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 on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon .[1]
Linfield defeated Northwestern (IA) , 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] Oregon and Washington would join the new, football-only Columbia Football League 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 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Baker $^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
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
1984 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Findlay $^
6
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hanover ^
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
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
1984 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
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
1984 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Bethel (KS) $^
9
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
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
1984 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Sioux Falls +
5
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Black Hills State +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
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
1984 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) ^
–
11
–
2
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
9
–
2
–
0
St. Ambrose ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Westminster (PA)
–
5
–
2
–
1
Texas Lutheran
–
5
–
3
–
1
Benedictine (KS)
–
6
–
4
–
0
Evangel
–
5
–
4
–
0
Cal Lutheran
–
5
–
4
–
1
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ] 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) 17
See also [ ] References [ ]
Seasons
Championships
Division I
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