1984 Arkansas State Indians football team

American college football season

1984 Arkansas State Indians football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 14–31 vs. Montana State
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–4–1 (4–1–1 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Lacewell (6th season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium
Seasons← 1983 1985 →

1984 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	5	–	0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
UT Arlington	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 McNeese State	2	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians compiled an overall record of 8–4–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. Arkansas State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Chattanooga in the first round and lost to Montana State in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 2–17	38,106
September 8	at Chattanooga*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 16–0	8,882
September 15	Tennessee–Martin*		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 72–14
September 22	at Southern Illinois*	No. 17	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 19–0	7,200
September 29	at Texas A&M*	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 21–22	45,282
October 6	North Texas State	No. T–13	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 14–9	10,108
October 13	at Louisiana Tech	No. 9	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 10–20	15,200
October 20	No. 7 McNeese State		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	T 16–16
October 27	at No. 17 UT Arlington	No. 20	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	W 51–21	8,276
November 10	Lamar	No. 14	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 37–13	10,127
November 17	Northeast Louisiana	No. 12	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 38–14
November 24	No. 17 Chattanooga*	No. 10	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 37–10	10,872
December 1	at No. 2 Montana State*	No. 10	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 14–31	12,037
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

"'Punkin' Williams' two TDs cream ASU in Tigers' opener". The Jackson Sun. September 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas St. triumphs, 16–0". The Shreveport Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas State embarrasses UT–Martin". The Jackson Sun. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Salukis lose, 19–0, to Arkansas State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Aggies' comeback victory marred by Murray's injury". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas State edges past NTSU, 14–9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"La. Tech airs it out against Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cowboys, Indians battle to tie". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas State runs over UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jemison's running leads Indian win". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas State trounces NLU". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Indians repeat number on Mocs". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bobcats: Advance by scalping Indians". The Montana Standard. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Alcorn State Arkansas State Boston U Chattanooga Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee State Mississippi Valley State Montana State Rhode Island Richmond
Champion – Montana State Bobcats

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