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1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College       10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina       10 2 0
Army       8 3 1
Rutgers       7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State       7 3 2
Virginia Tech       8 4 0
West Virginia       8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)       8 5 0
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Penn State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Navy       4 6 1
Southern Miss       4 7 0
Pittsburgh       3 7 1
Tulane       3 8 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1984 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

September 8RutgersNo. 11

W 15–12 84,409 September 15at No. 5 IowaNo. 12

W 20–17 66,145 September 22William & MaryNo. 7

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 56–18 84,704 September 29vs. No. 2 TexasNo. 4

ESPNL 3–28 76,883 October 6MarylandNo. 11

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNW 25–24 85,486 October 13at AlabamaNo. 11

L 0–6 60,210 October 20SyracusedaggerNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 21–3 85,850 October 27at No. 18 West VirginiaNo. 19

ESPNL 14–17 64,879 November 3No. 9 Boston College

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 37–30 85,690 November 17at Notre Dame

ESPNL 7–44 59,075 November 24Pittsburgh

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

L 11–31 85,499

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 58 Nick Haden Sr
RB 29 Tony Mumford Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 43 Mike Zordich Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Post season

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
6th 6 146 Stan Short Detroit Lions
7th 24 192 Nick Haden Offensive guard Los Angeles Raiders
9th 22 246 Chris Sydnor Los Angeles Raiders
12th 20 328 Tony Mumford Running back New England Patriots

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.