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
Captains
  • Bill Emerson
  • Nick Haden
  • Carmen Masciantonio
  • Stan Short
  • Doug Strang
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1984 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
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
Temple   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
  –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   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 as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 6–5. The team home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:30 p.m.RutgersNo. 11
W 15–1284,409[1]
September 152:05 p.m.at No. 5 IowaNo. 12
W 20–1766,145[2]
September 221:30 p.m.No. 8 (I-AA) William & MaryNo. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 56–1884,704[3]
September 2912:20 p.m.vs. No. 2 TexasNo. 4
ESPNL 3–2876,883[4]
October 612:20 p.m.MarylandNo. 11
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ESPNW 25–2485,486[5]
October 132:30 p.m.at AlabamaNo. 11
L 0–660,210[6]
October 201:30 p.m.SyracuseNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–385,850[7]
October 277:45 p.m.at No. 18 West VirginiaNo. 19
ESPNL 14–1764,879[8]
November 33:50 p.m.No. 9 Boston College
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 37–3085,690[9]
November 1712:20 p.m.at Notre Dame
ESPNL 7–4459,075[10]
November 241:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 11–3185,499[11]

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
  • Redshirt

Roster

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. ^ "Lions win opener, 15–12". The Scrantonian. September 9, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Iowa comeback stopped short on a day for defense". Omaha World-Herald. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Penn State romps, 56–18". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas defeats Penn St., 28–3, in bid for top spot". The Star-Ledger. September 30, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Quick start earns Penn State victory". The Daily Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Va. defeats Penn St". The Sunday News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn St. downs Boston College". Asbury Park Press. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pinkett's motivation carries surging Irish over Penn State 44–7". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Penn State blasted by Pitt, Paterno". The Sunday Press. November 25, 1984. Retrieved February 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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