1984 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1984
PostseasonNovember–December 1984
National ChampionshipMaxwell Field
McMinnville, OR
ChampionsLinfield (2)

The 1984 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1984 college football season in the United States and the 29th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 15th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1984 and culminated in the 1984 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Maxwell Field on the campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon.[1]

The Linfield Wildcats defeated the Northwestern Red Raiders, the defending national champions, in the championship game, 33–22, to win their second NAIA national title.

Conference changes

Conference changes

Conference standings

1984 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Rocky Mountain $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Western Montana 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Carroll (MT) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Montana Tech 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Baker $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 William Jewell 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Missouri Valley 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Graceland 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
MidAmerica Nazarene 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Central Methodist 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Culver–Stockton 1 – 6 – 0 0 – 2 – 8
Tarkio 1 – 6 – 0 0 – 2 – 8
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Hoosier–Buckeye Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Findlay $^ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Hanover ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Wilmington (OH) 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Anderson (IN) 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Manchester (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Defiance 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Bluffton 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northeastern Illinois $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Concordia (WI) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lakeland 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Concordia (IL) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Eureka 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1984 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Bethel (KS) $^ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Southwestern (KS) ^ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Sterling 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Bethany (KS) 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ottawa 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Friends 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
St. Mary of the Plains 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Tabor 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
McPherson 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Kansas Wesleyan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Doane + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Hastings + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Concordia (NE) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Midland 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1984 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jamestown + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Valley City State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minot State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Dickinson State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
NDSCS–Wahpeton 2 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Mayville State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bismarck JC 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Linfield $^ 4 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Pacific Lutheran 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lewis & Clark 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Willamette 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Pacific (OR) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Sioux Falls + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 17 Black Hills State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 14 South Dakota Tech + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Yankton 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Huron 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Austin $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tarleton State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
McMurry 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Sul Ross 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1984 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin–River Falls + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin–Whitewater + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Wisconsin–La Crosse 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin–Platteville 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin–Stout 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wisconsin–Superior 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1984 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northwestern (IA) ^   –   11 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Oklahoma Panhandle State   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 6 St. Ambrose ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Iowa Wesleyan   –   8 – 3 – 0
Azusa Pacific   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Westminster (PA)   –   5 – 2 – 1
Texas Lutheran   –   5 – 3 – 1
Benedictine (KS)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Peru State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Evangel   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cal Lutheran   –   5 – 4 – 1
Loras   –   5 – 5 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 6 – 0
Westmar   –   3 – 7 – 1
Chadron State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Waynesburg   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    San Francisco State forfeited a win over Azusa Pacific.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Frontier Rocky Mountain 6–0
Heart of America Baker 6–1
Hoosier-Buckeye Findlay 6–0
Kansas Bethany 9–0
Nebraska Doane
Hastings 		4–1
North Dakota Jamestown
Valley City State 		5–1
Northwest Linfield 4–0
South Dakota Black Hills State
Sioux Falls
South Dakota Tech 		5–1
Texas Austin College 4–1–1
WSUC Wisconsin–River Falls
Wisconsin–Whitewater 		7–1

Postseason

Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
McMinnville, OR
         
  Saint Ambrose 0
  Linfield* 26
  Linfield* 55
  Hanover 14
  Hanover 18
  Findlay* 17
  Linfield* 33
  Northwestern (IA) 22
  Northwestern (IA) 19
  Baker 2
  Northwestern (IA)* 45
  Southwestern (KS) 23
  Bethel (KS) 14
  Southwestern (KS)* (OT) 17

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "NAIA Football Regular Season Records" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 20–23. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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