1984 NCAA Division II football season

1984 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season August – November 1984
Playoffs December 1984
National Championship Palm Bowl
Veterans Stadium
McAllen, TX
Champion Troy State

The 1984 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 1984, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl.

Troy State defeated North Dakota State in the championship game, 18–17, to win their first Division II national title.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

School1983 Conference1984 Conference
Eastern WashingtonD-II IndependentI-AA Independent
Sam Houston StateLone Star (D-II)Gulf Star (I-AA)
Texas StateLone Star (D-II)Gulf Star (I-AA)
Stephen F. AustinLone Star (D-II)Gulf Star (I-AA)

Conference standings

1984 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Troy State $^ 7 –1 –0  12 –1 –0
North Alabama 4 –1 –3  7 –1 –3
Jacksonville State 4 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
Livingston 3 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Delta State 5 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
Mississippi College 5 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Valdosta State 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
UT Martin 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
West Georgia 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
1984 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Angelo State $ 4 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Texas A&I 3 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Abilene Christian 2 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
East Texas State 1 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Howard Payne 0 –4 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
1984 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Sacramento State 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Sonoma State 2 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –1  1 –8 –1
Humboldt State 0 –6 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
  • Records are after 3 SF State forfeit losses: 1 to Sonoma State & 2 non-conference
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll
1984 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Portland State $ 3 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal Poly 2 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Santa Clara 1 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 0 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State
Gulf South Conference – Troy State
Lone Star Conference – Angelo State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State
North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris and Minnesota State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – California (PA)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Lewis
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State

Postseason

1984 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs
Teams 8
Finals Site
Champions
  • Troy State
  • 1st title
  • 1st championship game
  • 1 tournaments
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Winning Coach

The 1984 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 12th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the fourth consecutive time.

Playoff bracket

First round
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
McAllen, TX
         
North Dakota State 31
UC Davis 25
North Dakota State 25
Nebraska–Omaha 14
Nebraska–Omaha 28
Northwest Missouri State 15
North Dakota State 17
Troy State 18
Troy State 31
Central State (OH) 21
Troy State 45
Towson State 3
Towson State 31
Norfolk State 21

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1984 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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