| 1984 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 41–423OTvs. Middle Tennessee State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 MVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pete Hoener (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Lasko (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.5Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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* |
| W 24–17 | 9,125 | ||
| September 22 | atIllinois State | No. 3 |
| SportsTime cable | W 19–7 | 10,213 |
| September 29 | Central Missouri State* | No. 2 |
| W 27–3 | 9,194 | |
| October 6 | vs. Ball State* | No. 1 |
| W 34–6 | 20,242 | |
| October 13 | atLouisville[n 1] | No. 1 |
| W 44–21 | 25,051 | |
| October 20 | Drake | No. 1 |
| W 17–3 | 10,170 | |
| October 27 | atSouthern Illinois | No. 1 |
| W 27–10 | 8,033 | |
| November 3 | UCF* | No. 1 |
| W 38–0 | 8,367 | |
| November 10 | Tulsa | No. 1 |
| 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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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
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