American college football season
The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1984, at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The Montana State Bobcats won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a score of 19−6.[1]
Postseason
The top four teams were seeded, and received first-round byes.[2] Undefeated Tennessee State was disqualified from the postseason due to the use of ineligible players.[3]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket
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First Round November 24 Campus sites
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Quarterfinals December 1 Campus sites
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Semifinals December 8 Campus sites
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National Championship Game December 15 Neutral Site
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Jackson, MS
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Ruston, LA
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(1) Alcorn State
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21
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Louisiana Tech
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66
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Murfreesboro, TN
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Louisiana Tech
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44
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Mississippi Valley State
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19
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Louisiana Tech
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21
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Terre Haute, IN
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Richmond, KY
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Middle Tennessee
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13
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(4) Indiana State
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41
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Eastern Kentucky
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10
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Charleston, SC – Hagood Stadium
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Middle Tennessee
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42***
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Middle Tennessee
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27
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Louisiana Tech
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6
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Kingston, RI
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Richmond, VA
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(3) Montana State
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19
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(2) Rhode Island
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23
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Richmond
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35
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Bozeman, MT
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Richmond
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17
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Boston University
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33
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(2) Rhode Island
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20
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Bozeman, MT
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Jonesboro, AR
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(3) Montana State
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32
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(3) Montana State
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31
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Arkansas State
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37
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Arkansas State
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14
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Chattanooga
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10
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*indicates overtime period