1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (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 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

September 8RutgersNo. 11

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 15–12 84,409 September 15at No. 5 IowaNo. 12

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

W 20–17 66,145 September 22William & MaryNo. 7

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

W 56–18 84,704 September 29vs. No. 2 TexasNo. 4

• Giants Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ

ESPNL 3–28 76,883 October 6MarylandNo. 11

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ESPNW 25–24 85,486 October 13at AlabamaNo. 11

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)

L 0–6 60,210 October 20SyracuseNo. 19

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 21–3 85,850 October 27at No. 18 West VirginiaNo. 19

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)

ESPNL 14–17 64,879 November 3No. 9 Boston College

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

ABCW 37–30 85,690 November 17at Notre Dame

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, IN

ESPNL 7–44 59,075 November 24Pittsburgh

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Rivalry)

L 11–31 85,499

Roster

1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 58 Nick Haden Sr RB 29 Tony Mumford Sr	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 Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Post season

NFL Draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1985 NFL Draft.

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