1984 Valley City State Vikings football team
| 1984 Valley City State Vikings football | |
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NDCAC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Dakota College Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (5–1 NDCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Lokken Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jamestown + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley City State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minot State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dickinson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NDSCS–Wahpeton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bismarck JC | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Valley City State Vikings football team represented Valley City State University as a member of the North Dakota College Athletic Conference (NDCAC) during the 1984 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Jim Dew, the Vikings finished 5–4 overall and 5–1 in conference play, earning a share of the NDCAC championship. The 1984 season capped a run of three straight league titles from 1982–84, marking one of only four such streaks in program history.
For the third straight season, Valley City State opened with Northern State—this time falling 19–7. The Vikings, however, recovered quickly by winning their conference opener in a tight 9–7 battle with Dickinson State.
VCSU followed with four more consecutive NDCAC victories, including a homecoming win over defending co-champion Minot State. With a 5–1 league record, the Vikings earned a share of the NDCAC title despite late-season non-conference losses to Minnesota State–Moorhead and Jamestown.
The season concluded with a 39–14 loss to national power Northwestern (IA). Overall, the Vikings finished 5–4.
The team MVP honor was shared by Jeff Volk and Pat O’Brien. All-Conference selections included Pat Horner, Pat O’Brien, Chris Lima, Steve Becher, and Troy Johnson. O’Brien, Becher, and Horner also earned All-District recognition, with Horner and O’Brien receiving NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors. Academic All-American awards went to Bill Hiser and Jerry Krosbakken.