American college football season
1984 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1984 Playoffs November – December 1984 Galbreath Field Kings Island , Mason, Ohio Champion Augustana (IL) (2)
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NCAA Division III football seasons
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The 1984 NCAA Division III football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , in December 1984 at Galbreath Field in Kings Island , Mason, Ohio . The Augustana (IL) Vikings won the second of their four consecutive Division III championships by defeating the Central (Iowa) Dutch by a final score of 21−12.[1]
Conference and program changes [ ]
Conference changes [ ]
The North Coast Athletic Conference began football play in 1984.
Program changes [ ]
Fisk University closed its football program.
After Southwestern University at Memphis changed its name to Rhodes College in 1984, the Southwestern Lynx became the Rhodes Lynx at the start of the 1984 season.
The Villanova University football program was officially reinstated with St. Lawrence University head coach Andy Talley hired to the same position, as a Division III program. The program simply practiced and redshirted the entire team in preparation for a 1985 launch as a limited-season team.
Conference standings [ ]
1984 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Swarthmore +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Gettysburg +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Muhlenberg
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Johns Hopkins
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Ursinus
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Western Maryland
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Dickinson
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1984 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Centre $
4
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Rose–Hulman
3
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Earlham
2
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Rhodes
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Sewanee
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1984 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Augustana (IL) $^
8
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
Millikin
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Elmhurst
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Carroll (WI)
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Carthage
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Central (IL)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Park
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1984 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $
3
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Alfred
2
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Hobart
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
RPI
1
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
St. Lawrence
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1984 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
7
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Wartburg
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Buena Vista
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Luther
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
William Penn
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Simpson
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upper Iowa
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1984 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hope $
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
Alma
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Albion
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Adrian
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Olivet
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1984 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Widener $
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Lycoming
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Moravian
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Susquehanna
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Delaware Valley
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Upsala
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Albright
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Juniata
2
–
5
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Wilkes
0
–
7
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
1984 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hamline $
8
–
0
–
1
9
–
0
–
1
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Saint John's (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
St. Olaf
4
–
3
–
2
5
–
3
–
2
Macalester
4
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
3
–
5
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Carleton
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Augsburg
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Bethel (MN)
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
1984 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Plymouth State $^
9
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Western Connecticut State
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Curry
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Massachusetts Maritime
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Westfield State
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Maine Maritime
3
–
5
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Bridgewater State
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Nichols
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Western New England
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Framingham State
1
–
7
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1984 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $
6
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Glassboro State
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kean
3
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Ramapo
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Jersey City State
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Trenton State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
William Paterson
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
1984 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Case Western Reserve $
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
0
–
0
Denison
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Kenyon
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Oberlin
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Allegheny
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Wooster
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1984 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baldwin–Wallace $
8
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Muskingum
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Mount Union
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wittenberg
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Capital
3
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Heidelberg
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Ohio Northern
2
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Otterbein
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Marietta
0
–
7
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
1984 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Randolph–Macon $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Hampden–Sydney
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Emory & Henry
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Washington and Lee
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Maryville (TN)
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Bridgewater
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1984 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Occidental $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Whittier
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
4
–
0
La Verne
2
–
1
–
2
6
–
3
–
0
Redlands
1
–
3
–
1
5
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Each team played two other conference members twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
1984 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Dayton ^
–
10
–
1
–
0
Hofstra
–
9
–
1
–
0
Mercyhurst
–
8
–
1
–
0
Norwich
–
9
–
2
–
0
Union (NY) ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Wabash
–
8
–
2
–
0
Salisbury State
–
6
–
3
–
0
Frostburg State
–
6
–
3
–
1
Buffalo
–
6
–
4
–
0
DePauw
–
6
–
4
–
0
Wagner
–
6
–
4
–
0
Buffalo State
–
5
–
4
–
0
Catholic University
–
5
–
4
–
0
Albany
–
5
–
5
–
0
Fordham
–
5
–
5
–
0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
–
4
–
5
–
0
Cortland
–
4
–
6
–
0
Duquesne
–
3
–
5
–
0
Iona
–
3
–
6
–
0
Canisius
–
2
–
8
–
0
San Diego
–
1
–
8
–
1
Georgetown
–
1
–
6
–
0
Saint Francis (PA)
–
1
–
7
–
0
Brockport
–
1
–
8
–
0
Colorado College
–
1
–
8
–
0
Rochester (NY)
–
1
–
8
–
0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Gettysburg and Swarthmore
College Athletic Conference – Centre
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell College
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hamline
New England Football Conference – Plymouth State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Case Western Reserve
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Austin
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ]
The 1984 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 12th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Galbreath Field at the College Football Hall of Fame in Kings Island , Mason, Ohio for the second consecutive time. This was the final tournament to feature eight teams before expanding to sixteen in 1985.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Galbreath Field Kings Island , Mason, OH
Union (NY)
26
Plymouth State
14
Union (NY)
6
Augustana (IL)
23
Augustana (IL)
14
Dayton
13
Augustana (IL)
21
Central (IA)
12
Washington & Jefferson
22
Randolph–Macon
21
Washington & Jefferson
0
Central (IA)
20
Central (IA)
23
Occidental
22
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