1984 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1984 August – November 1984 December 1984 December 8, 1984 Palm BowlVeterans StadiumMcAllen, TX Troy State The 1984 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 8, 1984, at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas. During the game's five-year stretch in McAllen, the "City of Palms", it was referred to as the Palm Bowl. Troy State defeated North Dakota State in the championship game, 18–17, to win their first Division II national title.1984 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 4, 2014 13 Conference changes and new programs Four programs departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season. Three were members of the Lone Star Conference, invited to join the newly formed, Division I-AA Gulf Star Conference. School 1983 Conference 1984 Conference Eastern Washington D-II Independent I-AA Independent Cal Lutheran NAIA Division II Independent Western Football Conference Sam Houston State Lone Star Gulf Star (I-AA) Southwest Texas State Lone Star Gulf Star (I-AA) Stephen F. Austin Lone Star Gulf Star (I-AA) Conference standings Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference ChampionsCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Norfolk State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saginaw Valley State Gulf South Conference – Troy State Heartland Collegiate Conference – Ashland Lone Star Conference – Angelo State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Northwest Missouri State North Central Conference – Nebraska–Omaha and North Dakota State Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris and Minnesota State–Moorhead Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – California (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Fort Lewis South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State Postseason II 1984 8 Veterans Stadium McAllen, TX Troy State 1st 1st 1 North Dakota State 3rd 6 Nebraska–Omaha 2 Towson State 2 Chan Gailey 1st The 1984 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 12th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium in McAllen, Texas, for the fourth consecutive time. Playoff bracket First roundCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipMcAllen Veterans Memorial StadiumMcAllen, TX North Dakota State 31 UC Davis 25 1984 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha 28 1984 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 15 Troy State 31 1984 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) 21 1984 Towson State Tigers Towson State 31 1984 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State 21 North Dakota State 25 Nebraska–Omaha 14 Troy State 45 Towson State 3 North Dakota State 17 Troy State 18 See also 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1984 NCAA Division III football season 1984 NAIA Division I football season 1984 NAIA Division II football season References