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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonNovember–December 1983
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsNorthwestern (IA)
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1983 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1983
PostseasonNovember–December 1983
National ChampionshipLincoln Bowl
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsNorthwestern (IA)
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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]

The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the Pacific Lutheran Lutes in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973).

Conference standings

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1983 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Montana Tech $6–0–07–3–0
Western Montana3–3–03–7–0
Carroll (MT)2–4–02–7–0
Rocky Mountain1–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Baker $^7–0–010–1–0
No. 7 William Jewell ^5–1–19–2–1
No. 13 Missouri Valley5–1–17–2–1
Graceland4–3–07–3–0
MidAmerica Nazarene3–4–05–5–0
Tarkio2–5–03–7–0
Central Methodist1–6–01–9–0
Culver–Stockton0–7–01–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Findlay +^6–1–08–2–0
No. 3 Wilmington (OH) +^6–1–08–2–0
No. 18 Anderson (IN)5–2–06–3–0
Earlham4–3–06–3–0
Hanover3–4–05–4–0
Defiance3–4–05–4–0
Manchester (IN)1–6–02–7–0
Bluffton0–7–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwestern (KS) $8–0–18–2–1
No. 10 Bethany (KS)7–2–08–2–0
No. 19 Sterling6–2–16–2–1
Bethel (KS)6–3–06–3–0
St. Mary of the Plains4–5–04–6–0
Kansas Wesleyan3–6–03–7–0
Ottawa3–6–03–7–0
McPherson2–6–12–6–1
Tabor2–6–12–6–1
Friends2–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 St. Thomas (MN) $^9–0–09–2–0
Saint John's (MN)7–2–07–4–0
Hamline6–3–06–4–0
Gustavus Adolphus5–4–06–4–0
Macalester5–4–06–4–0
Concordia–Moorhead4–5–05–6–0
Augsburg3–6–04–7–0
St. Olaf3–6–03–7–0
Bethel (MN)2–7–02–8–0
Carleton1–8–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska Wesleyan +4–1–07–3–0
Doane +4–1–07–3–0
Concordia (NE)3–2–07–3–0
No. 17 Midland3–2–06–3–0
Hastings1–4–05–5–0
Dana0–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Minot State +5–1–07–2–0
Valley City State +5–1–06–3–0
No. 20 Dickinson State4–2–07–2–0
Jamestown4–2–07–2–0
Mayville State2–4–04–5–0
Bismarck JC1–5–03–5–0
North Dakota Science0–6–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Pacific Lutheran $^4–1–09–3–0
No. 14 Linfield3–1–16–2–1
Whitworth3–1–15–3–1
Lewis & Clark2–3–04–5–0
Pacific (OR)1–4–04–5–0
Willamette1–4–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1983 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Black Hills State $5–0–25–2–2
Dakota State5–1–15–4–1
South Dakota Tech5–2–05–4–0
Yankton4–2–15–3–2
Sioux Falls3–3–15–4–1
Huron1–4–21–7–2
Dakota Wesleyan1–6–01–9–0
South Dakota–Springfield0–6–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1983 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McMurry +4–2–06–3–0
Sul Ross +4–2–05–3–0
Austin3–3–06–4–0
Tarleton State1–5–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1983 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Northwestern (IA) ^ – 14–0–0
No. 5 Westminster (PA) ^ – 9–2–0
No. 12 Loras – 8–2–1
No. 16 Iowa Wesleyan – 7–2–1
Texas Lutheran – 7–3–0
Azusa Pacific – 6–3–0
Waynesburg – 6–3–1
Benedictine (KS) – 6–4–0
Geneva – 5–4–0
Peru State – 4–5–0
Cal Lutheran – 4–6–0
Chadron State – 4–6–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 3–7–0
Westmar – 2–7–1
Evangel – 2–8–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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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		 5–1
Northwest Pacific Lutheran 4–1
South Dakota Black Hills State 5–0–2
Texas McMurry (TX)
Sul Ross		 4–2
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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. Thomas (MN) 10
Northwestern (IA)* 17

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