1983 NAIA Division II football season Regular season August–November 1983 Postseason November–December 1983 National Championship Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA Champions Northwestern (IA) (2)
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.
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]
Northwestern (IA) defeated Pacific Lutheran in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973 ).
Conference standings [ ]
1983 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baker $^
7
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
William Jewell ^
5
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Missouri Valley
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Graceland
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
MidAmerica Nazarene
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Tarkio
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Central Methodist
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Culver–Stockton
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Findlay +^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Wilmington (OH) +^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Anderson (IN)
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Earlham
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Hanover
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Defiance
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Manchester (IN)
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Bluffton
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Pacific Lutheran $^
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Linfield
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Whitworth
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Lewis & Clark
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Pacific (OR)
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Willamette
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1983 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) ^
–
14
–
0
–
0
Westminster (PA) ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
7
–
3
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Cal Lutheran
–
4
–
6
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
3
–
7
–
0
Evangel
–
2
–
8
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
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
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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