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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.
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](//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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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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