Idaho21
Montana7
November 27, 1982
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: December 18, 1982
Final site: Wichita Falls, TX
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Eastern Ill.16
Jackson St.13
November 27, 1982
(OT)
Winner advances →South Carolina St.17
Furman0
November 27, 1982
Winner advances →Colgate21
Boston U.7
November 27, 1982
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
Eastern Ky.38
Idaho30
December 4, 1982
Winner advances →Tennessee St.20
Eastern Ill.19
December 4, 1982
Tennessee St.’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Louisiana Tech38
South Carolina St.3
December 4, 1982
Winner advances →Delaware20
Colgate13
December 4, 1982
Winner advances →Semifinals
Eastern Ky.13
Tennessee St.7
December 11, 1982
Tennessee St.’s appearance or championship was vacated by the NCAA. On-field scores are retained; see the source footnote.
Winner advances →Delaware17
Louisiana Tech0
December 11, 1982
Winner advances →Championship
Eastern Ky.17
Delaware14
December 18, 1982
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
12 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1978.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
The NCAA records mark a vacated appearance or championship in this season. Consult the championship history footnote; on-field scores are preserved.