1984_Indiana_State_Sycamores_football_team

1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
1984 Indiana State Sycamores football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 41–423OTvs. Middle Tennessee State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Dennis Raetz (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Pete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Lasko (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	Wayne State (MI)*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		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	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)		W 34–6	20,242
October 13	at Louisville^{[n 1]}	No. 1	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 44–21	25,051
October 20	Drake	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	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 2–22	7,732
December 1	Middle Tennessee State*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		L 41–42 ^3OT	6,225
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Indiana State ^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll