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The 1983 NAIA Division I football season was the 28th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 14th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1983
National ChampionshipRalph Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction, CO
ChampionsCarson–Newman
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1983 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1983
National ChampionshipRalph Stocker Stadium
Grand Junction, CO
ChampionsCarson–Newman
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The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1983, at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado on the campus of Mesa College—now known as Colorado Mesa University.[1]

Carson–Newman defeated Mesa in the Champion Bowl, 36–28, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference changes

Conference standings

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1983 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Central Arkansas $^6–0–011–1–0
Arkansas Tech4–1–14–5–1
Southern Arkansas4–2–05–5–0
No. 16 Arkansas–Monticello3–2–16–2–1
Ouachita Baptist1–4–12–7–1
Henderson State1–5–03–7–0
Harding0–5–13–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Washburn $6–1–08–2–0
No. 10 Missouri Southern5–2–09–2–0
No. 17 Fort Hays State4–3–08–3–0
Pittsburg State4–3–06–4–0
Kearney State4–3–05–5–0
Missouri Western3–4–05–6–0
Emporia State1–6–02–8–0
Wayne State (NE)1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Puget Sound $6–1–06–4–0
Southern Oregon5–2–09–2–0
No. 14 Central Washington5–2–08–2–0
Simon Fraser4–3–04–6–0
Eastern Oregon3–4–05–5–0
Oregon Tech2–5–04–6–0
Western Oregon2–5–03–7–0
Western Washington1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Saginaw Valley State $^6–0–09–3–0
No. 8 Hillsdale4–2–08–2–0
Wayne State (MI)4–2–07–3–0
Northwood3–3–04–4–0
Grand Valley State3–3–04–6–0
Michigan Tech1–5–03–7–0
Ferris State0–6–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Winona State $5–1–07–4–0
Moorhead State4–2–06–3–0
Minnesota Duluth4–2–06–4–0
Minnesota Morris2–3–14–4–2
Northern State1–3–24–4–2
Southwest State (MN)1–3–23–6–2
Bemidji State1–4–14–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northeastern State $^4–0–08–2–0
No. 13 East Central2–2–07–3–0
NW Oklahoma State2–2–04–6–0
SW Oklahoma State2–2–03–6–0
SE Oklahoma State0–4–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Mesa $^7–0–111–1–1
Southern Colorado6–1–16–3–1
Western New Mexico4–3–15–4–1
Southern Utah4–4–05–5–0
Adams State4–4–04–6–0
Fort Lewis4–4–04–6–0
Colorado Mines3–5–04–5–0
Western State (CO)2–5–12–6–1
New Mexico Highlands0–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1983 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Carson–Newman $^6–1–010–3–0
Presbyterian4–2–15–5–1
No. 18 Elon4–3–07–3–0
Gardner–Webb4–3–05–6–0
Mars Hill3–3–14–7–1
Newberry3–4–06–5–0
Lenoir–Rhyne2–5–04–6–0
Catawba0–7–00–9–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Shepherd $^8–0–09–2–0
Glenville State6–2–06–2–1
Concord5–3–05–5–0
West Virginia Tech4–3–15–4–1
West Liberty State3–3–24–4–2
Fairmont State2–5–12–7–1
Salem2–6–03–7–0
West Virginia State2–6–03–7–0
West Virginia Wesleyan2–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Wisconsin–Eau Claire $7–1–08–2–0
Wisconsin–La Crosse ^6–1–19–3–1
Wisconsin–River Falls6–2–08–2–0
Wisconsin–Whitewater6–2–06–5–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh3–4–15–4–1
Wisconsin–Platteville3–5–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point2–6–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stout2–6–02–9–0
Wisconsin–Superior0–8–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1983 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Central State (OK) ^ – 8–1–1
No. 6 Eastern New Mexico ^ – 8–2–1
Guilford – 5–4–1
Wofford – 6–5–0
Langston – 4–6–0
Cameron – 3–6–0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 2–7–1
Kentucky State – 2–7–2
Liberty Baptist – 2–9–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
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Conference champions

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Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0
Central States Washburn 6–1
Evergreen Puget Sound 6–1
NIC Winona State 5–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State 4–0
RMAC Mesa 7–0–1
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WSUC Wisconsin–Eau Claire 7–1
WVIAC Shepherd 8–0
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Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 3, 1983
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 10, 1983
Campus sites 		1983 Champion Bowl
December 17, 1983
Grand Junction, CO
         
Saginaw Valley State 14
Central State (OK)* 13
Saginaw Valley State 7
Carson–Newman* 41
Shepherd 21
Carson–Newman* 42
Carson–Newman 36
Mesa* 28
Northeastern State 7
Central Arkansas* 18
Central Arkansas 17
Mesa* 34
Eastern New Mexico 9
Mesa* 35

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