, 1982Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 11, 1982Campus sites 1982 Champion BowlDecember 18, 1982Edmond, OK 145 1982 Carson-Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 12 1982 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale* 20 1982 Moorhead State Dragons Moorhead State 20 1982 Mesa Mavericks Mesa* 43 Central State (OK) 61 1982 Southern Colorado Indians Southern Colorado* 20 1982 Ouachita Baptist Tigers Ouachita Baptist 23 1982 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State* 38 Hillsdale 9 Mesa* 18 Central State (OK) 28 Northeastern State* 17 Mesa State 11 Central State (OK) 14 See also 1982 NAIA Division II 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