1982 Central State Bronchos football team

1982 Central State Bronchos football
NAIA Division I champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2
Head coach
Home stadiumWantland Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Central State (OK) ^     10 2 0
No. 9 Wofford     8 3 0
No. 19 Liberty Baptist     7 4 0
Guilford     5 5 0
Cameron     4 5 0
Eastern New Mexico     4 6 0
Kentucky State     2 9 0
Langston     0 10 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1982 Central State Bronchos football team represented Central State University (OK) (now University of Central Oklahoma) during the 1982 NAIA Division I football season, and completed the 77th season of Broncho football. The Bronchos played their five home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Oklahoma, which has been Central's home stadium since 1965. The 1982 team came off a 6–3 record from the prior season. The 1982 team was headed by coach Gary Howard. The team finished the regular season with a 7–2 record and made the program's fourth appearance in the NAIA playoffs after a three-year absence. This time they won their second NAIA Football National Championship with a win over Mesa, 14–11.[1][2]

  1. ^ DeLassus, David (2015). "Central Oklahoma Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "NAIA Football Championship Records" (PDF). National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics. 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2015.