1984 NCAA Division III football season

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Regular season

August – November 1984

Playoffs

November – December 1984

National
championship

Galbreath Field
Kings Island, Mason, Ohio

Champion

Augustana (IL) (2)

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NCAA Division III football seasons

· 1985 →

The 1984 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1984 at Galbreath Field in Kings Island, Mason, Ohio. The Augustana (IL) Vikings won the second of their four consecutive Division III championships by defeating the Central (Iowa) Dutch by a final score of 21−12.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

The North Coast Athletic Conference began football play in 1984.

Program changes

Fisk University closed its football program.
After Southwestern University at Memphis changed its name to Rhodes College in 1984, the Southwestern Lynx became the Rhodes Lynx at the start of the 1984 season.
The Villanova University football program was officially reinstated with St. Lawrence University head coach Andy Talley hired to the same position, as a Division III program. The program simply practiced and redshirted the entire team in preparation for a 1985 launch as a limited-season team.

Conference standings

1984 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Swarthmore +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Gettysburg +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Muhlenberg	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Dickinson	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

1984 College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Centre $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Rose–Hulman	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Earlham	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Rhodes	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (IL) $^	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Millikin	7	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Elmhurst	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Carroll (WI)	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Carthage	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Central (IL)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Park	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1984 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ithaca $	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Alfred	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Hobart	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
RPI	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
St. Lawrence	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central (IA) $^	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Wartburg	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Buena Vista	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Luther	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
William Penn	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Dubuque	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Simpson (IA)	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Upper Iowa	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1984 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. John's $	3	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Pace	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Marist	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Brooklyn	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	1	–	0

$ – Conference champion Saint Peter's cancelled the remainder of their season after their first game.

1984 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hope $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Alma	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Albion	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Adrian	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Olivet	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Kalamazoo	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Widener $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Lycoming	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Moravian	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Upsala	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Albright	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Juniata	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Wilkes	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1984 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
Beloit xy	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
St. Norbert	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ripon	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Lawrence	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Chicago	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Division
Cornell (IA) xy$	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Coe x	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Grinnell	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Knox	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Illinois College	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Championship: Cornell 31, Beloit 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1984 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hamline $	8	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
Gustavus Adolphus	6	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
St. Thomas (MN)	6	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Saint John's (MN)	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
St. Olaf	4	–	3	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Macalester	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Carleton	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Augsburg	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Bethel (MN)	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Plymouth State $^	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Western Connecticut State	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Curry	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts Maritime	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Westfield State	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Maine Maritime	3	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Bridgewater State	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Nichols	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Western New England	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Framingham State	1	–	7	–	1	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1984 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Montclair State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Glassboro State	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kean	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ramapo	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Jersey City State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Trenton State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
William Paterson	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Case Western Reserve $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Denison	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Kenyon	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Oberlin	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Allegheny	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wooster	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1984 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Baldwin–Wallace $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Muskingum	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Mount Union	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wittenberg	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Capital	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Heidelberg	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ohio Northern	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Otterbein	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Marietta	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1984 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Randolph–Macon $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Emory & Henry	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maryville (TN)	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Bridgewater	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1984 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson $^	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Bethany (WV)	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
John Carroll	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Grove City	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Hiram	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Thiel	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1984 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Occidental $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Whittier	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	4	–	0
La Verne	2	–	1	–	2	6	–	3	–	0
Redlands	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Pomona-Pitzer	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Each team played two other conference members twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.

1984 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin–River Falls +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–Whitewater +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Wisconsin–La Crosse	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Wisconsin–Eau Claire	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1984 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Dayton ^		–		10	–	1	–	0
Hofstra		–		9	–	1	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		8	–	1	–	0
Millsaps		–		8	–	1	–	0
Norwich		–		9	–	2	–	0
Union (NY) ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
Wabash		–		8	–	2	–	0
Salisbury State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Frostburg State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Buffalo		–		6	–	4	–	0
DePauw		–		6	–	4	–	0
Wagner		–		6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University		–		5	–	4	–	0
Albany		–		5	–	5	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	5	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		–		4	–	5	–	0
Stony Brook		–		4	–	5	–	0
Cortland		–		4	–	6	–	0
Duquesne		–		3	–	5	–	0
Canisius		–		2	–	8	–	0
Iona		–		2	–	8	–	0
San Diego		–		1	–	8	–	1
Georgetown		–		1	–	6	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)		–		1	–	7	–	0
Brockport		–		1	–	8	–	0
Colorado College		–		1	–	8	–	0
Rochester (NY)		–		1	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
Centennial Conference – Gettysburg and Swarthmore College Athletic Conference – Centre College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College (IA) Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell College Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hamline New England Football Conference – Plymouth State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State North Coast Athletic Conference – Case Western Reserve Northwest Conference – Linfield Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Austin Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater

Centennial Conference – Gettysburg and Swarthmore
College Athletic Conference – Centre
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
Independent College Athletic Conference – Ithaca
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell College
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hamline
New England Football Conference – Plymouth State
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Case Western Reserve
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Austin
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater

Postseason

The 1984 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 12th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Galbreath Field at the College Football Hall of Fame in Kings Island, Mason, Ohio for the second consecutive time. This was the final tournament to feature eight teams before expanding to sixteen in 1985.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Galbreath Field Kings Island, Mason, OH

Union (NY)	26

Plymouth State	14
		Union (NY)	6

		Augustana (IL)	23
Augustana (IL)	14

Dayton	13
				Augustana (IL)	21

				Central (IA)	12
Washington & Jefferson	22

Randolph–Macon	21
		Washington & Jefferson	0

		Central (IA)	20
Central (IA)	23

Occidental	22

References

"All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
"1984 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

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