1983_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season

1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season


The 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1983, and concluded with the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 17, 1983, at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The Southern Illinois Salukis won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Western Carolina Catamounts by a score of 43−7.[1]

Quick Facts Regular season, Number of teams ...

Conference changes and new programs

  • The eight members of the Mid-American Conference temporarily relegated to Division I-AA for the 1982 season returned to Division I-A in 1983.
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Conference standings

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Conference champions

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Postseason

The top four teams were seeded, and received first-round byes.[2]

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

First Round
November 26
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
December 3
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 10
Campus sites
National Championship Game
December 17
Neutral Site
(1) Southern Illinois 23
Indiana State 16** Indiana State 7
Eastern Illinois 13 (1) Southern Illinois 23
Nevada 7
(4) North Texas State 17
Idaho State 20 Nevada 20*
Nevada 27 (1) Southern Illinois 43
Western Carolina 7
(2) Holy Cross 21
Western Carolina 24 Western Carolina 28
Colgate 23 Western Carolina 14
(3) Furman 7
(3) Furman 35
Eastern Kentucky 20 Boston University 16
Boston University 24

* indicates overtime period


References

  1. "1983 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. Sutton, Stan (November 21, 1983). "Eastern, minus a bye, to face Boston U. in playoff opener". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. D1. Retrieved May 8, 2019 via newspapers.com.

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