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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonNovember–December 1982
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield
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1982 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1982
PostseasonNovember–December 1982
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield
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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 standings

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1982 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Carroll (MT) +4–2–05–5–0
Western Montana4–2–05–5–0
Montana Tech3–3–04–6–0
Rocky Mountain1–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 William Jewell $^6–1–010–2–0
No. 20 Graceland5–2–07–2–0
Baker5–2–07–3–0
Missouri Valley5–2–06–3–0
MidAmerica Nazarene3–4–05–5–0
Tarkio3–4–04–5–0
Central Methodist1–6–02–7–0
Culver–Stockton0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Findlay +7–1–08–1–0
No. 8 Wilmington (OH) +^7–1–08–2–0
No. 17 Hanover6–2–07–2–0
Defiance4–4–05–4–0
Anderson (IN)4–4–04–5–0
Taylor3–5–04–5–0
Bluffton3–5–03–6–0
Manchester (IN)2–6–02–7–0
Earlham0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northeastern Illinois $4–0–05–5–0
No. 19 Concordia (WI)3–1–07–2–0
Concordia (IL)2–2–04–4–0
Lakeland1–3–03–6–0
Eureka0–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (KS) +8–1–09–2–0
Kansas Wesleyan +8–1–08–2–0
Sterling7–2–07–2–0
Friends5–4–05–4–0
Bethany (KS)5–4–05–5–0
Ottawa4–5–04–6–0
Tabor4–5–04–6–0
Bethel (KS)3–6–03–6–0
St. Mary of the Plains1–8–01–9–0
McPherson0–9–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1982 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) $^8–0–09–1–0
No. 12 St. Thomas (MN)6–2–08–2–0
Gustavus Adolphus6–2–06–4–0
Concordia–Moorhead5–3–06–4–0
Hamline #5–3–06–4–0
Augsburg2–5–12–7–1
Bethel (MN)1–6–11–8–1
Macalester1–7–02–8–0
St. Olaf1–7–02–8–0
Carleton *0–0–06–2–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    # – Hamline initially forfeited 5 conference wins—over Augsburg, St. Olaf, Macalester, Concordia–Moorhead, and Bethel (MN)—because a player was ruled ineligible under NAIA rules, but the player was later ruled eligible under MIAC code, and the wins were restored to Hamline.
    * – ineligible for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Midland $4–1–05–4–0
Concordia (NE)3–2–07–3–0
Doane3–2–07–4–0
Hastings3–2–05–4–0
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–04–5–0
Dana0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Dickinson State +5–1–08–1–0
Valley City State +5–1–06–2–0
Jamestown4–2–06–3–0
Mayville State3–3–06–3–0
Minot State3–3–04–4–0
North Dakota Science1–5–03–5–1
Bismarck JC0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Linfield $^5–0–012–0–0
No. 13 Pacific Lutheran4–1–07–2–0
Whitworth3–2–05–4–0
Pacific (OR)2–3–02–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–4–02–7–0
Willamette0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 South Dakota Tech $7–0–07–2–0
No. 9 Sioux Falls6–1–09–1–0
Yankton5–2–08–2–0
Dakota State4–3–05–5–0
Huron3–4–05–5–0
Black Hills State2–5–02–7–0
Dakota Wesleyan1–6–01–9–0
South Dakota–Springfield0–7–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Sul Ross $^8–0–08–1–0
No. 15 Austin6–2–07–2–0
Tarleton State4–4–04–4–0
McMurry2–6–02–8–0
Lubbock Christian0–8–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1982 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Northwestern (IA) ^ – 12–1–0
No. 5 Cal Lutheran ^ – 9–2–0
No. 7 Westminster (PA) ^ – 9–2–0
No. 18 Chadron State – 6–2–0
Loras – 7–3–0
Azusa Pacific – 5–3–0
Benedictine (KS) – 6–4–0
No. 16 Oklahoma Panhandle State – 7–5–0
Waynesburg – 4–4–1
Geneva – 4–5–0
Texas Lutheran – 4–5–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 2–8–0
Simon Fraser – 2–8–0
Peru State – 1–8–0
Westmar – 0–9–1
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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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		 5–1
Pacific Northwest Linfield 5–0
South Dakota South Dakota Tech 7–0
Texas Sul Ross 8–0
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Postseason

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

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