| 1982 NCAA Division I-AA season | |
|---|---|
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| Regular season | |
| Number of teams | 91 |
| Duration | August–November |
| Playoff | |
| Duration | November 27–December 18 |
| Championship date | December 18, 1982 |
| Championship site | Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Champion | Eastern Kentucky |
| NCAA Division I-AA football seasons | |
«1981 1983» | |
The 1982 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 1982 and concluded with the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1982, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Eastern Kentucky Colonels won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens in the Pioneer Bowl, 17−14.[1][2][3]
- ^ "1982 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Breaks seal Colonels' win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 19, 1982. p. 10F.
- ^ "E. Kentucky 17, Delaware 14". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). December 19, 1982. p. C14.