1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 41–423OTvs. Middle Tennessee State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Dennis Raetz (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Lasko (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 9–3 overall and 4–1 in MVC play to place second. They were invited to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Middle Tennessee State, in the quarterfinal by a score of 42–41 in triple overtime. This was Sycamores' second straight appearance in the playoffs and their last until 2014. The roster included cornerback Wayne Davis and safety Vencie Glenn, who both went on to careers in the National Football League (NFL). Future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver. Quarterback Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American.

Record9–3 (4–1 MVC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorPete Hoener (5th season)

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1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Indiana State ^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Indiana State's game against Louisville and West Texas State and Wichita State's games against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings. 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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Wayne State (MI)*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 42–6	7,881	^[1]
September 8	Eastern Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 24–17	9,125	^[2]
September 22	at Illinois State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	SportsTime cable	W 19–7	10,213	^[3]
September 29	Central Missouri State*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 27–3	9,194	^[4]
October 6	vs. Ball State*	No. 1	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)		W 34–6	20,242	^[5]
October 13	at Louisville^{[n 1]}	No. 1	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 44–21	25,051	^[7]
October 20	Drake	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 17–3	10,170	^[8]
October 27	at Southern Illinois	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 27–10	8,033	^[9]
November 3	UCF*	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 38–0	8,367	^[10]
November 10	Tulsa	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 17–24	12,392	^[11]
November 17	at Western Illinois*	No. 3	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 2–22	7,732	^[12]
December 1	No. 7 Middle Tennessee State*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		L 41–42 ^3OT	6,225	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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