1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Joe Paterno (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,770)

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 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Rutgers	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 15–12	84,409
September 15	at No. 5 Iowa	No. 12	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 20–17	66,145
September 22	William & Mary	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 56–18	84,704
September 29	vs. No. 2 Texas	No. 4	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	L 3–28	76,883
October 6	Maryland	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 25–24	85,486
October 13	at Alabama	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		L 0–6	60,210
October 20	Syracuse	No. 19	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 21–3	85,850
October 27	at No. 18 West Virginia	No. 19	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–17	64,879
November 3	No. 9 Boston College		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 37–30	85,690
November 17	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	ESPN	L 7–44	59,075
November 24	Pittsburgh		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		L 11–31	85,499
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 Roster

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