1982–83 NCAA football bowl games

1982–83 NCAA football bowl games
Season1982
Number of bowls16
All-star games2
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 1982 –
January 1, 1983
ChampionsPenn State Nittany Lions
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Number of teams
in final AP poll
SEC 7 2–5 (0.286) 3
Big Ten 5 3–2 (0.600) 1
Independent 5 2–3 (0.400) 4
Big 8 3 1–2 (0.333) 2
Pac-10 3 3–0 (1.000) 4
SWC 3 2–1 (0.667) 3
ACC 2 1–1 (0.500) 3
WAC 2 1–1 (0.500) 0
MAC^ 1 0–1 (0.000) 0
PCAA 1 1–0 (1.000) 0
Note: ^The Mac was FCS this year.

The 1982–83 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 1, 1983. The Aloha Bowl was introduced this year. The California Bowl this year was the only bowl game between a FCS team and a FBS team ever.

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