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.
The season was played from August to November 1982 and culminated in the 1982 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at 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 [ ]
1982 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
William Jewell $^
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Graceland
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Baker
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Missouri Valley
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
MidAmerica Nazarene
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Tarkio
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Central Methodist
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Culver–Stockton
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Findlay +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Wilmington (OH) +^
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Hanover
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Defiance
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Anderson (IN)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Taylor
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Bluffton
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Manchester (IN)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Earlham
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northeastern Illinois $
4
–
0
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Concordia (WI)
3
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
0
Concordia (IL)
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Lakeland
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Eureka
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
1982 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hamline #
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Augsburg
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Bethel (MN)
1
–
6
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Macalester
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
St. Olaf
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Carleton *
0
–
0
–
0
6
–
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
1982 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Linfield $^
5
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Whitworth
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (OR)
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Willamette
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1982 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) ^
–
12
–
1
–
0
Cal Lutheran ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Westminster (PA) ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
7
–
5
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
4
–
5
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
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
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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