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
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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
See also: List of NAIA football seasons
| 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
- 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
- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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