1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

1984 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	7–5 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (7th season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal State Fullerton $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
San Jose State	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UNLV	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	13	–	0
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories

After the 1984 season, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 seasons. As a result, UNLV's win in 1984 over Fresno State was forfeited, adjusting the Bulldogs' record to 7–5 overall and 4–3 in conference play, moving them into a tie for third place in the PCAA.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 27–22	43,477	[2]
September 8	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	W 37–21	19,252	[3]
September 15	Cal Poly*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 14–0	30,991	[4]
September 22	Long Beach State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 20–17	31,162	[5]
September 29	New Mexico State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 53–24	32,952	[6]
October 6	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 15–27	41,999	[7]
October 20	Utah State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	W 43–18	31,463	[8]
October 27	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 17–18	17,047	[9]
November 3	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 17–20	12,121	[10]
November 10	Pacific (CA)	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–24	24,684	[11]
November 17	Montana State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 31–35	24,088	[12]
November 24	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 13–27 (forfeit win)	12,155	[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.^[18][19] The following finished their college career in 1984, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Tom Neville	Guard – Tackle	1986 Green Bay Packers