1984 NAIA Division I football season

The 1984 NAIA Division I 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 top division for football.

1984 NAIA Division I football season
Regular season	August–November 1984
Postseason	December 1–15, 1984
National Championship	Estes Stadium Conway, AR
Champions	Carson–Newman (2) Central Arkansas

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 standings

1984 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Kearney State $ 6 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Missouri Southern 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Pittsburg State 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Missouri Western 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Emporia State 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Washburn 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Fort Hays State * 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Fort Hay forfeited four victories including a conference win over Wayne State (NE).	1984 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Central Washington $^ 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Simon Fraser 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Southern Oregon 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Puget Sound 4 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Oregon Tech 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 4 – 2 Whitworth 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Western Oregon 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 2 Western Washington 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 Eastern Oregon 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant	1984 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Saginaw Valley State $^ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Northwood 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Hillsdale 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Michigan Tech 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Ferris State 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Grand Valley State 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1984 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Fort Lewis $ 7 – 0 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Adams State 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southern Utah 5 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Western State 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Colorado Mines 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Southern Colorado 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Mesa State * 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Western New Mexico ** 5 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 $ – Conference champion * – Mesa State forfeited five conference wins, over Southern Colorado, Southern Utah, Western State, Colorado Mines, and Western New Mexico, die to an ineligible player ** – Western New Mexico on probation and indelible conference title and postseason play

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 State*		20
						Central Washington		6
						Central Arkansas*		44
	Moorhead State		6
	Central Arkansas*		30

See also

• 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1984 NCAA Division II football season
• 1984 NCAA Division III football season

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.