1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1984 record6–5
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno (19th season)
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 83,770)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 South Carolina   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Florida State   –   –   7 – 3 – 2
Virginia Tech   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –   –   8 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Navy   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Louisville   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8RutgersNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 15–1284,409
September 15at No. 5 IowaNo. 12
W 20–1766,145
September 22No. 8 (I-AA) William & MaryNo. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 56–1884,704
September 29vs. No. 2 TexasNo. 4
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
ESPNL 3–2876,883
October 6MarylandNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 25–2485,486
October 13at AlabamaNo. 11
L 0–660,210
October 20SyracusedaggerNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–385,850
October 27at No. 18 West VirginiaNo. 19
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
ESPNL 14–1764,879
November 3No. 9 Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 37–3085,690
November 17at Notre Dame
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN
ESPNL 7–4459,075
November 24Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 11–3185,499
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 58 Nick Haden Sr
RB 29 Tony Mumford Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 95 Rogers Alexander Jr
LB 31 Shane Conlan So
LB 53 Don Graham So
S 22 Ray Isom So
LB 55 Tim Johnson So
DB 43 Mike Zordich Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Massimo Manca So
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Post season[]

NFL Draft[]

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
6th 6 146 – Detroit Lions
7th 24 192 Nick Haden Offensive guard Los Angeles Raiders
9th 22 246 – Los Angeles Raiders
12th 20 328 Running back New England Patriots

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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