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1982 NCAA Division III football season - Wikipedia

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1982 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season

August – November 1982

Playoffs

November – December 1982

National
championship

Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL

Champion

West Georgia

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The 1982 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1982, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1982 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama.

The West Georgia Wolves won their first Division III championship, defeating the Augustana (IL) Vikings by a final score of 14−0.^[1]

Conference changes and new programs

New conference

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and its nine members all from Minnesota, became an NCAA Division III conference this season, transitioning from Division II of the NAIA after the end of the 1981 season.^[2]

Conference changes

School	1981 conference	1982 conference
Westfield State Owls	No program	NEFC

Conference standings

1982 College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Centre	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Principia	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Rose–Hulman	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Illinois College	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (IL) $^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
North Central (IL)	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Millikin	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Elmhurst	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Carthage	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Park	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Carroll (WI)	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1982 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. Lawrence $^	4	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Alfred	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Ithaca	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Hobart	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
RPI	0	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1982 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wartburg $^	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Central (IA)	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Luther	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dubuque	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Buena Vista	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Simpson (IA)	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Upper Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
William Penn	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1982 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. John's $	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Pace	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Marist	2	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Brooklyn	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Saint Peter's	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hope $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Adrian	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Kalamazoo	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Albion	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Alma	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Olivet	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern Division
Delaware Valley x	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lycoming x	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Juniata	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Upsala	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Albright	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wilkes	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Southern Division
Widener x^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore x	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Gettysburg	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Muhlenberg	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Ursinus	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Moravian	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Johns Hopkins	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lebanon Valley	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1982 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
Ripon xy$	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lawrence	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Beloit	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lake Forest	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
South Division
Cornell (IA) xy	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Carleton	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Coe	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Knox	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Grinnell	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Championship: Ripon 16, Cornell 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1982 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) $^	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 St. Thomas (MN)	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Concordia–Moorhead	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Hamline #	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Augsburg	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Bethel (MN)	1	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	1
Macalester	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
St. Olaf	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Carleton *	0	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant # – Hamline initially forfeited 5 conference wins—over Augsburg, St. Olaf, Macalester, Concordia–Moorhead, and Bethel (MN)—because a player was ruled ineligible under NAIA rules, but the player was later ruled eligible under MIAC code, and the wins were restored to Hamline. * – ineligible for conference title Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1982 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Plymouth State $	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Massachusetts Maritime	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Maine Maritime	6	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Bridgewater State	5	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Nichols	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Western New England	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Framingham State	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Connecticut State	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Westfield State	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Curry	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Montclair State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	2
Trenton State	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Ramapo	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Glassboro State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
William Paterson	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kean	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Jersey City State	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Moorhead State $^	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Minnesota Duluth	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Minnesota Morris	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Northern State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Southwest State (MN)	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bemidji State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Winona State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

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

1982 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Blue Division
Ohio Northern xy	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Wittenberg	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Otterbein	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Denison	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	2
Marietta	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
Red Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy$^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Mount Union	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Capital	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wooster	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Muskingum	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon			–			4	–	4	–	0
Oberlin			–			2	–	7	–	0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 24, Ohio Northern 0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1982 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hampden–Sydney $	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Randolph–Macon	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bridgewater	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Emory & Henry	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Maryville (TN)	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Catholic University *			–			5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title

1982 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hiram $	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Case Western Reserve	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
John Carroll	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bethany (WV)	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Allegheny	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Thiel	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1982 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
La Verne +	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Whittier +	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Occidental	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Redlands	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Pomona-Pitzer	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1982 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Wisconsin–La Crosse $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–River Falls	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Wisconsin–Stevens Point forfeited 3 games. Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1982 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
West Georgia ^		–		12	–	0	–	0
Wabash		–		10	–	0	–	0
Union (NY)		–		8	–	1	–	0
Wagner ^		–		8	–	1	–	1
DePauw		–		8	–	2	–	0
Frostburg State		–		6	–	2	–	2
Albany		–		6	–	3	–	0
Canisius		–		6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne		–		6	–	3	–	0
Millsaps		–		6	–	3	–	0
Iona		–		5	–	3	–	1
Dayton		–		6	–	4	–	0
Hofstra		–		6	–	4	–	0
Norwich		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colorado College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Salisbury State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo		–		5	–	5	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		4	–	5	–	0
San Diego		–		4	–	5	–	0
Buffalo State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	6	–	0
Georgetown		–		3	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert		–		3	–	7	–	0
Grove City		–		2	–	7	–	0
Fordham		–		2	–	8	–	0
Rochester (NY)		–		2	–	8	–	0
Brockport		–		1	–	8	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)		–		0	–	8	–	1

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Sewanee College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Independent College Athletic Conference – St. Lawrence Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley and Lycoming (North), Widener (South) Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Ripon Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Plymouth State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace (Red Division), Ohio Northern (Blue Division) Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney Presidents' Athletic Conference – Hiram Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Sul Ross Twin Rivers Conference – Concordia–St. Paul, Mount Senario, and Northwestern–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1982 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the tenth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the tenth consecutive year. Like the previous seven championships, eight teams competed in this edition.^[3]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL

Augustana (IL)	28

Baldwin Wallace	22
		Augustana (IL)	14

		St. Lawrence	0
St. Lawrence	43

Wagner	34
				Augustana (IL)	0

				West Georgia	14
Bishop	32

Wartburg	7
		Bishop	6

		West Georgia	27
West Georgia (3OT)	31

Widener	24

References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
^ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 21. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
^ "1982 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

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