Indiana St.16
Eastern Ill.13
November 27, 1983
(2 OT)
Winner advances →Division I Football Championship
Division I-AA · National playoff
Final: December 17, 1983
Final site: Charleston, SC
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Nevada27
Idaho St.20
November 27, 1983
Winner advances →Western Caro.24
Colgate23
November 27, 1983
Winner advances →Boston U.24
Eastern Ky.20
November 27, 1983
Winner advances →Quarterfinals
Southern Ill.23
Indiana St.7
December 3, 1983
Winner advances →Nevada20
North Texas17
December 3, 1983
(OT)
Winner advances →Western Caro.28
Holy Cross21
December 3, 1983
Winner advances →Furman35
Boston U.16
December 3, 1983
Winner advances →Semifinals
Southern Ill.23
Nevada7
December 10, 1983
Winner advances →Western Caro.14
Furman7
December 10, 1983
Winner advances →Championship
Southern Ill.43
Western Caro.7
December 17, 1983
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.