| Year: | 1983 |
| Regular Season: | August–November 1983 |
| Playoffs: | November–December 1983 |
| Championship: | Lincoln Bowl Tacoma, WA |
| Champions: | Northwestern (IA) |
The 1983 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1983 college football season in the United States and the 28th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 14th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1983 and culminated in the 1983 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Lincoln Bowl near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1]
The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated the in the championship game, 25–21, to win their second NAIA national title (and first since 1973).
| Conference | Champion | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Montana Tech | 6–0 | |
| Heart of America | Baker | 7–0 | |
| Hoosier-Buckeye | Findlay Wilmington (OH) | 6–1 | |
| Kansas | Southwestern (KS) | 8–0–1 | |
| Nebraska | Doane Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–1 | |
| North Dakota | Valley City State Minot State | 5–1 | |
| Northwest | Pacific Lutheran | 4–1 | |
| South Dakota | Black Hills State | 5–0–2 | |
| Texas | McMurry (TX) Sul Ross | 4–2 |