1984 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1984
PostseasonDecember 1–15, 1984
National ChampionshipEstes Stadium
Conway, AR
ChampionsCarson–Newman (2)
Central Arkansas

The 1984 NAIA Division I football season was the 15th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1984 and culminated in the 1984 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 15, 1984 at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas.[1]

Carson–Newman and Central Arkansas played to a tie, 19–19, in the Champion Bowl and both teams were named co-national champions, Carson–Newman's second NAIA title and Central Arkansas' first.[2]

Conference changes

  • This was the final season for the Evergreen Conference, which disbanded at the end of the year after sixty-four years of football play. Most of its membership, along with several independent teams, would subsequently join the new Columbia Football League.[3]

Conference standings

1984 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Central Arkansas $^ 6 –0 –010 –2 –1
Southern Arkansas 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Ouachita Baptist 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas Tech 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Harding 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Henderson State 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Arkansas–Monticello 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kearney State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 15 Missouri Southern 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Missouri Western 4 –3 –04 –6 –1
Emporia State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Washburn 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Fort Hays State * 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Fort Hay forfeited four victories including a conference win over Wayne State (NE).
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Central Washington $^ 8 –0 –011 –2 –0
No. 19 Simon Fraser 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southern Oregon 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Puget Sound 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
Oregon Tech 3 –4 –03 –4 –2
Whitworth 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Western Oregon 3 –4 –03 –5 –2
Western Washington 2 –5 –12 –7 –1
Eastern Oregon 0 –8 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Saginaw Valley State $^ 6 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 17 Northwood 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wayne State (MI) 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Hillsdale 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Michigan Tech 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Ferris State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Grand Valley State 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Moorhead State +^ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
Minnesota Morris + 5 –1 –05 –4 –0
No. 14 Bemidji State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Minnesota Duluth 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Winona State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Northern State 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Southwest State (MN) 0 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 East Central $^ 4 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 NW Oklahoma State 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Northeastern State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
SW Oklahoma State 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
SE Oklahoma State 0 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Fort Lewis $ 7 –0 –17 –2 –1
No. 20 Adams State 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
Southern Utah 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Western State (CO) 3 –5 –03 –7 –0
New Mexico Highlands 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Southern Colorado 2 –6 –02 –8 –0
Mesa * 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
Western New Mexico ** 5 –2 –17 –2 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Mesa forfeited five conference wins, over Southern Colorado, Southern Utah, Western State, Colorado Mines, and Western New Mexico, due to an ineligible player
    ** – Western New Mexico on probation and ineligible for conference title and postseason play
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Carson–Newman $^ 6 –1 –010 –2 –1
No. 13 Elon 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Newberry 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Presbyterian 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Mars Hill 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Gardner–Webb 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Catawba 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Concord +^ 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 4 Salem +^ 7 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Shepherd 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
Glenville State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Fairmont State 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
West Virginia State 3 –4 –14 –5 –1
West Virginia Tech 2 –5 –13 –6 –1
West Virginia Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –9 –0
West Liberty State 0 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1984 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Central State (OK)   –  7 –3 –0
No. 18 Guilford   –  7 –3 –0
Cameron   –  5 –5 –0
Eastern New Mexico   –  5 –5 –0
Langston   –  3 –8 –0
Kentucky State   –  2 –9 –0
Wofford   –  2 –9 –0
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Intercollegiate Central Arkansas 6–0
Central States Kearney State 6–1
Evergreen Central Washington 8–0
NIC Moorhead State (MN)
Minnesota–Morris		 5–1
Oklahoma East Central State 4–0
RMAC Fort Lewis 7–0–1
South Atlantic Carson–Newman 6–1
WVIAC Concord (WV)
Salem (WV)		 7–0

Postseason

Quarterfinals
December 1, 1984
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 8, 1984
Campus sites 		1984 Champion Bowl
December 15, 1984
Conway, AR
         
Salem (WV) 7
Saginaw Valley State* 30
Saginaw Valley State 21
Carson–Newman* 24
Concord 6
Carson–Newman* 42
Carson–Newman 19
Central Arkansas* 19
Central Washington 22
East Central* 20
Central Washington 6
Central Arkansas* 44
Moorhead State 6
Central Arkansas* 30

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1984 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. p. 20. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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