| Year: | 1984 |
| Team: | Plymouth State Panthers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | New England Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | NEFC |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Conf Record: | 9–0 |
| Head Coach: | Jay Cottone |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Gary Emanuel |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Lou Desloges |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Currier Field |
| Champion: | NEFC champion L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal 14–26 vs. |
The 1984 Plymouth State Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Plymouth State University as a member of the New England Football Conference (NEFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division III football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jay Cottone, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (9–0 against NEFC opponents), won the NEFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 358 to 120,[1] and received a bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The team lost to 14–26 in the quarterfinal.
The team was led by quarterback Larry Cummings, who finished the season with 1,516 passing yards, seventeen touchdowns, and four interceptions. Junior running back Joe Dudek rushed for 1,378 yards on 199 carries (125.3 yards per game), scored 21 touchdowns, and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Against Massachusetts Maritime, Dudek set the NCAA small college's record for career touchdowns with 43.[3]
The team played its home games at Currier Field in Plymouth, New Hampshire.