1982 NCAA Division II football season

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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

School 1981 Conference 1982 Conference
Alabama State D-II Independent SWAC (I-AA)
Central Florida D-III Independent D-II Independent

Conference standings

1982 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
SW Texas State $^ 7 0 0     14 0 0
East Texas State 4 3 0     6 4 0
Abilene Christian 4 3 0     6 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0     6 5 0
Angelo State 4 3 0     5 5 0
Texas A&I 2 5 0     5 6 0
Howard Payne 1 6 0     3 7 0
Sam Houston State 1 6 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1982 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
NE Missouri State $^ 5 0 0     9 2 0
Central Missouri State 3 2 0     7 3 0
Missouri-Rolla 3 2 0     8 3 0
SE Missouri State 3 2 0     5 5 1
NW Missouri State 0 4 1     2 7 1
Lincoln (MO) 0 4 1     1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant


Conference summaries

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Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale
Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State
Lone Star Conference – Southwest Texas State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northeast Missouri State
North Central Conference – North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic ConferenceUC 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

1982 NCAA Division II National
Football Championship playoffs
Teams 8
Finals Site Veterans Stadium
McAllen, TX
Champions Southwest Texas State (2nd title)
Runner-Up UC Davis (1st championship game)
Semifinalists Jacksonville State
North Dakota State

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
Northwest 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

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