1983 NAIA Division II football season

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.

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 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 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana Tech $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Western Montana 3 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Carroll (MT) 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Rocky Mountain 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southwestern (KS) $ 8 – 0 – 1     8 – 2 – 1 Bethany (KS) 7 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Sterling 6 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Bethel (KS) 6 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 St. Mary of the Plains 4 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Ottawa 3 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 McPherson 2 – 6 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Tabor 2 – 6 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Friends 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1983 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Nebraska Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Doane + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Concordia (NE) 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Midland 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Hastings 1 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Dana 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1983 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Minot State + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Valley City State + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Jamestown 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Mayville State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Bismarck JC 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 North Dakota Science 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
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 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Black Hills State $ 5 – 0 – 2     5 – 2 – 2 Dakota State 5 – 1 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 South Dakota Tech 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Yankton 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 2 Sioux Falls 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Huron 1 – 4 – 2     1 – 7 – 2 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 South Dakota–Springfield 0 – 6 – 1     1 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1983 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T McMurry + 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Sul Ross + 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Austin 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Tarleton State 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
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 State	4–2
WSUC	Wisconsin–Eau Claire	7–1

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
		Saint John's (MN)	10
		Northwestern (IA)*	17

See also

• 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1983 NCAA Division II football season
• 1983 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.