1982 NCAA Division III football season

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.

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
NCAA Division III football seasons

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

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.

Conference changes

School	1981 conference	1982 conference
Westfield State Owls	No program	NEFC

Conference standings

1982 College Athletic Conference football standings 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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

See also

• 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1982 NCAA Division II football season