1984 Plymouth State Panthers football team

American college football season March 2026 July 2024 1984 Plymouth State Panthers football New England Football Conference NEFC 10–1 9–0 Jay Cottone 4th Gary Emanuel 2nd Lou Desloges 7th Currier Field NEFC championL NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 14–26 vs. 1984 Union Dutchmen Union (NY) The 1984 Plymouth State Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Plymouth State University as a member of the New England Football Conference (NEFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division III football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jay Cottone, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (9–0 against NEFC opponents), won the NEFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 358 to 120,Final 1984 Plymouth State Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/team/548/stats/13017 May 25, 2024 NCAA and received a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The team lost to 1984 Union Dutchmen Union (NY) 14–26 in the quarterfinal. The team was led by quarterback Larry Cummings, who finished the season with 1,516 passing yards, seventeen touchdowns, and four interceptions. Junior running back Joe Dudek rushed for 1,378 yards on 199 carries (125.3 yards per game), scored 21 touchdowns, and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Joe Dudek https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2032 May 25, 2024 National Football Foundation Against Massachusetts Maritime, Dudek set the NCAA small college's record for career touchdowns with 43.October 8, 1984 N.E. college football https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette-ne-college-foo/148147220/ May 26, 2024 Daily Hampshire Gazette 28 The team played its home games at Currier Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Schedule y y September 8 1984 Norwich Cadets Norwich<ncg> Currier Field Plymouth, NH W 21–15 4,300 September 9, 1984 Plymouth State dumps Norwich https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-plymouth-state-dumps-no/148144903/ May 26, 2024 The Boston Globe 69Brown Tom September 9, 1984 Norwich Falls To Plymouth 21-15; Cummings Puts On Aerial Show https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-argus-norwich-falls-to-plymout/148144966/ May 26, 2024 The Times Argus 9 September 15 1984 Nichols Bison Nichols Currier Field Plymouth, NH W 52–7 1,300 September 16, 1984 Plymouth St. 52, Nichols 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rutland-daily-herald-plymouth-st-52-ni/148145113/ May 26, 2024 Rutland Daily Herald 13 September 22 at 1984 Western Connecticut Colonials Western Connecticut Danbury, CT W 23–16 2,000 September 23, 1984 Plymouth St. 23, Western 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-plymouth-st-23-wester/148145313/ May 26, 2024 Hartford Courant 50 September 29 at 1984 Westfield State Owls Westfield State Alumni Field Westfield, MA W 34–6 1,105 Regan Jim September 29, 1984 Plymouth St. Gridders Steamroll Westfield https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-plymouth-st-gridders-ste/148146766/ May 26, 2024 The Republican 12September 29, 1984 Plymouth State 34, Westfield State 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-plymouth-state-34-w/148146817/ May 26, 2024 Transcript-Telegram 15 October 6 1984 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers Massachusetts Maritime Currier Field Plymouth, NH W 34–21 4,500 October 7, 1984 Plymouth St. 34, Mass. Maritime 21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-plymouth-st-34-mass-marit/148146961/ May 26, 2024 Sun-Journal 24October 8, 1984 UNH, Plymouth State Rely On Ground Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-unh-plymouth-state-rely/148147488/ May 26, 2024 Concord Monitor 19 October 13 at 1984 Framingham State Rams Framingham State Framingham, MA W 42–0 1,500 October 15, 1984 Plymouth State, New Hampshire Roll Along https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-plymouth-state-new-hamp/148147331/ May 26, 2024 Concord Monitor 22 October 20 1984 Maine Maritime Mariners Maine Maritime Currier Field Plymouth, NH W 38–0 4,000 October 22, 1984 Boston College Knocked Off; UNH, Plymouth State Roll On https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-boston-college-knocked-o/148147564/ May 26, 2024 Concord Monitor 19 October 27 at 1984 Bridgewater State Bears Bridgewater State Bridgewater, MA W 28–7 1,000 October 28, 1984 Plymouth St. 28, Bridgewater St. 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-plymouth-st-28-bridge/148147664/ May 26, 2024 Hartford Courant 799 November 3 1984 Western New England Golden Bears Western New England Currier Field Plymouth, NH W 50–0 1,100 November 4, 1984 Plymouth St. Stays Perfect With Romp https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-plymouth-st-stays-perf/148147869/ May 26, 2024 Hartford Courant 102 November 10 at 1984 Curry Colonels Curry Milton, MA W 43–14 2,502 November 11, 1984 Plymouth State earns NEFC title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-plymouth-stat/148148225/ May 26, 2024 The San Francisco Examiner 160November 11, 1984 Plymouth State 43, Curry 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-plymouth-state-43/148148282/ May 26, 2024 Press and Sun-Bulletin 43 November 17 at 1984 Union Dutchmen Union (NY)<ncg> Schenectady, NY (NCAA Division III Quarterfinal) L 14–26 November 19, 2024 It's All Over For UNH And Plymouth State https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-its-all-over-for-unh-an/148148395/ May 26, 2024 Concord Monitor 20November 18, 1984 Union Advances https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-union-advances/148148432/ May 26, 2024 Hartford Courant 87November 18, 1984 Union 26, Plymouth State 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-union-2/148148464/ May 26, 2024 The Central New Jersey Home News 32 References Plymouth State Category:Plymouth State Panthers football seasons Plymouth State Panthers football