The 1982 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1982, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 11, 1982, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl.

Southwest Texas State defeated UC Davis in the championship game, 34–9, to win their second overall and second consecutive Division II national title.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School1981 Conference1982 Conference
Alabama StateIndependentSWAC (I-AA)
Cal PolyCCAAWestern
Cal Poly PomonaCCAAWestern
Cal State NorthridgeCCAAWestern
Central FloridaD-III IndependentD-II Independent
Mankato StateIndependentNorth Central
Portland StateIndependentWestern
Santa ClaraIndependentWestern
St. Cloud StateIndependentNorth Central
West ChesterIndependentPSAC
Valdosta StateNew programGulf South

Conference standings

1981 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Northern Division
No. 8 Virginia Union xy$^6–1–08–3–0
Hampton5–2–08–2–0
Norfolk State5–2–06–4–0
Elizabeth City State3–4–05–5–0
Virginia State2–5–02–8–0
Saint Paul's (VA)0–7–02–8–0
Southern Division
North Carolina Central xy6–1–07–4–0
Johnson C. Smith6–1–07–3–0
Livingstone3–4–05–5–0
Fayetteville State2–5–02–8–0
Winston-Salem State2–5–02–8–0
Bowie State1–6–02–8–0
Championship: Virginia Union 33, North Carolina Central 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 1 Hillsdale $^6–0–012–1–0
Grand Valley State5–1–07–3–0
Northwood4–2–06–4–0
Wayne State (MI)2–4–03–7–0
Ferris State2–4–02–6–0
Michigan Tech1–5–01–8–0
Saginaw Valley State1–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jacksonville State $^7–0–010–2–0
Mississippi College6–1–08–3–0
North Alabama4–3–07–3–0
Delta State3–4–06–4–0
Livingston3–4–06–4–0
Valdosta State2–4–06–5–1
Troy State2–5–02–8–0
Tennessee–Martin0–6–05–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
Conf.Overall
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Ashland $6–1–08–2–0
Butler5–2–07–3–0
Evansville5–2–06–4–0
Franklin (IN)5–2–06–4–0
Indiana Central3–4–04–6–0
Saint Joseph's (IN)2–5–04–6–0
Valparaiso1–6–03–7–0
Georgetown (KY)1–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Southwest Texas State $^7–0–014–0–0
Angelo State4–3–07–3–0
East Texas State4–3–06–4–0
Abilene Christian4–3–06–4–0
Stephen F. Austin4–3–06–5–0
Texas A&I2–5–05–6–0
Howard Payne1–6–03–7–0
Sam Houston State1–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
NE Missouri State $^5–0–09–2–0
Central Missouri State3–2–07–3–0
Missouri-Rolla3–2–08–3–0
SE Missouri State3–2–05–5–1
NW Missouri State0–4–12–7–1
Lincoln (MO)0–4–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1982 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 North Dakota State $^7–0–012–1–0
North Dakota5–2–07–3–0
South Dakota *4–2–16–5–0
Northern Colorado4–3–05–3–1
Nebraska–Omaha3–4–06–5–0
South Dakota State *2–4–14–6–0
Augustana (SD)2–5–04–7–0
Morningside0–7–02–9–0
St. Cloud State †0–0–04–5–0
Mankato State †0–0–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
    † – ineligible for the conference title
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^5–0–012–1–0
Sacramento State3–2–08–3–0
Cal State Hayward3–2–04–5–1
San Francisco State2–3–04–6–0
Chico State1–4–05–5–0
Humboldt State1–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Moorhead State $^5–0–17–2–1
Minnesota Duluth5–1–07–2–0
Minnesota Morris3–2–14–4–2
Northern State2–4–03–6–0
Southwest State (MN)2–4–02–7–0
Bemidji State2–4–02–8–0
Winona State1–5–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1982 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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East Division
No. 10 East Stroudsburg xy$6–0–09–2–0
West Chester4–1–06–4–0
Millersville4–2–05–4–0
Kutztown2–4–04–6–0
Mansfield1–3–13–6–1
Bloomsburg1–4–11–7–1
Cheyney1–5–02–6–0
West Division
Edinboro xy5–1–09–1–0
Slippery Rock4–2–07–3–0
Shippensburg4–2–07–3–0
Clarion3–3–07–3–0
IUP3–3–04–6–0
Lock Haven1–5–05–5–0
California (PA)1–5–01–9–0
Championship: East Stroudsburg 24, Edinboro 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • California forfeited three wins, including conference wins over IUP and Lock Haven, and a non-conference tie with Mansfield.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $4–0–06–5–0
Santa Clara3–1–07–4–0
Cal State Northridge2–2–04–7–0
Cal Poly Pomona1–3–01–10–0
Portland State0–4–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1982 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Division II
No. 7 Fort Valley State x^6–0–010–2–0
Alabama A&M4–2–06–4–1
Morris Brown4–2–07–4–0
Tuskegee5–3–06–4–0
Morehouse5–4–05–5–0
Savannah State3–4–04–6–0
Clark1–6–01–8–0
Albany State1–5–01–9–0
Division III
Lane x3–0–06–2–1
Knoxville3–2–04–5–0
Fisk0–4–01–7–0
Miles1–5–01–9–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from 1982 NCAA Division II football rankings
1982 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southern Connecticut State – 9–1–0
Eastern Washington – 8–2–0
Saint Mary's – 7–2–1
No. 6 Northern Michigan ^ – 8–3–0
Puget Sound – 7–3–0
Central State (OH) – 7–4–0
Liberty – 7–4–0
Towson State – 7–4–0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff – 5–5–1
American International – 4–6–0
New Haven – 4–6–0
Morgan State – 4–7–0
Springfield – 3–7–0
C.W. Post – 3–7–0
Kentucky State – 2–9–0
Sonoma State – 2–9–0
Central Connecticut – 1–7–1
UCF – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale
Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State
Heartland Collegiate Conference – Ashland
Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State
North Central Conference – North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – East Stroudsburg
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State

Postseason

The 1982 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 10th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the second time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
McAllen, TX
         
Southwest Texas State 27
Fort Valley State 6
Southwest Texas State 19
Jacksonville State 14
Jacksonville State 34
Northeast Missouri State 21
Southwest Texas State 34
UC Davis 9
North Dakota State 21
Virginia Union 20
North Dakota State 14
UC Davis 19
UC Davis 42
Northern Michigan 21

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1982 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_II_football_season