Postseason college football game between the Montana State Bobcats and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
College football game
The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Montana State Bobcats and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs . The game was played on December 15, 1984, at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina . The culminating game of the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season , it was won by Montana State, 19–6.[2]
The championship game was televised on the Satellite Program Network (SPN),[3] as the NCAA paid SPN to broadcast some playoff contests following a Supreme Court ruling (NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma ) that halted the NCAA's practice of negotiating television contracts for its members.[4]
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1984 I-AA Playoffs , which began with a 12-team bracket .[5]
Montana State Bobcats [ edit ] Montana State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (6–1 in conference); two wins came over Division II opponents (Mesa State and Portland State ) and one win came over a Division I-A program (Fresno State ).[6] Tied for second in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded third in the tournament, the Bobcats received a first-round bye then defeated Arkansas State and second-seed Rhode Island to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Montana State in a Division I-AA championship game.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs [ edit ] Louisiana Tech finished their regular season with a 7–4 record (5–1 in conference); three of their losses were to Division I-A programs (Southwestern Louisiana , Southern Miss , and Ole Miss ).[8] Ranked ninth in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and unseeded in the tournament, the Bulldogs defeated Mississippi Valley State , top-seed Alcorn State , and Middle Tennessee State to reach the final. This was also the first appearance for Louisiana Tech in a Division I-AA championship game.
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP La. Tech MSU 1 11:59 6 15 1:01 MSU 33-yard field goal by Mark Carter 0 3 1 4 31 0:41 MSU Joe Bignell 17-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Bradley, Carter kick no good (wide left) 0 9 2 4:54 5 80 2:10 MSU Bignell 33-yard touchdown reception from Bradley, Carter kick good 0 16 2 0:06 MSU 48-yard field goal by Carter 0 19 4 0:48 La. Tech Michael Sherman 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Gandy, 2-point pass incomplete 6 19 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 19
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Game statistics [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 6 6 Bobcats 9 10 0 0 19
Johnson Hagood Stadium , site of the 1984 Division I-AA championship game Statistics La. Tech MSU First downs 19 20 Plays–yards 74–262 82–340 Rushes–yards 36–(-25) 25–6 Passing yards 287 334 Passing: comp–att–int 24–38–4 32–57–1 Time of possession 29:51 30:08
Team Category Player Statistics Louisiana Tech Passing Kyle Gandy 24–38, 287 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT Rushing Gerry Jones 4 car, 16 yds Receiving Michael Sherman 4 rec, 77 yds, 1 TD Montana State Passing Kelly Bradley 32–57, 334 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jesse Jones 4 car, 13 yds Receiving Joe Bignell 10 rec, 130 yds, 2 TD
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References [ edit ] ^ a b c "1984 I-AA National Championship" . Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via YouTube . ^ a b Smith, Bruce M. (December 16, 1984). "Montana State wins I-AA title" . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware . AP . p. D3. Retrieved May 5, 2018 – via newspapers.com. ^ a b Geise, George (December 15, 1984). "Bobcats ready for I-AA championship shootout" . Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana . p. 1-B. Retrieved May 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ Nance, Roscoe (December 1, 1984). "I-AA playoffs spell trouble M-O-N-E-Y" . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi . p. 2D. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "ISU gets first round bye" . Palladium-Item . Richmond, Indiana . AP . November 19, 1984. p. A7. Retrieved May 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Montana State Bobcats 1984 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019 . ^ a b "NCAA Division I-AA Final Poll" . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . November 19, 1984. p. D2. Retrieved May 5, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 1984 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019 . ^ a b "NCAA Div. I-AA Playoffs" . Daily Press . Newport News, Virginia . December 16, 1984. p. B4. Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via newspapers.com. Further reading [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1984–85 NCAA Division I championships
† Inaugural championship – ‡ Inaugural co-ed championship