1984 NAIA Division II football season

The 1984 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1984 college football season in the United States and the 29th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 15th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1984 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1984
PostseasonNovember–December 1984
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield (2)

The season was played from August to November 1984 and culminated in the 1984 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.[1]

Linfield defeated Northwestern (IA), the defending national champions, in the championship game, 33–22, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference standings
1984 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rocky Mountain $ 6 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Western Montana 3 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Carroll (MT) 2 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
Montana Tech 0 –6 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1984 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Baker $^ 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
William Jewell 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Missouri Valley 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Graceland 5 –2 –0  5 –3 –1
MidAmerica Nazarene 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Central Methodist 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Culver–Stockton 1 –6 –0  0 –2 –8
Tarkio 1 –6 –0  0 –2 –8
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1984 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Findlay $^ 6 –0 –0  6 –4 –0
Hanover ^ 4 –1 –1  8 –2 –1
Wilmington (OH) 4 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Anderson (IN) 2 –3 –1  2 –5 –2
Manchester (IN) 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
Bluffton 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1984 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northeastern Illinois $ 3 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Concordia (WI) 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Lakeland 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Concordia (IL) 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Eureka 1 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1984 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bethel (KS) $^ 9 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Southwestern (KS) ^ 8 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Sterling 6 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Bethany (KS) 5 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Ottawa 5 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Friends 4 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
St. Mary of the Plains 4 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Tabor 3 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
McPherson 1 –8 –0  1 –8 –0
Kansas Wesleyan 0 –9 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1984 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Doane + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Hastings + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Concordia (NE) 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Dana 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Midland 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1984 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Jamestown + 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Valley City State + 5 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Minot State 4 –2 –0  6 –2 –1
Dickinson State 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
NDSCS–Wahpeton 2 –4 –0  ? –? –?
Mayville State 1 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Bismarck JC 0 –6 –0  1 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1984 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Linfield $^ 4 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
Pacific Lutheran 3 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Lewis & Clark 1 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Willamette 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –2
Pacific (OR) 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1984 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sioux Falls + 5 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Black Hills State + 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
South Dakota Tech + 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Yankton 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Dakota State 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Huron 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1984 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Austin $ 4 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
Tarleton State 4 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
McMurry 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Sul Ross 1 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1984 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northwestern (IA) ^   –    11 –2 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State   –    9 –2 –0
St. Ambrose ^   –    9 –2 –0
Westminster (PA)   –    5 –2 –1
Texas Lutheran   –    5 –3 –1
Benedictine (KS)   –    6 –4 –0
Evangel   –    5 –4 –0
Cal Lutheran   –    5 –4 –1
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Frontier Rocky Mountain 6–0
Heart of America Baker 6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay 6–0
Kansas Bethany 9–0
Nebraska Doane
Hastings		 4–1
North Dakota Jamestown
Valley City State		 5–1
Northwest Linfield 4–0
South Dakota Black Hills State
Sioux Falls
South Dakota Tech		 5–1
Texas Austin College 4–1–1
WSUC Wisconsin–River Falls
Wisconsin–Whitewater		 7–1

Postseason
Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McMinnville, OR
         
  Saint Ambrose 0
  Linfield* 26
  Linfield* 55
  Hanover 14
  Hanover 18
  Findlay* 17
  Linfield* 33
  Northwestern (IA) 22
  Northwestern (IA) 19
  Baker 2
  Northwestern (IA)* 45
  Southwestern (KS) 23
  Bethel (KS) 14
  Southwestern (KS)* (OT) 17

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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