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

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

References

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