1984 Season
| 1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Conference | Independent | ||
| 1984 record | 6–5 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,770) |
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8, 1984 | Rutgers | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 15–12 | 84,409 | |||
| September 15, 1984 | at #5 Iowa | #12 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | W 20–17 | 66,145 | |||
| September 22, 1984 | William & Mary | #7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 56–18 | 84,704 | |||
| September 29, 1984 | vs. #2 Texas | #4 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | ESPN | L 3–28 | 76,883 | ||
| October 6, 1984 | Maryland | #11 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 25–24 | 85,486 | ||
| October 13, 1984 | at Alabama | #11 | Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 0–6 | 60,210 | |||
| October 20, 1984 | Syracuse | #19 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 21–3 | 85,850 | |||
| October 27, 1984 | at #18 West Virginia | #19 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | L 14–17 | 64,879 | ||
| November 3, 1984 | #9 Boston College | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC National | W 37–30 | 85,690 | |||
| November 17, 1984 | at Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | ESPN | L 7–44 | 59,075 | |||
| November 24, 1984 | Pittsburgh | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 11–31 | 85,499 | ||||
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