American college football season
1984 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Duration November 24–December 15 Championship date December 15, 1984 Championship site Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, South Carolina Champion Montana State
The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1984, at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina . The Montana State Bobcats won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a score of 19−6.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Prior to the season, the Gulf Star Conference was formed by six I-AA Independent and Division II teams from Louisiana and Texas . The league would continue for three seasons before being absorbed by the Southland Conference in 1987.
Conference standings [ ]
1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 18 Northern Iowa +
2
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Eastern Illinois +
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Southwest Missouri State
1
–
1
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Western Illinois
0
–
2
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Montana State $^
6
–
1
–
0
12
–
2
–
0
Nevada
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Idaho
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Boise State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Idaho State
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Weber State
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Northern Arizona
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Montana
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1984 Gulf Star Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern State +
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Nicholls State +
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Sam Houston State
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Southwest Texas State
2
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Stephen F. Austin
1
–
3
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Southeastern Louisiana
0
–
4
–
1
2
–
8
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1984 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Penn $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Yale
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Harvard
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Brown
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Princeton
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Cornell
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Dartmouth
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Columbia
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1984 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethune–Cookman $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Delaware State
3
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
South Carolina State
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
North Carolina A&T
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Howard
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Morgan State
0
–
0
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion Morgan State games did not count as conference games.
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 ^
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Illinois State
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Wichita State
2
–
2
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Drake
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
West Texas State
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
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
1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^
5
–
2
–
0
11
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Murray State
5
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Youngstown State
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Austin Peay
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Akron
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Morehead State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Tennessee Tech
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
No. 14 Western Carolina
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
The Citadel
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 16 Furman
3
–
3
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
East Tennessee State
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Marshall
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Appalachian State
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
VMI
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Davidson
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southland Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
5
–
0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
4
–
1
Texas–Arlington
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 20 McNeese State
2
–
3
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
Lamar
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
North Texas State
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Grambling State
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Southern
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Jackson State
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
Texas Southern
2
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Alabama State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Prairie View A&M
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^
4
–
1
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
No. 4 Boston University +^
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 11 New Hampshire
3
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Maine
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Connecticut
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
UMass
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
Conference champions [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference champions
Big Sky Conference – Montana State
Ivy League – Penn
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman
Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky
Southern Conference – Chattanooga
Southland Conference – Louisiana Tech
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State
Yankee Conference – Boston University and Rhode Island
Postseason [ ]
The top four teams were seeded, and received first-round byes .[2] Undefeated Tennessee State was disqualified from the postseason due to the use of ineligible players.[3]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round November 24 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 1 Campus sites
Semifinals December 8 Campus sites
National Championship Game December 15 Neutral Site
Jackson, MS
Ruston, LA
(1) Alcorn State
21
Louisiana Tech
66
Murfreesboro, TN
Louisiana Tech
44
Mississippi Valley State
19
Louisiana Tech
21
Terre Haute, IN
Richmond, KY
Middle Tennessee
13
(4) Indiana State
41
Eastern Kentucky
10
Charleston, SC – Hagood Stadium
Middle Tennessee
42***
Middle Tennessee
27
Louisiana Tech
6
Kingston, RI
Richmond, VA
(3) Montana State
19
(2) Rhode Island
23
Richmond
35
Bozeman, MT
Richmond
17
Boston University
33
(2) Rhode Island
20
Bozeman, MT
Jonesboro, AR
(3) Montana State
32
(3) Montana State
31
Arkansas State
37
Arkansas State
14
Chattanooga
10
*indicates overtime period
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