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1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	6–5
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	19th
off_coach	Fran Ganter
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	8th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Bill Emerson
captain2	Nick Haden
captain3	Carmen Masciantonio
captain4	Stan Short
captain5	Doug Strang
stadium	Beaver Stadium

The 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 6–5. The team home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Roster

John Bove
Tom Bradley
Randy Crowder
Fran Ganter
Nick Gasparato
Bob Phillips
Jerry Sandusky
Jim Williams

NFL draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1985 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
6th	6	146	Stan Short	Offensive guard	Detroit Lions
7th	24	192	Nick Haden	Center	Los Angeles Raiders
9th	22	246	Chris Sydnor	Running back/Defensive back	Los Angeles Raiders
12th	20	328	Tony Mumford	Running back	New England Patriots

References

(September 9, 1984). "Lions win opener, 15–12". The Scrantonian.
(September 16, 1984). "Iowa comeback stopped short on a day for defense". Omaha World-Herald.
(September 23, 1984). "Penn State romps, 56–18". The Pittsburgh Press.
(September 30, 1984). "Texas defeats Penn St., 28–3, in bid for top spot". The Star-Ledger.
(October 7, 1984). "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent.
(October 14, 1984). "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 21, 1984). "Quick start earns Penn State victory". The Daily Times.
(October 28, 1984). "West Va. defeats Penn St.". The Sunday News.
(November 4, 1984). "Penn St. downs Boston College". Asbury Park Press.
(November 18, 1984). "Pinkett's motivation carries surging Irish over Penn State 44–7". The Courier-Journal.
(November 25, 1984). "Penn State blasted by Pitt, Paterno". The Sunday Press.

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