1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Joe Paterno (19th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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.

1984 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	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

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 15–12	84,409
September 15	2:05 p.m.	at No. 5 Iowa	No. 12	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 20–17	66,145
September 22	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 (I-AA) William & Mary	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 56–18	84,704
September 29	12:20 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Texas	No. 4	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	L 3–28	76,883
October 6	12:20 p.m.	Maryland	No. 11	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 25–24	85,486	^[2]
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Alabama	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		L 0–6	60,210	^[3]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 19	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 21–3	85,850
October 27	7:45 p.m.	at No. 18 West Virginia	No. 19	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 14–17	64,879	^[4]
November 3	3:50 p.m.	No. 9 Boston College		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 37–30	85,690
November 17	12:20 p.m.	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–44	59,075
November 24	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		L 11–31	85,499
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Va. defeats Penn St". The Sunday News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.