1984 Arkansas State Indians football team
American college football season
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The 1984 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians compiled an overall record of 8–4–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. Arkansas State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Chattanooga in the first round and lost to Montana State in the quarterfinals.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record8–4–1 (4–1–1 Southland)
Headcoach
- Larry Lacewell (6th season)
| 1984 Arkansas State Indians football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 14–31 vs. Montana State | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
| Record | 8–4–1 (4–1–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Indian Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Memphis State* | L 2–17 | 38,106 | [1] | ||
| September 8 | at Chattanooga* | W 16–0 | 8,882 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | Tennessee–Martin* | W 72–14 | [3] | |||
| September 22 | at Southern Illinois* | No. 17 | W 19–0 | 7,200 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Texas A&M* | No. 9 | L 21–22 | 45,282 | [5] | |
| October 6 | North Texas State | No. T–13 |
| W 14–9 | 10,108 | [6] |
| October 13 | at Louisiana Tech | No. 9 | L 10–20 | 15,200 | [7] | |
| October 20 | No. 7 McNeese State |
| T 16–16 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | at No. 17 UT Arlington | No. 20 | W 51–21 | 8,276 | [9] | |
| November 10 | Lamar | No. 14 |
| W 37–13 | 10,127 | [10] |
| November 17 | Northeast Louisiana | No. 12 |
| W 38–14 | [11] | |
| November 24 | No. 17 Chattanooga* | No. 10 |
| W 37–10 | 10,872 | [12] |
| December 1 | at No. 2 Montana State* | No. 10 |
| L 14–31 | 12,037 | [13] |
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