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1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (8th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    West Virginia 4 2 0 8 4 0
    Penn State 3 2 0 6 5 0
    No.5Boston College $ 3 2 0 10 2 0
    Rutgers 3 2 0 7 3 0
    Temple 2 2 0 6 5 0
    Pittsburgh 1 3 0 3 7 1
    Syracuse 1 4 0 6 5 0
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Boston College       10 2 0
    No.11South Carolina       10 2 0
    Army       8 3 1
    Rutgers       7 3 0
    No.17Florida State       7 3 2
    Virginia Tech       8 4 0
    West Virginia       8 4 0
    No.18Miami (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 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 81:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 11
  • University Park, PA
  • W 15–1284,409
    September 152:05 p.m.at No. 5IowaNo. 12
  • Iowa City, IA
  • W 20–1766,145
    September 221:30 p.m.No. 8(I-AA) William & MaryNo. 7
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • W 56–1884,704
    September 2912:20 p.m.vs. No. 2TexasNo. 4
  • East Rutherford, NJ
  • ESPNL 3–2876,883
    October 612:20 p.m.MarylandNo. 11
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • ESPNW 25–2485,486[2]
    October 132:30 p.m.atAlabamaNo. 11
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
  • L 0–660,210[3]
    October 201:30 p.m.SyracusedaggerNo. 19
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 21–385,850
    October 277:45 p.m.at No. 18West VirginiaNo. 19
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • L 14–1764,879[4]
    November 33:50 p.m.No. 9Boston College
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • ABCW 37–3085,690
    November 1712:20 p.m.atNotre Dame
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
  • ESPNL 7–4459,075
    November 241:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • L 11–3185,499
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Roster

    [edit]
    1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 42 D.J. Dozier Fr
    G 54 Mitch Frerotte So
    C 58 Nick Haden Sr
    FB 27 John Hornyak So
    FB 44 Tim Manoa So
    G 59 Dan Morgan So
    RB 29 Tony Mumford Sr
    C 56 Keith Radecic So
    WR 6 Ray Roundtree Fr
    QB 14 John Shaffer So
    RB 35 Steve Smith So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 95 Rogers Alexander Jr
    LB 31 Shane Conlan So
    LB 53 Don Graham So
    S 22 Ray Isom So
    LB 55 Tim Johnson So
    DB 43 Mike Zordich Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 10 Massimo Manca So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster

    Post season

    [edit]

    NFL Draft

    [edit]

    Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.

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

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  • ^ "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "West Va. defeats Penn St". The Sunday News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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