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.

  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.