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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonDecember 4–18, 1982
National ChampionshipWantland Stadium
Edmond, OK
ChampionsCentral State (OK) (2)
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1982 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonDecember 4–18, 1982
National ChampionshipWantland Stadium
Edmond, OK
ChampionsCentral State (OK) (2)
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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).[1]

Central State (OK) defeated Mesa in the Champion Bowl, 14–11, to win their second NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings

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1982 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Ouachita Baptist $^6–0–08–3–0
Central Arkansas3–1–24–2–3
Henderson State3–2–14–5–1
Southern Arkansas2–3–15–4–1
Arkansas–Monticello2–4–03–6–0
Arkansas Tech2–4–03–7–0
Harding1–5–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Pittsburg State +6–1–07–2–0
Kearney State +6–1–06–4–0
No. 16 Missouri Southern5–1–17–2–1
Fort Hays State4–2–16–3–1
Missouri Western3–4–05–5–0
Emporia State1–6–03–7–0
Wayne State (NE)1–6–02–8–0
Washburn1–6–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Central Washington +4–1–08–2–0
No. 14 Oregon Tech +4–1–07–2–0
Southern Oregon3–1–06–4–0
Eastern Oregon2–2–05–4–0
Western Oregon1–4–03–6–0
Western Washington0–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Hillsdale $^6–0–012–1–0
Grand Valley State5–1–07–3–0
Northwood4–2–06–4–0
Wayne State (MI)2–4–03–7–0
Ferris State2–4–02–6–0
Michigan Tech1–5–01–8–0
Saginaw Valley State1–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Moorhead State $^5–0–17–2–1
Minnesota Duluth5–1–07–2–0
Minnesota Morris3–2–14–4–2
Northern State2–4–03–6–0
Southwest State (MN)2–4–02–7–0
Bemidji State2–4–02–8–0
Winona State1–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northeastern State $^4–0–011–1–0
No. 18 SW Oklahoma State3–1–07–3–0
East Central2–2–05–5–0
SE Oklahoma State1–3–01–8–0
NW Oklahoma State0–4–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participantpoll=NAIA Division I poll
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Mesa $^7–0–111–1–1
No. 5 Southern Colorado ^7–1–09–2–0
Southern Utah5–1–26–2–2
Adams State3–3–23–4–2
Fort Lewis3–4–14–5–1
Western New Mexico2–5–14–5–1
Western State (CO)2–6–03–6–0
New Mexico Highlands1–6–12–7–1
Colorado Mines1–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Carson–Newman $^6–1–010–2–0
No. 15 Elon5–2–07–3–0
No. 17 Gardner–Webb5–2–07–3–0
Presbyterian4–2–15–5–1
Lenoir–Rhyne3–3–15–5–1
Newberry3–4–05–6–0
Mars Hill1–6–01–10–0
Catawba0–7–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Shepherd $7–1–07–2–1
No. 20 Concord6–2–06–3–0
Fairmont State6–2–06–3–0
West Virginia State5–3–05–4–0
West Virginia Wesleyan4–4–05–5–0
West Liberty State3–5–03–6–1
Glenville State2–5–13–6–1
West Virginia Tech1–5–25–4–1
Salem0–7–10–9–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Wisconsin–La Crosse $7–1–08–2–0
Wisconsin–River Falls6–2–07–2–1
Wisconsin–Eau Claire6–2–06–4–0
Wisconsin–Stout5–3–08–3–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater4–4–07–4–0
Wisconsin–Platteville3–5–05–5–0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point3–5–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh1–7–03–7–0
Wisconsin–Superior1–7–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Wisconsin–Stevens Point forfeited 3 games.
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Central State (OK) ^ – 10–2–0
No. 9 Wofford – 8–3–0
No. 19 Liberty Baptist – 7–4–0
Guilford – 5–5–0
Cameron – 4–5–0
Eastern New Mexico – 4–6–0
Kentucky State – 2–9–0
Langston – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Ouachita Baptist 6–0
Central States Pittsburg State
Kearney State		 6–1
Evergreen Central Washington
Oregon Tech		 4–1
NIC Moorhead State (MN) 5–0–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 4–0
RMAC Mesa 7–0–1
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC Shepherd 7–1
WSUC Wisconsin–La Crosse 7–1
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Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 4, 1982
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 11, 1982
Campus sites 		1982 Champion Bowl
December 18, 1982
Edmond, OK
         
Carson–Newman 12
Hillsdale* 20
Hillsdale 9
Mesa* 18
Moorhead State 20
Mesa* 43
Mesa State 11
Central State (OK) 14
Central State (OK) 61
Southern Colorado* 20
Central State (OK) 28
Northeastern State* 17
Ouachita Baptist 23
Northeastern State* 38

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