1984 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 1984 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Parker, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

1984 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Parker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Greene (1st season)
Home stadium	Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Grambling State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Texas Southern	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Alabama State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Jackson State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 7–23		[1]
September 8	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–20		[2]
September 15	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–52		[3]
September 22	vs. Texas Southern	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	L 20–33		[4]
October 6	Fort Valley State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 16–42		[5]
October 13	Bethune–Cookman*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 24–31		[6]
October 20	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 29–20		[7]
October 27	vs. Alabama A&M*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	L 12–28	25,000	[8]
November 3	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 6–17	19,000	[9]
November 10	at No. 8 Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–49		[10]
November 22	Tuskegee*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	W 31–8	13,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game