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.

Contents

• Schedule
• Rankings
• Notes
• References

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Wayne State (MI) *		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 42–6	7,881	[1]
September 8	Eastern Illinois *		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 24–17	9,125	[2]
September 22	at Illinois State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	SportsTime cable	W 19–7	10,213	[3]
September 29	Central Missouri State *	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 27–3	9,194	[4]
October 6	vs. Ball State *	No. 1	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)		W 34–6	20,242	[5]
October 13	at Louisville [n 1]	No. 1	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		W 44–21	25,051	[7]
October 20	Drake	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 17–3	10,170	[8]
October 27	at Southern Illinois	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 27–10	8,033	[9]
November 3	UCF *	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 38–0	8,367	[10]
November 10	Tulsa	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 17–24	12,392	[11]
November 17	at Western Illinois *	No. 3	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 2–22	7,732	[12]
December 1	No. 7 Middle Tennessee State *	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		L 41–42 3OT	6,225	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Notes

References