1984 Indiana State Sycamores football team
| 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. Middle Tennessee, L 41–42 ( 3 OT ) | |
| 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) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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. 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 | ||
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| 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 | Memorial Stadium • Indiana, IN | SportsTime cable | W 19–7 | 10,213 | ||||
| September 29 | Central Missouri* | 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 | Drake |
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 (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round) | L 2–22 | 7,732 | ||||
| December 1 | Middle Tennessee* | No. 5 | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinals) | L 41–42 | 6,225 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
- Source: Schedule
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 | ||||||