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American college football season
The 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented
Indiana State University as a member of the
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 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. 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.
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* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| | W 24–17 | 9,125 |
September 22 | at
Illinois State | No. 3 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| SportsTime cable | W 19–7 | 10,213 |
September 29 |
Central Missouri State* | No. 2 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| | W 27–3 | 9,194 |
October 6 | vs.
Ball State* | No. 1 | | | W 34–6 | 20,242 |
October 13 | at
Louisville
[n 1] | No. 1 | | | W 44–21 | 25,051 |
October 20 |
Drake![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 1 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| | W 17–3 | 10,170 |
October 27 | at
Southern Illinois | No. 1 | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| | W 27–10 | 8,033 |
November 3 |
UCF* | 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 | | | L 2–22 | 7,732 |
December 1 |
Middle Tennessee State* | No. 5 | | | L 41–42 3OT | 6,225 |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
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Notes
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^ Designated conference game
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Champion – Montana State Bobcats |