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1983 NAIA Division I football season

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1983 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1983
Postseason	December 3–17, 1983
National Championship	Ralph Stocker Stadium Grand Junction, CO
Champions	Carson–Newman
← 1982 NAIA Division I football season 1984 →

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.

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 StadiuminGrand Junction, Colorado on the campus of Mesa College—now known as 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[edit]

This is the final season that the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is officially recognized as an NAIA football conference.^[3]

Conference standings[edit]

1983 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.1Central Arkansas $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Arkansas Tech	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Southern Arkansas	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No.16Arkansas–Monticello	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ouachita Baptist	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Henderson State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Harding	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.9Washburn $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No.10Missouri Southern	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No.17Fort Hays State	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Pittsburg State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kearney State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Missouri Western	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Emporia State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (NE)	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Evergreen Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Puget Sound $	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Southern Oregon	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No.14Central Washington	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Simon Fraser	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Oregon	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Western Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Western Washington	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.7Saginaw Valley State $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No.8Hillsdale	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wayne State (MI)	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Northwood	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Grand Valley State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Michigan Tech	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ferris State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.20Winona State $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Moorhead State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota Duluth	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Minnesota Morris	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Northern State	1	–	3	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Southwest State (MN)	1	–	3	–	2	3	–	6	–	2
Bemidji State	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.4Northeastern State $^	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No.13East Central	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
NW Oklahoma State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
SW Oklahoma State	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
SE Oklahoma State	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.3Mesa $^	7	–	0	–	1	11	–	1	–	1
Southern Colorado	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Western New Mexico	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Southern Utah	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Adams State	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Fort Lewis	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Colorado Mines	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Western State (CO)	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
New Mexico Highlands	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

1983 South Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.12Carson–Newman $^	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Presbyterian	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
No.18Elon	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Gardner–Webb	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mars Hill	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Newberry	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Lenoir–Rhyne	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Catawba	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.5Shepherd $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Glenville State	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Concord	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
West Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
West Liberty State	3	–	3	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Fairmont State	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Salem	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West Virginia State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.11Wisconsin–Eau Claire $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–La Crosse ^	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin–River Falls	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin–Platteville	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1983 NAIA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.2Central State (OK) ^		–		8	–	1	–	1
No.6Eastern New Mexico ^		–		8	–	2	–	1
Guilford		–		5	–	4	–	1
Wofford		–		6	–	5	–	0
Langston		–		4	–	6	–	0
Cameron		–		3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		2	–	7	–	2
Liberty Baptist		–		2	–	9	–	0

^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions[edit]

Conference	Champion	Record
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

Postseason[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

^ "1983 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

^ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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