1984 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1984 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–11 (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (1st season)
MVPJoe Fitzgerald
Captains
  • Joe Fitzgerald
  • Tom Van Dyck
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Purdue 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 5 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Michigan State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–9 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Duke*
L 24–3123,500[1]
September 15Kentucky*
L 14–4844,389[2]
September 22at Northwestern
L 37–4030,341[3]
September 29No. 14 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–1438,729[4]
October 6at Minnesota
L 24–3344,786[5]
October 13at Michigan State
L 6–1363,890[6]
October 20Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 16–2038,754[7]
October 27No. 17 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 20–2437,747[8]
November 3at No. 16 Ohio State
L 7–5089,366[9]
November 10vs. Illinois
L 7–3449,264[10]
November 17at Purdue
L 24–3169,236[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1985 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kevin Allen Offensive tackle 1 9 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Pendleton Defensive back 10 279 Miami Dolphins

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References

  1. ^ "Duke wins at the finish". Sunday Herald-Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hoosiers fall to Kentucky". Sunday Herald-Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "IU drops wild game to Wildcats". The Muncie Star. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tommy George (September 30, 1984). "Wolverines' defense comes through, 14–6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 9H – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gophers snap Big 10 losing streak with win over Indiana". The Austin Daily Herald. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Butler's late dash lifts Spartan spirits". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Badgers tip Hoosiers, lose Emery". Wisconsin State Journal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa pro-Longs Hoosier misery". The South Bend Tribune. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio State crushes winless Indiana, 50–7". The Ironton Tribune. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Even the wave is a washout as Illinois swamps IU". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Purdue falls behind 14–0 before rolling to 31–24 win over Indiana". The Waterloo Courier. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1984 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "1984 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  16. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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