1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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Number of teams92
DurationAugust–November
DurationNovember 27–December 18
Championship dateDecember 18, 1982
1982 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams92
DurationAugust–November
Playoff
DurationNovember 27–December 18
Championship dateDecember 18, 1982
Championship siteMemorial Stadium
Wichita Falls, Texas
ChampionEastern Kentucky
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

The 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1982 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game in the Pioneer Bowl on December 18, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, 17−14.[1][2][3]

Upon the expiration of the four-year limit for compliance with Division I-A football criteria (set in January 1978), 41 NCAA Division I-A teams were reclassified from Division I-A to Division I-AA:[4]

  • Ivy League — all eight members. Yale met the requirements to stay in I-A, but voluntarily chose to downgrade to I-AA to remain with the rest of the Ivy League.
  • Southern Conference — all eight members
  • Southland Conference — five members. McNeese State and Southwestern Louisiana met the requirements to remain in I-A; McNeese State voluntarily chose to downgrade to I-AA to remain with the rest of the Southland, while Southwestern Louisiana remained in Division I-A as an Independent.
  • Missouri Valley Conference — five members, with New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State remaining in I-A but also remaining in the conference. This was the onset of a four-year period in which the MVC functioned as a hybrid I-A/I-AA conference.
  • Mid-American Conference — eight members, with only Central Michigan and Toledo maintaining I-A status. Several of the demoted schools appealed the demotion, with the result that all eight MAC members involuntarily reclassified to I-AA for 1982 were returned to I-A as of 1983.[5]
  • Independent Cincinnati was reclassified to I-AA along with the MAC schools but filed an injunction against the NCAA to postpone their demotion until after the 1982 season, and was successful in remaining in I-A.[6]

The successful appeals of Cincinnati (effective 1982) and the MAC schools (effective 1983) meant that 40 Division I-A members joined I-AA in 1982, of which 32 remained in 1983.

School1981 Conference1982 Conference
Alabama StateD-II IndependentIndependent (I-AA)
Appalachian StateSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
Arkansas StateSouthland (I-A)Southland (I-AA)
Ball StateMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
Bowling GreenMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
BrownIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
ChattanoogaSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
ColgateI-A IndependentI-AA Independent
ColumbiaIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
CornellIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
DartmouthIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
DrakeMissouri Valley (I-A)Missouri Valley (I-AA)
East Tennessee StateSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
Eastern MichiganMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
FurmanSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
HarvardIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
Holy CrossI-A IndependentI-AA Independent
Illinois StateMissouri Valley (I-A)Missouri Valley (I-AA)
Indiana StateMissouri Valley (I-A)Missouri Valley (I-AA)
Kent StateMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
LamarSouthland (I-A)Southland (I-AA)
Northeast LouisianaI-A IndependentSouthland (I-AA)
Louisiana TechSouthland (I-A)Southland (I-AA)
MarshallSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
McNeese StateSouthland (I-A)Southland (I-AA)
Miami (OH)MAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
North Texas StateI-A IndependentI-AA Independent
Northern IllinoisMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
OhioMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
PennIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
PrincetonIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)
RichmondI-A IndependentI-AA Independent
Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley (I-A)Missouri Valley (I-AA)
Texas–ArlingtonSouthland (I-A)Southland (I-AA)
The CitadelSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
VMISouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
West Texas StateMissouri Valley (I-A)Missouri Valley (I-AA)
Western CarolinaSouthern (I-A)Southern (I-AA)
Western KentuckyOhio ValleyI-AA Independent
Western MichiganMAC (I-A)MAC (I-AA)
William & MaryI-A IndependentI-AA Independent
YaleIvy (I-A)Ivy (I-AA)

Conference standings

1982 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Eastern Illinois +^2–0–111–1–1
Northern Iowa +2–0–14–6–1
Southwest Missouri State1–2–05–6–0
Western Illinois0–3–02–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Montana $^5–2–06–6–0
No. 11 Idaho ^5–2–09–4–0
Montana State5–2–06–5–0
No. 15 Boise State4–3–08–3–0
Nevada3–4–06–5–0
Northern Arizona3–4–04–7–0
Weber State2–5–04–7–0
Idaho State1–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1982 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard +5–2–07–3–0
Penn +5–2–07–3–0
Dartmouth +5–2–05–5–0
Princeton3–4–03–7–0
Yale3–4–04–6–0
Brown3–4–05–5–0
Cornell3–4–04–6–0
Columbia1–6–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $7–2–07–5–0
Western Michigan5–2–27–2–2
Miami (OH)5–3–07–4–0
Central Michigan5–3–16–4–1
Ohio5–4–06–5–0
Toledo5–4–06–5–0
Northern Illinois5–4–05–5–0
Ball State4–4–05–6–0
Eastern Michigan1–7–11–9–1
Kent State0–9–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.
1982 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 South Carolina State $^4–1–09–3–0
Florida A&M4–1–06–5–0
Bethune–Cookman3–2–05–5–0
Howard2–3–06–5–0
Delaware State2–3–04–7–0
North Carolina A&T0–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $6–0–010–1–0
Wichita State4–1–08–3–0
Southern Illinois4–1–06–5–0
Indiana State3–2–05–6–0
Drake2–4–04–7–0
New Mexico State1–4–03–8–0
West Texas State1–4–03–8–0
Illinois State0–5–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
1982 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^7–0–013–0–0
Akron5–2–06–5–0
Middle Tennessee4–3–08–3–0
Youngstown State4–3–06–5–0
Morehead State2–5–05–6–0
Murray State2–5–04–7–0
Austin Peay2–5–03–7–0
Tennessee Tech1–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Furman $^6–1–09–3–0
No. 17 Chattanooga5–1–07–4–0
Western Carolina4–2–06–5–0
The Citadel3–4–05–6–0
Appalachian State3–4–04–7–0
VMI2–3–05–6–0
East Tennessee State2–5–02–9–0
Marshall1–6–03–7–0
Davidson0–0–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^5–0–010–3–0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana4–1–08–3–0
Arkansas State2–3–05–6–0
McNeese State2–3–04–6–1
Lamar1–4–04–7–0
UT Arlington1–4–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Jackson State $^6–0–09–3–0
Southern5–1–08–3–0
No. 10 Grambling State4–2–08–3–0
Alcorn State3–3–05–6–0
Mississippi Valley State2–4–05–5–0
Texas Southern1–5–01–9–1
Prairie View A&M0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1982 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine +3–2–07–4–0
Boston University +^3–2–05–6–0
Connecticut +3–2–05–6–0
UMass +3–2–05–6–0
Rhode Island2–3–07–4–0
New Hampshire1–4–04–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Delaware ^ – 12–2–0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^ – 10–1–1
No. 13 Holy Cross – 8–3–0
James Madison – 8–3–0
No. 9 Colgate ^ – 8–4–0
No. 20 Lafayette – 7–3–0
Nicholls State – 7–4–0
No. 18 Northwestern State – 6–5–0
Western Kentucky – 5–5–0
Bucknell – 4–6–0
Lehigh – 4–6–0
Southeastern Louisiana – 4–7–0
Northeastern – 3–6–0
Alabama State – 2–6–1
William & Mary – 3–8–0
North Texas State – 2–9–0
Richmond – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

Conference champions

Postseason

References

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