1983 NAIA Division II football season
| 1983 NAIA Division II football season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1983 | ||
| Postseason | November–December 1983 | ||
| National Championship | Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA | ||
| Champions | Northwestern (IA) (2) | ||
NAIA Division II football season
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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.[1]
Northwestern (IA) defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973).
Conference champions
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Montana Tech | 6–0 |
| Heart of America | Baker | 7–0 |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay Wilmington (OH) |
6–1 |
| Kansas | Southwestern (KS) | 8–0–1 |
| Nebraska | Doane Nebraska Wesleyan |
4–1 |
| North Dakota | Valley City State Minot State |
3–1 |
| Northwest | Pacific Lutheran | 4–1 |
| South Dakota | Black Hills State | 5–0–2 |
| Texas | McMurry (TX) Sul Ross State |
4–2 |
| WSUC | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 7–1 |
Postseason
| Quarterfinals Campus sites | Semifinals Campus sites | Championship Tacoma, WA | ||||||||||||
| Baker (KS) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Westminster (PA) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Westminster (PA) | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Findlay* | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran* | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Wilmington (OH) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| William Jewell* | 51 | |||||||||||||
| William Jewell* | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA) | 30 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's (MN) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern (IA)* | 17 | |||||||||||||
See also
- 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
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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