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. 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.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
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| 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) |
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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* | 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* | 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 | Central Florida* | 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* | 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 | ||||||