# 1984 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season

The 1984 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the season of college football played by the six member schools of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) as part of the 1984 NCAA Division III football season.
The Hope Flying Dutchmen, in their 15th season under head coach Ray Smith, won the MIAA championship with a perfect 9–0 record, including a 5–0 mark against MIAA opponents.
The conference's statistical leaders (in MIAA games only) included Dean Ulrich of Alma (1,173 yards of total offense), Greg Heeres of Hope (1,157 passing yards), Mark Konechy of Alma (587 rushing yards and 54 points scored), and Al Goetz of Alma (509 receiving yards).

## Conference overview

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Conf. record | Overall record | Points scored | Points against |
| 1 | Hope | Ray Smith | 5–0 | 9–0 | 363 | 116 |
| 2 | Alma | Phil Brooks | 4–1 | 6–3 | 358 | 206 |
| 3 | Albion | Pete Schmidt | 3–2 | 5–4 | 138 | 198 |
| 4 | Adrian | Ron Labadie | 2–3 | 5–4 | 270 | 181 |
| 5 | Olivet | Glen Stevenson | 1–4 | 1–8 | 90 | 394 |
| 6 | Kalamazoo | Bob Kent | 0–5 | 1–8 | 110 | 288 |

## Teams
### Hope

The 1984 Hope Flying Dutchmen football team represented Hope College of Hope, Michigan. In their 15th year under head coach Ray Smith, the Dutchmen compiled a 9–0 record (5–0 against MIAA opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 363 to 116. The team led the nation in scoring offense with an average of 40.3 points per game. It is the only Hope football team to compile a perfect season.
Despite being ranked No. 8 in the final Division III poll, Hope was not included in the eight teams invited to the Division III playoffs.
Hope was the first college or university in Michigan to field undefeated teams in both football and basketball in the same season. The basketball team compiled a 22–0 record.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | at Olivet Nazarene* | Bourbonnais, IL | W 41–7 |
| September 15 | DePauw* | Holland, MI | W 34–26 |
| September 22 | at Carthage* | Kenosha, WI | W 54–7 |
| September 29 | Wabash* | Holland, MI | W 34–24 |
| October 6 | Albion | Holland, MI | W 28–6 |
| October 13 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 45–0 |
| October 20 | Adrian | Holland, MI | W 38–17 |
| October 27 | at Alma | Alma, MI | W 34–29 |
| November 3 | Olivet | Holland, MI | W 55–0 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Alma

The 1984 Alma Scots football team represented Alma College of Alma, Michigan. In their 14th and final year under head coach Phil Brooks, the Scots compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against MIAA opponents), finished in second place in the MIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 358 to 206.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | at Taylor* | Upland, IN | W 41–17 |
| September 15 | Valparaiso* | Alma, MI | L 24–26 |
| September 22 | at Northeastern Illinois* | Chicago, IL | L 24–26 |
| September 29 | Olivet Nazarene* | Alma, MI | W 61–30 |
| October 6 | at Adrian | Adrian, MI | W 27–14 |
| October 13 | Olivet | Alma, MI | W 48–14 |
| October 20 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 52–25 |
| October 27 | Hope | Alma, MI | L 29–34 |
| November 2 | at Albion | Albion, MI | W 52–20 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Albion

The 1984 Albion Britons football team represented Albion College of Albion, Michigan. In their second year under head coach Pete Schmidt, the Britons compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against MIAA opponents), finished in third place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 198 to 138.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | Wayne State* | Albion, MI | W 29–28 |
| September 15 | Ohio Wesleyan* | Albion, MI | W 20–10 |
| September 22 | at Wabash* | Crawfordsville, IN | L 7–36 |
| September 29 | at DePauw* | Greencastle, IN | L 6–21 |
| October 6 | at Hope | Holland, MI | L 6–28 |
| October 13 | Adrian | Albion, MI | W 20–7 |
| October 20 | at Olivet | Olivet, MI | W 20–7 |
| October 27 | Kalamazoo | Albion, MI | W 10–9 |
| November 2 | Alma | Albion, MI | L 20–52 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Adrian

The 1984 Adrian Bulldogs football team represented Adrian College of Adrian, Michigan. In their third year under head coach Ron Labadie, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–4 record (2–3 against MIAA opponents), finished in fourth place in the MIAA, and outscored opponents by a total of 270 to 181.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | at Kenyon* | Gambier, OH | L 23–30 |
| September 15 | Heidelberg* | Adrian, MI | W 46–27 |
| September 22 | at Ohio Northern* | Ada, OH | W 35–12 |
| September 29 | Mount Union* | Adrian, MI | W 31–27 |
| October 6 | Alma | Adrian, MI | L 14–27 |
| October 13 | at Albion | Albion, MI | L 7–20 |
| October 20 | at Hope | Holland, MI | L 17–38 |
| October 27 | Olivet | Adrian, MI | W 66–0 |
| November 3 | at Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | W 31–0 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Olivet

The 1984 Olivet Comets football team represented Olivet College of Olivet, Michigan. In their third year under head coach Glen Stevenson, the Comets compiled a 1–8 record (1–4 against MIAA opponents), finished in fifth place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 394 to 90.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | Union City | | L 0–3 |
| September 15 | Wabash | Olivet, MI | L 7–38 |
| September 22 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | L 14–24 |
| September 29 | Dayton* | Olivet, MI | L 0–59 |
| October 6 | Kalamazoo | Olivet, MI | W 48–27 |
| October 13 | at Alma | Alma, MI | L 14–48 |
| October 20 | Albion | Olivet, MI | L 7–20 |
| October 27 | at Adrian | Adrian, MI | L 0–66 |
| November 3 | at Hope | Holland, MI | L 0–55 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||

### Kalamazoo

The 1984 Kalamazoo Hornets football team represented Kalamazoo College of Kalamazoo, Michigan. In their first year under head coach Bob Kent, the Hornets compiled a 1–8 record (0–5 against MIAA opponents), finished in last place in the MIAA, and were outscored by a total of 288 to 110.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 8 | at Ferris State* | Big Rapids, MI | L 5–6 |
| September 15 | at Denison* | Granville, OH | L 21–62 |
| September 22 | at Benedictine* | Lisle, IL | W 13–8 |
| September 29 | Oberlin* | Kalamazoo, MI | L 10–26 |
| October 6 | at Olivet | Olivet, MI | L 27–48 |
| October 13 | Hope | Kalamazoo, MI | L 0–45 |
| October 20 | Alma | Kalamazoo, MI | L 25–42 |
| October 27 | at Albion | Albion, MI | L 9–10 |
| November 3 | Adrian | Kalamazoo, MI | L 0–31 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||