1984 Northeastern Huskies football team

The 1984 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

1984 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (4th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Georgia Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Eastern Washington			–					7	–	2	–	1
James Madison			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 0–35	5,000
September 22	Bucknell	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 34–33
September 29	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 0–3	8,633
October 6	Lehigh	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 14–25	4,350
October 13	No. 14 Rhode Island	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 22–30	4,650
October 20	at James Madison	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 9–6	13,900
October 27	No. 13 New Hampshire	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 2–13
November 3	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 17–20
November 10	No. 19 Richmond	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 8–19	3,100
November 16	at Springfield	Benedum Field Springfield, MA	W 29–8
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game