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 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

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.