1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). 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.
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 41–423OTvs. Middle Tennessee State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1984 record | 9–3 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jerry Boyce (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Lasko (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Indiana State ^ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | Wayne State (MI)* | W 42–6 | 7,881 | |||
| September 8 | Eastern Illinois* |
| W 24–17 | 9,125 | ||
| September 22 | at Illinois State | No. 3 |
| SportsTime cable | W 19–7 | 10,213 |
| September 29 | Central Missouri State* | No. 2 |
| W 27–3 | 9,194 | |
| October 6 | vs. Ball State* | No. 1 | W 34–6 | 20,242 | ||
| October 13 | at Louisville* | No. 1 | W 44–21 | 25,051 | ||
| October 20 | Drake | No. 1 |
| W 17–3 | 10,170 | |
| October 27 | at Southern Illinois | No. 1 |
| W 27–10 | 8,033 | |
| November 3 | UCF* | No. 1 |
| W 38–0 | 8,367 | |
| November 10 | Tulsa | No. 1 |
| L 17–24 | 12,392 | |
| November 17 | Western Illinois* | No. 18 | L 2–22 | 7,732 | ||
| December 1 | Middle Tennessee State* | No. 5 |
| L 41–42 | 6,225 | |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| Sports Network | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||||||
