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1983 NCAA Division II football season
| 1983 NCAA Division II football season |
|---|
| August – November 1983 |
| December 1983 |
| Palm BowlVeterans StadiumMcAllen, TX |
| North Dakota State |
The 1983 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 1983, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1983, 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. The North Dakota State Bison defeated the Central State (Ohio), 41–21, to win their first Division II national title.
| School | 1982 Conference | 1983 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Independent (D-II) | Independent (NAIA D-I) |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Western | Dropped Program |
| Georgetown (KY) | Heartland | Independent (NAIA D-I) |
| Fisk | SIAC | CAC (D-III) |
| Puget Sound | Independent | Evergreen (NAIA D-I) |
| Sonoma State | Independent (D-II) | NCAC |
| West Georgia | D-III Independent | Gulf South |
| Conference Champions |
|---|
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Virginia Union |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State |
| Gulf South Conference – North Alabama |
| Heartland Collegiate Conference – Butler |
| Lone Star Conference – East Texas State and Southwest Texas State |
| Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State and Missouri–Rolla |
| North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota State |
| Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis |
| Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Winona State |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa |
| South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Fort Valley State |
| 1983 NCAA Division II Football Championship |
|---|
| 8 |
| Veterans StadiumMcAllen, TX |
| North Dakota State(1st title, 2nd title game) |
| Central State (OH)(1st title game) |
| UC DavisNorth Alabama |
| Don Morton1st championship |
The 1983 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 11th 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 third consecutive time.
- 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1983 NCAA Division III football season
- 1983 NAIA Division I football season
- 1983 NAIA Division II football season
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