1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Lasko (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Illinois State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
West Texas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
Drake 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 9–3 overall and 4–1 in MVC play to place second. They were invited to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Middle Tennessee State, in the quarterfinal by a score of 42–41 in triple overtime. This was Sycamores' second straight appearance in the playoffs and their last until 2014. The roster included cornerback Wayne Davis and safety Vencie Glenn, who both went on to careers in the National Football League (NFL). Future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver. Quarterback Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Wayne State (MI) *
W 42–67,881 [1]
September 8 Eastern Illinois *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–179,125 [2]
September 22at Illinois State No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
SportsTime cableW 19–710,213 [3]
September 29 Central Missouri State *No. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–39,194 [4]
October 6vs. Ball State *No. 1
W 34–620,242 [5]
October 13at Louisville [n 1] No. 1
W 44–2125,051 [7]
October 20 Drake Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 17–310,170 [8]
October 27at Southern Illinois No. 1
W 27–108,033 [9]
November 3 UCF *No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 38–08,367 [10]
November 10 Tulsa No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 17–2412,392 [11]
November 17at Western Illinois *No. 3
L 2–227,732 [12]
December 1No. 7 Middle Tennessee State *No. 5
L 41–42 3OT6,225 [13]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Notes

  1. ↑ Designated conference game [6]

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