| Season: | 1982 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 16 |
| All Star Games: | 2 |
| Bowl Start: | December 17, 1982 |
| Bowl End: | January 1, 1983 |
| Champions: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Conference1: | SEC |
| Conference1 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 5 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference2: | Big Ten |
| Conference2 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference3: | Independent |
| Conference3 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference4: | Big 8 |
| Conference4 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference5: | Pac-10 |
| Conference5 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference6: | SWC |
| Conference6 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference7: | ACC |
| Conference7 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference8: | WAC |
| Conference8 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference9: | MAC |
| Conference9 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference10: | PCAA |
| Conference10 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 0 |
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.