1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

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1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
I-AA National Championship Game
Pioneer Bowl
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
(12–0)(12–1)
Ohio Valley Independent
1714
Head coach: 
Roy Kidd 		Head coach: 
Tubby Raymond
NCAA Seed
11
NCAA Seed
33
1234Total
Eastern Kentucky0107017
Delaware0001414
DateDecember 18, 1982
Season 1982
Stadium Memorial Stadium
Location Wichita Falls, Texas
Attendance11,257 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network CBS Sports
Announcers Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), Steve Davis (color) [2]
NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
 < 1981 1983 > 

The 1982 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens. The game was played on December 18, 1982, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The culminating game of the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Eastern Kentucky, 17–14. [3]

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The game was also known as the Pioneer Bowl, [4] a name that had been used starting in 1971 for various NCAA playoff games held in Wichita Falls. The Colonels, making their fourth consecutive appearance in the I-AA championship game, became the first program to capture two I-AA titles, having previously won in 1979.

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1982 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 12-team bracket. [5]

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Eastern Kentucky finished their regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record (7–0 in conference). [6] Ranked first in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll [7] and seeded first in the tournament, the Colonels received a first-round bye then defeated Idaho and fourth-seed Tennessee State to reach the final. This was the fourth appearance for Eastern Kentucky in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1979 and having lost in 1980 and 1981.

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

Delaware finished their regular season with a 10–1 record; its only loss was an away game at Temple. [8] Ranked third in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll [7] and seeded third in the tournament, the Fightin' Blue Hens received a first-round bye then defeated Colgate and second-seed Louisiana Tech to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Delaware in a Division I-AA championship game, though the team had recently been the 1979 Division II champion before moving up to Division I-AA in 1980.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP EKUDEL
29:40EKUDelaware FG attempt blocked by Gus Parks, Richard Bell returned 77 yards for touchdown, Jamie Lovett kick good70
23:1033EKU37-yard field goal by Lovett100
313:28421EKUNick Yeast 1-yard touchdown run, Lovett kick good170
49:35120DELMark Steimer 20-yard touchdown reception from Kelvin Phelan, 2-point run by Rick Titus failed†176
45:38355DELTim Sager 5-yard touchdown reception from Rick Scully, 2-point pass good (Steimer from Scully)1714
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1714

† Delaware's attempt to kick the extra point was blocked, but Eastern Kentucky was ruled offside on the play. Delaware then attempted a two-point conversion, with the ball being snapped 1+1⁄2 yards from the end zone.
[1] [9] [10]

Game statistics

1234Total
Colonels0107017
Fightin' Blue Hens0001414
Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd in 2011 Roy kidd.jpg
Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd in 2011
StatisticsEKUDEL
First downs1318
Plays–yards63–27073–351
Rushes–yards50–20941–160
Passing yards61191
Passing: comp–att–int6–13–113–32–0
Time of possession31:4128:19
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern KentuckyPassing Tuck Woolum 6–13, 61 yds, 1 INT
RushingTerrence Thompson24 car, 112 yds
Receiving Steve Bird 3 rec, 28 yds
DelawarePassingRick Scully12–31, 171 yds, 1 TD
RushingCliff Clement7 car, 42 yds
ReceivingCliff Clement5 rec, 60 yds

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  2. ↑ "Hens bid for first I-AA football title". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. December 18, 1982. p. A1. Retrieved May 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky vs. Delaware". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. December 18, 1982. p. B 11. Retrieved May 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Blue Hens Get Berth; Earn Opening Bye". The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland. AP. November 22, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved February 6, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1982 Schedule". cfbinfo.com. Retrieved May 9, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. 1 2 "Div. I-AA TOP 20". Tallahassee Democrat . Tallahassee, Florida. AP. November 25, 1982. p. 2B. Retrieved May 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ Sutton, Stan (December 19, 1982). "Title was no easy Kidd's stuff". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. p. A 20. Retrieved May 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "EKU 17, Delaware 14". The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware. December 19, 1982. p. D10. Retrieved May 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.

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