1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Lasko (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1Wayne State (MI)*
W 42–67,881
September 8Eastern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–179,125
September 22at Illinois StateNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
SportsTime cableW 19–710,213
September 29Central Missouri State*No. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–39,194
October 6vs. Ball State*No. 1
W 34–620,242
October 13at Louisville[n 1]No. 1
W 44–2125,051
October 20DrakedaggerNo. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 17–310,170
October 27at Southern IllinoisNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–108,033
November 3UCF*No. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 38–08,367
November 10TulsaNo. 1
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 17–2412,392
November 17Western Illinois*No. 18
L 2–227,732
December 1Middle Tennessee State*No. 5
L 41–42 3OT6,225

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Coaches———RVRVRV11111111185

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Designated conference game[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Valley standings". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 18, 1984. p. C4. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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