1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
- Jim Sweeney (7th season)
| 1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–5 (4–3 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 1984 season, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, UNLV's win in 1984 over Fresno State was forfeited, adjusting the Bulldogs' record to 7–5 overall and 4–3 in conference play, moving them into a tie for third place in the PCAA.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Arizona* | W 27–22 | 43,477 | [2] | |
| September 8 | at Boise State* | W 37–21 | 19,252 | [3] | |
| September 15 | Cal Poly* | W 14–0 | 30,991 | [4] | |
| September 22 | Long Beach State |
| W 20–17 | 31,162 | [5] |
| September 29 | New Mexico State |
| W 53–24 | 32,952 | [6] |
| October 6 | at Hawaii* | L 15–27 | 41,999 | [7] | |
| October 20 | Utah State |
| W 43–18 | 31,463 | [8] |
| October 27 | at San Jose State | L 17–18 | 17,047 | [9] | |
| November 3 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 17–20 | 12,121 | [10] | |
| November 10 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 6–24 | 24,684 | [11] |
| November 17 | Montana State* |
| L 31–35 | 24,088 | [12] |
| November 24 | at UNLV | W 13–27 (forfeit win) | 12,155 | [13][14] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.[18][19] The following finished their college career in 1984, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Tom Neville | Guard – Tackle | 1986 Green Bay Packers |