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Penn State Football Team History

Penn State Nittany Lions

The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Joe Paterno enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Rutgers	15	12	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Iowa	20	17	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. William & Mary	56	18	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Texas	3	28	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Maryland	25	24	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Alabama	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Syracuse	21	3	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ West Virginia	14	17	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Boston College	37	30	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Notre Dame	7	44	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Pittsburgh	11	31	L

1984 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	209
Scoring Average	19.0
Points Allowed	230
Defense Average	20.9
Opponents Record	70-43
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-4

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1984 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	10-2	449	296	Won 45-28				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
South Carolina	10-2	371	258	Lost 14-21				Joe Morrison
Army	8-3-1	320	218	Won 10-6				Jim Young
Georgia Southern	8-3	342	215					Erk Russell
Virginia Tech	8-4	253	150	Lost 7-23				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	8-4	259	170	Won 31-14				Don Nehlen
Florida State	7-3-2	406	254	Tied 17-17				Bobby Bowden
Notre Dame	7-5	299	239	Lost 20-27				Gerry Faust
Rutgers	7-3	213	155					Dick Anderson
Buffalo	6-4	192	140					Bill Dando
James Madison	6-5	220	241					Challace McMillin
Louisiana	6-5	207	198					Sam Robertson
Penn State	6-5	209	230					Joe Paterno
Syracuse	6-5	151	151					Dick MacPherson
Temple	6-5	226	180					Bruce Arians
Liberty	5-6	279	324					Morgan Hout
Memphis	5-5-1	201	178					Rey Dempsey
Akron	4-7	205	167					Jim Dennison
Navy	4-6-1	240	254					Gary Tranquill
Southern Mississippi	4-7	188	243					Jim Carmody
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	178	247					Serafino Foge Fazio
Tulane	3-8	177	275					Wally English
Central Florida	2-9	209	398					Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati	2-9	198	424					Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	210	309					Ed Emory
Louisville	2-9	237	360					Bob Weber
Western Kentucky	2-9	193	345					Dave Roberts

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.