1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 5
FCS Coaches No. 5
1984 record 9–3 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach Dennis Raetz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Jerry Boyce (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jerry Lasko (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,764)
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
#5 I-AA 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The MVC was a hybrid of Division I and I-AA programs in 1984. Tulsa and Wichita State were Div I and the rest were Div I-AA

The 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in 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. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 4–1 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were invited to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Middle Tennessee (41–42 in triple overtime) in the quarterfinals. This season marked the return to the NCAA Div I-AA playoffs for the Sycamores' second straight season and would be their last appearance in the playoffs until 2014. The roster included such standout performers as Cornerback Wayne Davis and Free Safety Vencie Glenn, who went on to long successful NFL careers. Mike Simmonds; Quarterback Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American, future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 Wayne State* Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 42–6   7,881
September 8 Eastern Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (rivalry) W 24–17   9,125
September 22 at Illinois State No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Indiana, IN (rivalry) SportsTime cable W 19–7   10,213
September 29 Central Missouri* No. 2 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 27–3   9,194
October 6 vs. Ball State* No. 1 Hoosier Dome • Indianapolis, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) W 34–6   20,242
October 13 at Louisville* No. 1 Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY W 44–21   25,051
October 20 Drakedagger No. 1 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 17–3   10,170
October 27 at Southern Illinois No. 1 McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL (rivalry) W 27–10   8,033
November 3 Central Florida* No. 1 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 38–0   8,367
November 10 Tulsa No. 1 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN L 17–24   12,392
November 17 Western Illinois* No. 18 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL L 2–22   7,732
December 1 Middle Tennessee* No. 5 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (NCAA I-AA Playoffs Quarterfinals) L 41–42   6,225
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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

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