1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season
The 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1984, and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 15, 1984, at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The Montana State Bobcats won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs by a final score of 19−6.
Conference changes and new programs
- Prior to the season, the Gulf Star Conference was formed by six I-AA Independent and Division II teams from Louisiana and Texas. The league would continue for three seasons before being absorbed by the Southland Conference in 1987.
| School | 1983 Conference | 1984 Conference |
| Eastern Washington | D-II Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Florida A&M | MEAC | I-AA Independent |
| Morgan State | D-II Independent | MEAC |
| Nicholls State | I-AA Independent | Gulf Star |
| Northwestern State | I-AA Independent | Gulf Star |
| Sam Houston State | Lone Star | Gulf Star |
| Southeastern Louisiana | I-AA Independent | Gulf Star |
| Southwest Texas State | Lone Star | Gulf Star |
| Stephen F. Austin | Lone Star | Gulf Star |
Conference standings
Conference champions
| Conference champions |
Big Sky Conference – Montana State Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Chattanooga Southland Conference – Louisiana Tech Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State Yankee Conference – Boston University and Rhode Island |