1984 NAIA Division II football season

1984 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1984
Postseason	November–December 1984
National Championship	Maxwell Field McMinnville, OR
Champions	Linfield (2)
←1983 NAIA Division II football season 1985→

The 1984 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1984 college football season in the United States and the 29th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 15th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1984 and culminated in the 1984 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. ^[1]

The Linfield Wildcats defeated the Northwestern Red Raiders, the defending national champions, in the championship game, 33–22, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference changes

Conference changes

• This was the final season of play for the Pacific Northwest Conference . ^[2] The PNC's five football-playing members from Oregon and Washington would join the new, football-only Columbia Football League while the conference itself would rebrand as the Northwest Conference. Under this new name, the league would later re-sponsor football in 1996 before transitioning to NCAA Division III in 1998.

Conference standings

1984 Frontier Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 13 Rocky Mountain $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Western Montana 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Carroll (MT) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Montana Tech 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Baker $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 19 William Jewell 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Missouri Valley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Graceland 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Culver–Stockton 1 – 6 – 0 0 – 2 – 8 Tarkio 1 – 6 – 0 0 – 2 – 8 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Findlay $^ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 No. 5 Hanover ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 No. 18 Wilmington (OH) 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Anderson (IN) 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 Manchester (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Defiance 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Bluffton 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northeastern Illinois $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Concordia (WI) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Concordia (IL) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Eureka 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1984 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Bethel (KS) $^ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 8 Southwestern (KS) ^ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Sterling 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bethany (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Ottawa 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Friends 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 St. Mary of the Plains 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Tabor 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 McPherson 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Doane + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Hastings + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Concordia (NE) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Dana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Midland 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1984 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Jamestown + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Valley City State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minot State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 NDSCS–Wahpeton 2 – 4 – 0  ? –  ? –  ? Mayville State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bismarck JC 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 Northwest Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Linfield $^ 4 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0 Pacific Lutheran 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Lewis & Clark 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Willamette 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 Pacific (OR) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Sioux Falls + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 17 Black Hills State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 14 South Dakota Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Yankton 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Huron 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Austin $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Tarleton State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 McMurry 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1984 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin–River Falls + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Wisconsin–La Crosse 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 11 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–Platteville 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll	1984 NAIA Division II independents football records v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Northwestern (IA) ^   –   11 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 6 St. Ambrose ^   –   9 – 2 – 0 No. 15 Iowa Wesleyan   –   8 – 3 – 0 Azusa Pacific   –   7 – 3 – 0 No. 20 Westminster (PA)   –   5 – 2 – 1 Texas Lutheran   –   5 – 3 – 1 Benedictine (KS)   –   6 – 4 – 0 Peru State   –   6 – 4 – 0 Evangel   –   5 – 4 – 0 Cal Lutheran   –   5 – 4 – 1 Loras   –   5 – 5 – 0 Geneva   –   3 – 6 – 0 Westmar   –   3 – 7 – 1 Chadron State   –   2 – 7 – 1 Waynesburg   –   2 – 8 – 0 ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant San Francisco State forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific. Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
Frontier	Rocky Mountain	6–0
Heart of America	Baker	6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye	Findlay	6–0
Kansas	Bethany	9–0
Nebraska	Doane Hastings	4–1
North Dakota	Jamestown Valley City State	5–1
Northwest	Linfield	4–0
South Dakota	Black Hills State Sioux Falls South Dakota Tech	5–1
Texas	Austin College	4–1–1
WSUC	Wisconsin–River Falls Wisconsin–Whitewater	7–1

Postseason

	Quarterfinals Campus sites					Semifinals Campus sites					Championship McMinnville, OR
		Saint Ambrose	0
		Linfield *	26
							Linfield*	55
							Hanover	14
		Hanover	18
		Findlay*	17
												Linfield*	33
												Northwestern (IA)	22
		Northwestern (IA)	19
		Baker	2
							Northwestern (IA)*	45
							Southwestern (KS)	23
		Bethel (KS)	14
		Southwestern (KS) * (OT)	17

See also

• 1984 NAIA Division I football season
• 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1984 NCAA Division II football season
• 1984 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
2. "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 20–23. Retrieved December 11, 2021.