Year: | 1984 |
Team: | Carson–Newman Eagles |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | South Atlantic Conference |
Short Conf: | SAC |
Record: | 10–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Ken Sparks |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Stadium: | Burke–Tarr Stadium |
Champion: | NAIA Division I national co-champion SAC champion |
Bowl: | Champion Bowl |
Bowl Result: | T 19–19 vs. |
The 1984 Carson–Newman Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Carson–Newman College (renamed Carson–Newman University in 2012) as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the 1984 NAIA Division I football season. In its fifth year under head coach Ken Sparks, the team compiled a 10–2–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the SAC championship, and tied in the Champion Bowl to become the NAIA national co-champion.[1]
It was the second of five national championships (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1989) won by Carson–Newman during the 1980s.