The 1983 NAIA Division I football season was the 28th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 14th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1983, at Ralph Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado on the campus of Mesa College—now known as Colorado Mesa University.
Carson–Newman defeated in the Champion Bowl, 36–28, to win their first NAIA national title.
Conference changes This is the final season that the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is officially recognized as an NAIA football conference.
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0Central StatesWashburn6–1EvergreenPuget Sound6–1NICWinona State5–1OklahomaNortheastern State4–0RMACMesa7–0–1South AtlanticCarson–Newman6–1WSUCWisconsin–Eau Claire7–1WVIACShepherd8–0
Postseason
See also 1983 NAIA Division II football season 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1983 NCAA Division II football season 1983 NCAA Division III football season
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