1982–83 NCAA football bowl games
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.
Schedule
| Date | Game | Site | Matchup |
| Dec 11 | 1982 Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA | Wisconsin 14, Kansas State 10 |
| Dec 17 | 1982 Holiday Bowl | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA | Ohio State 47, BYU 17 |
| Dec 18 | 1982 Tangerine Bowl | Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL | Auburn 33, Boston College 26 |
| Dec 18 | 1982 California Bowl | Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA | Fresno State 29, Bowling Green 28 |
| Dec 18 | 1982 Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX | North Carolina 26, Texas 10 |
| Dec 25 | 1982 Aloha Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI | Washington 26, Maryland 20 |
| Dec 29 | 1982 Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN | Alabama 21, Illinois 15 |
| Dec 30 | 1982 Gator Bowl | Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL | Florida State 31, West Virginia 12 |
| Dec 31 | 1982 Hall of Fame Classic | Legion Field Birmingham, AL | Air Force 36, Vanderbilt 28 |
| Dec 31 | 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl | Astrodome Houston, TX | Arkansas 28, Florida 24 |
| Dec 31 | 1982 Peach Bowl | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA | Iowa 28, Tennessee 22 |
| Jan 1 | 1983 Fiesta Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ | Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21 |
| Jan 1 | 1983 Cotton Bowl | Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX | SMU 7, Pittsburgh 3 |
| Jan 1 | 1983 Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA | UCLA 24, Michigan 14 |
| Jan 1 | 1983 Orange Bowl | Orange Bowl Miami, FL | Nebraska 21, LSU 20 |
| Jan 1 | 1983 Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA | Penn State 27, Georgia 23 |