1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
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. 5 Boston 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
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.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 11
W 15–1284,409
September 152:05 p.m.at No. 5 IowaNo. 12
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. 2 TexasNo. 4
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.at AlabamaNo. 11
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. 18 West VirginiaNo. 19
ESPNL 14–1764,879[4]
November 33:50 p.m.No. 9 Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 37–3085,690
November 1712:20 p.m.at Notre Dame
ESPNL 7–4459,075
November 241:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 11–3185,499

Roster

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

NFL Draft

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

  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.
  2. ^ "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Va. defeats Penn St". The Sunday News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.