1982 NAIA Division II football season

1982 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season August–November 1982
Postseason November–December 1982
National Championship Maxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
Champions Linfield
NAIA Division II football season
«1981 1983»

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.[1]

Linfield defeated William Jewell in the championship game, 33–15, to win their first NAIA national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Carroll (MT)
Montana Western		 4–2
Heart of America William Jewell 6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay
Wilmington (OH)		 7–1
Kansas Southwestern (KS)
Kansas Wesleyan		 8–1
Nebraska Midland Lutheran 4–1
North Dakota Dickinson State
Valley City State		 3–1
Pacific Northwest Linfield 5–0
South Dakota South Dakota Tech 7–0
Texas Sul Ross State 8–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McMinnville, OR
         
  St. John's (MN) 28
  Northwestern (IA)* 33
  Northwestern (IA) 10
  William Jewell* 23
  William Jewell 44
  Sul Ross State* 43
  William Jewell 15
  Linfield* 33
  Wilmington (OH) 7
  Westminster (PA)* 14
  Westminster (PA) 9
  Linfield* 37
  Cal Lutheran 16
  Linfield* 20

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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