1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1983–84 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–9 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. IU was invited to participate in the 1984 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed. On their way to the Elite Eight, IU beat 12-seed Richmond and 1-seed North Carolina. The Hoosiers eventually lost to 7-seed Virginia in the Elite Eight.


1983–84 Indiana Pacers season
The 1983–84 NBA season was Indiana's eighth season in the NBA and 17th season as a franchise.


1983–84 Inter Milan season, Season
Coached by Luigi Radice, Inter had an awful start to the season failing in the Coppa Italia in the group stage, and losing three of four of the first league matches: fans used to describe it as a year of tears and blood. When the spring of 1984 was about to begin, Ernesto Pellegrini became the new chairman buying the club from Ivanoe Fraizzoli.


1983–84 Inter Milan season, Season
Inter resulted to have the best defence of the league, conceding only 23 goals in 30 games and achieving fourth place. This placement allowed the side take part in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.


1983–84 Inter Milan season, Serie A, League results
2 points for every win were awarded, so Inter collected 35 points instead 47.


1983–84 Inter Milan season, Coppa Italia, Players statistics
Zenga (30/−23); Baresi (29); Sabato (29/2); Altobelli (28/10); Serena A. (28/8); Bagni (27/2); Collovati (27/1); Müller H. (26/5); Bergomi (25); Ferri (24); Pasinato (23/1); Beccalossi (22/3); Bini (18/1); Marini (17); Coeck (9); Muraro (7); Dondoni (1); Meazza L. (1); Recchi (1).


1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach George Raveling and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 13–15 and 6–12 in Big Ten play, tied for eighth place.


1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 1982–83 season at 21–10 overall, fifth in the Big Ten at 10–8. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the seventh seed in the Midwest regional. After wins over Utah State and second seed Missouri, they lost to third-seeded Villanova in the Sweet Sixteen.


1983–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, ninth-year head coach Lute Olson left for Arizona, and was succeeded in April 1983 by Raveling, who had led Washington State for eleven years.


1983–84 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 4th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.


1983–84 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 16–13, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament  against Colorado, falling 65-62. They qualified for the NIT Tournament, falling in the first round to Marquette, 73-53.


1983–84 Iraq FA Cup
The 1983–84 Iraq FA Cup was the ninth edition of the Iraq FA Cup. The tournament was won by Al-Sinaa for the first time, beating Al-Shabab 5–4 on penalties in the final after a 0–0 draw on 14 June 1984. This remains Al-Sinaa's only major honour in their history. Al-Shabab reached the final by beating Al-Tijara, who had earlier knocked out Al-Zawraa 2–1 and Al-Shorta on penalties after a 0–0 draw.


1983–84 Iraqi National League
The 1983–84 Iraqi National League of Clubs was the 10th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. Al-Jaish won their first Premier League title, and became the fourth club since 1974 to win the league without losing a single match.


1983–84 Irish Cup
The 1983–84 Irish Cup was the 104th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 28 January 1984, and concluded on 5 May 1984 with the final.


1983–84 Irish Cup
Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 10th Irish Cup last season, defeating rivals Linfield 2–1 in the 1983 final replay. This season they reached the semi-finals, but lost to Carrick Rangers. Ballymena United won their fourth Irish Cup (fifth if you include Ballymena's record), defeating Carrick Rangers 4–1 in the final.


1983–84 Irish League
The 1983–84 Irish League season was the 110th season for the top division of football in Northern Ireland. 14 teams contested the division, an increase of two on the previous season, with Carrick Rangers and Newry Town becoming the first new participants in the league since the 1972–73 season. The league title was won by Linfield for the third consecutive time.


1983–84 Israel State Cup
The 1983–84 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 45th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 30th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1983–84 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Lod who have beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–2 on penalties after 0–0 in the final.


1983–84 Isthmian League
The 1983–84 season was the 69th season of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1983–84 Isthmian League
Harrow Borough were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. There was no promotion from the Isthmian League to the Alliance Premier League till 1985. Windsor & Eton finished first in Division One achieving the second promotion in a row. Corinthian-Casuals were excluded from the league after new groundsharing ruled were introduced.


1983–84 Isthmian League
At the end of the season Division Two was split into two sections after 19 clubs, mainly from the Athenian League joined Division Two. Thus, the Athenian League was finally absorbed by Isthmian League.


1983–84 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1983–84 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Also, at the end of the previous season Leytonstone & Ilford changed name into Leytonstone/Ilford.


1983–84 Isthmian League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Staines Town were demoted to Division One due to ground grading, thus, Tooting & Mitcham United were reprieved.


1983–84 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1983–84 Isthmian League, Division Two
Division Two consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


1983–84 Isthmian League, Division Two
Before the start of the season Dorking Town was renamed Dorking.


1983–84 Isthmian League, Division Two
At the end of the season Corinthian Casuals were excluded from the league, while Division Two was split into Division Two North and Division Two South with a number of the Athenian League clubs joining.


1983–84 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1983–84 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 18th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Oji Seishi Hockey won the championship.


1983–84 John Player Cup
The 1983–84 John Player Cup was the 13th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition defeating Bristol in the final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.


1983–84 Juventus F.C. season
Juventus F.C. finished the season as Serie A champions. They also won the European Cup Winners' Cup and participated in the Coppa Italia.


1983–84 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1983–84 KNVB Cup
The 66th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 8, 1983. The final was played on May 2, 1984: Feyenoord beat Fortuna Sittard 1–0 and won the cup for the sixth time. Replays were held if teams were tied after ninety minutes.


1983–84 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 8 and 9, 1983.


1983–84 KNVB Cup, Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 12 and 13, 1983.


1983–84 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played during January, 1984.


1983–84 KNVB Cup, Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between February 29 and March 4, 1984.


1983–84 KNVB Cup, Final
Feyenoord also won the Dutch Eredivisie championship, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Fortuna Sittard could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1983–84 Kansas City Kings season
The 1983–84 NBA season was the Kings 35th season in the NBA, their 12th, and penultimate season in  Kansas City (their ninth playing full-time in Kansas City).


1983–84 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1983–84 Kent Football League
The 1983–84 Kent Football League season was the 18th in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England. This season saw the league introduce three points for a win system.


1983–84 Kent Football League
The league was won by Sittingbourne, while Sheppey United was promoted to the Southern Football League.


1983–84 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky and went to the 1984 Final Four. The head coach was Joe B. Hall. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena. Because the Wildcats played the regional final on their home court, the following season the NCAA enacted a rule not allowing any school to play in a tournament game on its home court. However, the ruling did not take effect until after the 1986-87 season.


1983–84 Kuwaiti Premier League
This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Frietjes (talk | contribs) at 16:22, 9 March 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.


1983–84 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Al Arabi Kuwait won the championship.


1983–84 La Liga
The 1983–84 La Liga season, the 53rd since its establishment, started on September 3, 1983, and finished on April 29, 1984.


1983–84 Lancashire Cup
The 1983–84 Lancashire Cup was a Rugby league competition, won by Barrow who beat Widnes 12-8 in the final at Central Park, Wigan.


1983–84 Lancashire Cup, Background
This season saw no new clubs and no withdrawals, leaving the total number of entrants at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for "blank" or "dummy" fixtures or any byes.


1983–84 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1983–84 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1983–84 League Cup
This was the thirteenth season of the rugby league League Cup, which was this season known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship reasons.


1983–84 League Cup
Leeds won the trophy, beating Widnes by the score of 18-10 in the final. The match was played at Central Park, Wigan and the attendance was 9,510. The gate receipts were £19824.


1983–84 League Cup, Background
This season saw one change in the  entrants, Kent Invicta joined the  league and also the  competition, the number of entrants now rising to thirty-fourThe preliminary round now increased to two matches and involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers of entrants to the  first round proper to thirty-twoUnfortunately, early in the  season Bramley went into administration, and although they survived, during this period of administration they withdrew from  this competition, leaving Hull Kingston Rovers with a bye in the  first round.


1983–84 League Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1983–84 League Cup, Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1983–84 League Cup, Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?


1983–84 League Cup, Notes and comments
1 * This match had been chosen for Saturday BBC coverage but was cancelled and moved to Sunday at two days notice due to Industrial Action at the BBC2 * Kent Invicta's record crowd3 * 3 dropped goals4 * Bramley withdrew from this competition while in liquidation5 * highest score (and highest away score) o date between two professional clubs6 * Wigan official archives state the home team are Leigh, an obvious printing error as earlier in the same fixture list Leigh are away at CarlisleCarlisle7  * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1983–84 League Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1983–84 League Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971-72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1983–84 League Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1983–84 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship.


1983–84 League of Ireland, Final classification
Cork City and Longford Town were elected to the league for next season.


1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1983–84 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1983–84 season, Leicester had a poor start with six successive league defeats which represented the Foxes' worst start to a season and labelled them as early relegation favourites. After going out of the League Cup though, their form picked up with only 2 defeats in their next 15 league games from the end of October until the end of January. Their relegation worries were formally avoided when Leicester beat East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest 2-1 at Filbert Street on 5 May with 2 games to spare and the Foxes finished the season in a fairly comfortable 15th place.


1983–84 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1983–84 Libyan Premier League
The 1983–84 Libyan Premier League was the 17th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. The 16 competing teams were split into two groups of 8. The top team in each group advanced to a one-off playoff match to decide the championship. The bottom club in each club was relegated.


1983–84 Libyan Premier League, Overview
In Group A, Nasr won the group by one point from Ittihad, while in Group B, Ahly Tripoli won their group on goal difference from Ahly Benghazi.


1983–84 Libyan Premier League, Overview
In the final, held at the 11 June Stadium, Ahly Tripoli defeated Nasr 1–0, and in doing so, won their 6th national championship.


1983–84 Libyan Premier League, Final
Played at 11 June Stadium, Tripoli on July 6, 1984


1983–84 Libyan Premier League, Final
Ahly Tripoli therefore win the Libyan Premier League and qualified for the 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs. As there was no Libyan Cup competition at this time, Nasr qualified for the 1983 African Cup Winners' Cup.


1983–84 Liga Alef
The 1983–84 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Tiberias (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Sha'arayim (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Artzit. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon also promoted after promotion play-offs.


1983–84 Liga Artzit
The 1983–84 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Haifa win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Petah Tikva were also promoted.


1983–84 Liga Artzit
Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Beit Shemesh were all relegated to Liga Alef.


1983–84 Liga Bet
The 1983–84 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Tamra, Maccabi Or Akiva, Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Gan and Hapoel Dimona win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1983–84 Liga Bet
At the bottom, Hapoel Ein Mahil, Hapoel Safed (from North A division), Hapoel HaTzair Kiryat Haim (from North B division), Hapoel Rosh HaAyin, Hapoel Tel Mond (from South A division), Maccabi Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Ashkelon (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel, whilst Hapoel Afula (from North B division) folded during the season.


1983–84 Liga Leumit
The 1983–84  Liga Leumit season began on 24 September 1983 and ended on 26 May 1984, with Maccabi Haifa winning their first ever title. David Lavi of Maccabi Netanya was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.


1983–84 Liga Leumit
Bnei Yehuda, Maccabi Ramat Amidar and Hapoel Yehud were all relegated to Liga Artzit.


1983–84 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 1983–84 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the 12th season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Four teams participated in the league, and CH Jaca won the championship.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was the 92nd season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and their 22nd consecutive year in the top-flight.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season
It was Liverpool's first season under the management of Joe Fagan, who was promoted from the coaching staff after the retirement of Bob Paisley, their manager of the last nine seasons who had won at least one major trophy in all but the first of his seasons as manager (including six league titles and three European Cups). Fagan's first season as manager ended with Liverpool becoming the first team in England to win three major trophies in the same season as they won the league title, European Cup and League Cup.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season
They beat Roma on penalties to win the European Cup for the fourth time (their sixth European trophy win overall), and defeated Merseyside rivals Everton in the League Cup final replay, and fought off a challenge from the likes of Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Queen's Park Rangers to win their 15th league title, and their third consecutive title.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season
The undoubted star of the season was striker Ian Rush, who scored 32 goals in the league and 47 in all competitions.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season
It was the last season at the club for midfielder Graeme Souness, who was sold to Italian side Sampdoria at the end of the campaign.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
AugustBob Paisley, the most successful manager in English football, retired as Liverpool's manager at the end of the 1982–83 season after nine glorious years at the helm. His successor was 62-year-old "boot room" veteran Joe Fagan.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
The Fagan era began with the FA Charity Shield at Wembley Stadium on 20 August 1983. Liverpool, defending league champions, lost 2–0 in front of a 92,000 crowd, with Bryan Robson scoring both of the goals for FA Cup winners Manchester United. The league campaign began unspectacularly seven days later with a 1–1 draw at newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
SeptemberLiverpool's bid for a fourth European Cup triumph began on 14 September with a 1–0 away win in the first round first leg over Danish champions Odense. Qualification for the next stage was confirmed two weeks later when the Reds won 5–0 in the return leg at Anfield.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
They had a decent month in the league as well, finishing the month in fourth place behind West Ham United, Manchester United and Southampton.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
OctoberOctober saw Liverpool's League Cup quest begin in the second round, where they eliminated Third Division Brentford by a comfortable margin. Their European Cup campaign thrown into question with a goalless home draw with Atletico Bilbao of Spain in the second round first leg, leaving them to need at least a score draw in the return leg in order to progress to the quarter-finals. In the league, however, excellent wins over West Ham United and Luton Town helped them to attain second place as the month drew to a close, two points short of leaders Manchester United. As well as the surprise challenge from West Ham United, they also had a race for the title mounting from fellow London side QPR, who like West Ham had never won the title before, but were also playing their first top division season since promotion the previous campaign.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
NovemberNovember was a rocky month for the Reds. They did manage to dispose of Atletico Bilbao in the European Cup, but were held to two draws by Fulham in the League Cup third round, finally winning the second replay.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
They did, however, climb to the top of the First Division, though the challenge from West Ham United and Manchester United remained intense, while a surprise challenge was springing from Tottenham Hostpur and unfashionable Luton Town – the latter who had been on the receiving end of a 6–0 demolition (and five goals by Ian Rush) by the Reds a month earlier.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
December10 December 1983 brought one of the most embarrassing defeats ever inflicted on Liverpool Football Club. They travelled to Highfield Road for a First Division clash with a Coventry City side who were emerging as surprise title challengers under young manager Bobby Gould, and found themselves on the receiving end of a 4–0 defeat. However, they pulled together the following weekend to demolish Notts County 5–0 at Anfield, and entered 1984 still in pole position and three points ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
The League Cup quest continued with a replay win over Birmingham City in the fourth round.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
JanuaryThe first Liverpool game of 1984 was a 1–1 home draw with Manchester United in the league, billed by many as a championship decider – the outcome of which left the top two unchanged. The FA Cup quest began with a 4–0 home win over a Newcastle United led by former Liverpool striker Kevin Keegan, but ended later in the month with a shock 2–0 defeat at the hands of the previous season's losing finalists Brighton & Hove Albion. They also achieved a League Cup quarter-final replay win over Sheffield Wednesday, like Keegan's Newcastle on the way to promotion to the First Division. There was a real chance of a treble this season.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
FebruaryLiverpool maintained top place in the First Division throughout February. In the League Cup semi-finals, they were held to a surprise 2–2 draw by Third Division minnows Walsall in the first leg at Anfield before winning the return leg 2–0 at Fellows Park, to secure a place in the League Cup final a month later against Merseyside rivals Everton, who were on a run in the cup competitions despite dismal league form which had seen repeated calls from fans for manager Howard Kendall to be sacked.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
MarchMarch saw Liverpool seal their first trophy of the season when they won 1–0 in the final replay at Maine Road on 28 March 1984, three days after the first game saw them draw 0–0 with Everton at Wembley Stadium. The European adventure resumed with an excellent 5-1 aggregate win over Portuguese champions Benfica. They were still going strong in the league as well, and by the end of March only Manchester United (two points behind them) were looking able to catch them.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
AprilA succession of wins could have wrapped up Liverpool's 15th league title before the end of April, but a shock defeat to relegation threatened Stoke City and a 3–3 draw with Leicester City meant that April ended with Liverpool still just two points ahead of Manchester United with four games remaining. And a late surge from QPR and Southampton suggested that the title might not end up at Anfield or Old Trafford.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
Liverpool reached their fourth European Cup final by eliminating Dinamo Bucharest in the semi-finals.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
MayMay 1984 was one of the most glorious months ever experienced by Liverpool Football Club, but it began with a result that suggested the month could turn out to be one of the most disappointing. A goalless draw at relegation threatened Birmingham City (who soon went down thanks to a late escape act by Stoke City) could have been enough for Liverpool to lose their lead to Manchester United on goal difference, but Ron Atkinson's side also managed only a draw that weekend, and there was still a mathematical chance of either QPR or Southampton winning the title.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
Two days after the scare in the midlands, another midland side – Coventry City – took on Liverpool, this time at Anfield. Any talk of a repeat of the December humiliation at Highfield Road was quickly silenced as the Reds crushed the Sky Blues 5-0 (with Ian Rush scoring four goals and pushing them to the edge of the relegation zone just five months after they had been pushing for the title) and opened up a five-point lead to a Manchester United side who were beaten by Nottingham Forest on the same day. Southampton were now the only side other than Manchester United who could catch Liverpool, but the Reds only needed two points from their final two games to be sure of the title.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
Liverpool drew their penultimate league game of the season with doomed Notts County at Meadow Lane, but Manchester United and Southampton were only able to draw their games as well – meaning that Liverpool had become only the third English club to win three successive league titles.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
The championship trophy was presented to the club on 15 May 1984 after the final league game of the season – a 1–1 draw with Norwich City at Anfield.


1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season, Events of the season
The European Cup final was played on 30 May 1984. Veteran defender Phil Neal put the Reds ahead against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but the Italians later equalised to force a 1–1 draw which remained the score as full-time and then extra time loomed. The match went to a penalty shoot-out, which the Reds won 4–2, becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season. It was their fourth European Cup triumph – a record only bettered by Real Madrid who won it six times between 1956 and 1966.


1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 17th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings miss the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Smythe Division. It was the last season of the Triple Crown line of Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor as Simmer would be traded before the next season. All three would be named to the NHL All-Star game.


1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.


1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1983–84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven well-fought games. The Lakers were coming off of an NBA Finals loss to the Julius Erving and Moses Malone led Philadelphia 76ers, in which they were swept in four games. The Los Angeles Lakers, powered by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who broke the NBA's all-time total points record) and Magic Johnson with his 13.1 assists per game (tops in '84), ended up winning 54 games in the 1983–84 NBA season. On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz  to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.


1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Kansas City Kings in the first round, Dallas Mavericks in the second, and the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 Western Conference Finals in order to advance to what is called the "greatest NBA Finals in history", against Larry Bird's formidable, 62–20 Boston Celtics. The Lakers' early step on the green team in the Championship caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, and the C's won game 7 111–102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.


1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 71st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum, who was in his thirteenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.


1983–84 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The Cardinals won the Metro Conference regular season (their 6th). They earned a 5 seed in the NCAA Midwest Regional where they lost to Kentucky 72–71 in the Sweet Sixteen. The Cardinals finished with a 24–11 (11–3) record.


1983–84 Luxembourg National Division
The 1983–84 Luxembourg National Division was the 70th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1983–84 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Avenir Beggen won the championship.


1983–84 Macedonian Republic League
The 1983–84 Macedonian Republic League was the 40th since its establishment. FK Bregalnica Shtip won their 4th championship title, after the last one 8 years before back in 1976.


1983–84 Magyar Kupa
The 1983–84 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 44th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season
The 1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the sixth in league history and ended with the Baltimore Blast winning their first MISL championship. The Blast would beat the St. Louis Steamers in the championship series, the third time in five seasons the Steamers would lose in the MISL championship round. This would be the first time the MISL finals would be a best-of-seven series, part of the league's expanded playoff format.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
With the North American Soccer League restarting their indoor league in the fall of 1983, the defending champion San Diego Sockers, Chicago Sting and Golden Bay Earthquakes would not rejoin the MISL for the upcoming season. To replace the teams, the Tacoma Stars (actually the reactivated Denver Avalanche) began play this season.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
While there were some franchises who would begin a run of respectability at the box office, the Cleveland Force chief among them, others would see the end of their run. The New York Arrows, Buffalo Stallions and Phoenix Pride would all go out of business at the end of the season. Despite winning the first four MISL titles, the Arrows never gained a foothold in the New York market.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
Changing the name of the Phoenix franchise (GM Ted Podleski hated the Inferno name, and wanted a name more in tune with his Christian beliefs) would not bring about an improved record and new owner Bruce Merrill was ready to fold after losing $2 million in less than a year. The Stallions, in particular, would be caught trying to move out of their Buffalo Memorial Auditorium offices without paying back rent, similar to what had happened with the NFL's Baltimore Colts a few months earlier.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
Not all news was bad. The Force and Blast routinely drew strong crowds, and the new franchise in Tacoma nearly made the playoffs. The MISL drew 2.5 million to their games, and another 300,000 attended the playoff games. One game was televised on CBS (Game 3 of the championship series on June 2), as well.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
After the season, the Memphis Americans would move to Las Vegas.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular season schedule
The 1983–84 regular season schedule ran from November 4, 1983, to April 21, 1984. It would be the first time in MISL history that the length of the schedule stayed the same as the previous year. In this case, each team continued to play 48 games apiece.


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Leading goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1983–84 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Leading goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1983–84 Maltese Premier League
The 1983–84 Maltese Premier League was the 4th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 69th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1983–84 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was Manchester City's 82nd season of competitive football and 18th season in the second division of English football. In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.


1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was Manchester United's 82nd season in the Football League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of English football. As FA Cup holders they suffered a shock exit at the hands of Third Division underdogs Bournemouth in the third round, but did reach the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup and were narrowly defeated by Juventus. They frequently led the league during the season but eventually finish fourth, having been held to a draw in 14 out of 42 games despite losing just eight times. Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final clash with Barcelona of Spain, a side featuring Diego Maradona. After going 2–0 down in the first leg, United achieved a remarkable 3–0 win in the return leg at Old Trafford.


1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season
It was the breakthrough season at the club for young striker Mark Hughes, who scored four times late in the season, and the final season at the club for midfielder Ray Wilkins who exited Old Trafford at the end of the campaign to sign for Milan. Captain Bryan Robson stayed at the club despite an attempt to sign him by Italian side Juventus.


1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season
The close season saw the arrival of wingers Gordon Strachan and Jesper Olsen and the departure of Lou Macari to Swindon Town.


1983–84 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was Mansfield Town's 47th season in the Football League and 10th in the Fourth Division they finished in 19th position with 52 points.


1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1983–1984 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They won the 1984 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 1984 NCAA Basketball Tournament.


1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1983–84 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers won Metro Conference regular season and conference tournament titles to receive an automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. As No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, Memphis State beat Oral Roberts and upset No. 3 seed Purdue to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the third season in a row. The Houston Cougars, who would eventually participate in their third consecutive Final Four with their second straight runner-up finish, defeated Memphis State, 78–71. The Tigers finished with a 26–7 record (11–3 Metro), though the NCAA tournament results would later be vacated.


1983–84 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1983–84 season.


1983–84 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and América won the championship.


1983–84 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Unión de Curtidores was promoted from Segunda División 1982-83 season, and was relegated from Primera División on this season.


1983–84 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Atlante F.C. was moved from Estadio Azteca to Estadio Azulgrana.


1983–84 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1983–84 Segunda División was the 35th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 3 September 1983 and concluded on 6 July 1984. It was won by Zacatepec.


1983–84 Mexican Segunda División season, Changes
As of this season, the competition system was modified. The away team victories awarded 3 points instead of two.


1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his eighth year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 15–13, 8–10 to finish in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play.


1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Due to NCAA sanctions against Wisconsin for providing improper benefits for players, MSU's official record for the year is 16–12, 9–9.


1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1982–83 season with a record of 17–13, 9–9 to finish in sixth place in Big Ten play. The Spartans received an invitation to the NIT where they defeated Bowling Green State before losing to Fresno State.


1983–84 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central TimeSource


1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1983–84 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) where it was crowned champion.


1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Although during the seventeen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty Poll the team was ranked twice, including a peak of number fifteen, it began and finished the season unranked and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Dan Pelekoudas earned honorable mention Academic All-American recognition. Tim McCormick and Eric Turner served as team captains, while Roy Tarpley earned team MVP.


1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Turner's career assist total of 421 eclipsed Steve Grote's 358 and would stand until Antoine Joubert tied him as a junior and then totaled 539 in 1987, while his career average of 5.00 per game, which surpassed Ricky Green's 4.05 would stand until Gary Grant's career ended in 1988 with 5.67 per game. Tarpley 69 blocked shots and 2.09 blocked shot average were school records that he would break himself in subsequent seasons. Turner ended his career with an average of 35.3 minutes per game, which surpassed Mike McGee's 1981 record and continues to be the school's best. On January 28, 1984, against Illinois Turner played 56 minutes for the highest single game total in school history, surpassing his 55-minute effort the prior year. The record still stands.


1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the final four by defeating the Wichita State Shockers 94–70, the Marquette Golden Eagles 83–70 and the Xavier Musketeers 63–62. At the final four in Madison Square Garden the team defeated the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 65–59 before beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 83–63. McCormick was awarded the 1984 NIT Most valuable player award.


1983–84 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Eight players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1983–84 Midland Football Combination
The 1983–84 Midland Football Combination season was the 47th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1983–84 Midland Football Combination
At the end of the previous season the Midland Combination divisions were renamed, as Division One was renamed the Premier Division, Division Two became Division One and Division Three became Division Two.


1983–84 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in Division One last season along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1983–84 NBA season was the Bucks' 16th season in the NBA. For the first time since 1974-75 season, Brian Winters was not on the opening day roster.


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 17th season.


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Bill Mahoney, the team compiled a record of 39-31-10 for 88 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the second time in three seasons. The North Stars were the only team in their division to have a winning record that season. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 3 games to 2 over the Chicago Black Hawks and followed that with a seven game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the North Stars ran out of magic as they were swept in four straight games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Regular season
Bob Rouse, Brian Lawton, and Dirk Graham all made their NHL debuts.


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 75th season of play in the National Hockey League. The team struggled on the ice and, for the first time ever in the expansion era, finished the regular season with a losing record. Coach Bob Berry was fired 63 games into the season and replaced with former Canadiens great Jacques Lemaire.


1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season
The club placed fourth in its division, which was still good enough to qualify for the playoffs ahead of the last place Hartford Whalers. The Habs then stunned their heavily-favoured rivals, the Boston Bruins with a 3-0 sweep in the opening round. With the upset, Montreal recorded their first playoff series victory since 1980. Then they defeated their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques in the Adams final, in a series notorious for the two bench clearing brawls before the third period of game 6. The Canadiens were finally eliminated in the Prince of Wales Conference finals by the defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in six games.


1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
As fourth-place finishers, the Canadiens drew the division winner Boston Bruins as their first round opponent. The Canadiens upset the Bruins, sweeping the series in three straight games. The Canadiens then faced off against the Quebec Nordiques in a "Battle of Quebec" which culminated in the Good Friday Massacre. The Canadiens defeated the Nordiques four games to two to advance against the New York Islanders, the defending  Stanley Cup champion. The Islanders would eliminate the Canadiens in six games.


1983–84 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1983–84 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1983–84 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 28th edition of the competition.


1983–84 Moroccan Throne Cup
FAR de Rabat won the cup, beating Renaissance de Kénitra 1–0 in the final, played at the stade Mohamed V in Casablanca. FAR de Rabat won the cup for the third time in their history.


1983–84 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, FAR de Rabat and Renaissance de Kénitra, on 8 July 1984 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season
The 1983–84 North American Soccer League indoor season was the fourth and last in league history. The San Diego Sockers defeated the New York Cosmos for their third straight indoor title, having won the NASL Indoor title in 1981–82 and the MISL title in 1982–83.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Season recap
The NASL was struggling for life at this point, and finding teams to play the indoor season would be difficult. While San Diego, the Chicago Sting and the Golden Bay Earthquakes were committed to the league, filling out the ranks would be problematic. With the league making plain their desire to have both an indoor and outdoor element going forward, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers decided to move to Minnesota for the 1984 NASL season due to a lack of suitable arenas in the local area.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Season recap
The Tampa Bay Rowdies were unsure whether or not they would be able to play, as the previous owners had committed to play in the indoor season and then sold the team. This left the new owners in the lurch. The lack of a suitable arena was also an issue, eventually forcing Rowdies' home games to be split among three sites. The Tulsa Roughnecks were only in the league thanks to a fundraiser that put $65,000 in the team's coffers, even though the team had won the outdoor Soccer Bowl just weeks earlier.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Season recap
Despite the uncertainty, this would be the largest NASL Indoor season ever as a 32-game regular season, a best-of-three semifinal round and a best-of-five championship series were on the schedule. Also, the first (and only) All-Star Game in NASL history took place on February 8 at Chicago Stadium. The hometown Chicago Sting took on an All-Star team of the six other squads. Despite four goals from Chicago's Karl-Heinz Granitza, the All-Stars won 9–8.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Season recap
Not surprisingly, the teams with steady management performed best through the season. The Sockers averaged over 11,000 for their home games and finished first, overcoming a slow 8-8 start. The hot streak continued in the playoffs as the team won all five of their postseason games en route to the NASL title.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Season recap
The NASL confirmed plans for 40-game indoor seasons in 1985 and 1986 near the end of the season, but folded for good in March 1985. By then, San Diego, Minnesota, New York and Chicago had joined the MISL. While the Sockers, Strikers and Sting experienced success in the MISL, the Cosmos would start the season but drop out on February 22, 1985.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Regular season
The 1983–84 regular season schedule ran from November 11, 1983, to March 25, 1984. The 32 games per team was almost double the length of previous NASL Indoor seasons.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, Pct. = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Regular season statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, Regular season statistics, Leading goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, 1984 NASL All-Star Game
On February 8, the city of Chicago hosted what turned out to be the only All-Star game in NASL history. The Chicago Sting battled a team of All-Stars from the other six teams for the benefit of Chicago Tribune Charities. The starters were voted on by the players, while San Diego coach Ron Newman selected the reserves. The All-Stars outdueled the Sting 9–8 before 14,328 fans at Chicago Stadium, despite an MVP performance by Chicago's Karl-Heinz Granitza. Granitza scored four goals on the night.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, 1984 NASL All-Star Game
*Alan Mayer of San Diego was originally selected as a starter but due to a broken finger was unable to play. Tino Lettieri of Vancouver was named as his replacement.^Stan Terlecki of New York was originally selected as a reserve but due to injury was unable to play. Zequinha of Tulsa was named as his replacement.


1983–84 NASL Indoor season, NASL All-Stars
During the finals the NASL announced the traditional All-NASL team of All-Stars, as voted on by the players at the end of the regular season.


1983–84 NBA season
The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals.


1983–84 NBA season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


1983–84 NBA season, NBA awards, Yearly awards
Note: All above information were obtained on the History section on


1983–84 NBA season, NBA awards, Player of the week
The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.


1983–84 NBA season, NBA awards, Player of the month
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.


1983–84 NBA season, NBA awards, Rookie of the month
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.


1983–84 NBA season, NBA awards, Coach of the month
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.


1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 4th season as head coach.


1983–84 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Coming off the 1983 National Championship, the 1983–84 season was a rollercoaster. The Wolfpack had four streaks of 5+ games (2 winning streaks, 2 losing streaks), including a 7-game losing skid to end the season. NC State finished with a record of 19–14 (4–10 ACC).


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1983 and ended with the Final Four in Seattle, Washington on April 2, 1984. The Georgetown Hoyas won their first NCAA national championship with an 84–75 victory over the Houston Cougars, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the Final Four.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1983 and concluded with the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 24, 1984 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 37th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 89th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Notre Dame demoted their program to club status for this season but returned to the Division I ranks the following year.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1983–84 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
A single human poll represents the 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.


1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play.


1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in November 1983 and concluded on March 18 of the following year. This was the 20th season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The majority of programs that had been playing at the Division II level came from Division III schools but continued to play at a higher level because the NCAA did not hold a National Division III Tournament. That changed for the 1983–84 season and with the institution of the new championship all of the Division III schools dropped down to their normal level. This left scant few teams at the Division II level and when it became apparent that the NCAA could not hold a national tournament for so few programs they decided to shutter the D-II championship after the 1984 playoff.


1983–84 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
As a swan song for the Division II level, Bemidji State produced only the second undefeated championship season in NCAA history (the other being Cornell in 1970).


1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1983 and concluded on March 23 of the following year. This was the 11th season of Division III college ice hockey.


1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
This was the first season in which the NCAA held a national tournament for the Division III level.


1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The majority of programs that had been playing at the Division II level came from Division III schools but with the institution of the new championship all of the Division III schools were able to drop down to their normal level. Additionally, with an NCAA-sponsored tournament for Division III schools, most NAIA teams switched to NCAA classification and, with the NAIA Ice Hockey Championship becoming a superfluous tournament, the NAIA ended its sponsorship of ice hockey in 1984.


1983–84 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Because only one Division III tournament existed at the time and it permitted its Division II members to participate in the conference tournament no automatic bids could be offered to conference tournament champions. The NCAA continued to refrain from offering automatic bids until 2000.


1983–84 NCAA football bowl games
The 1983–84 NCAA football bowl games featured 16 games starting early in December and ending on January 2, 1984. The Tangerine Bowl was renamed the Florida Citrus Bowl.


1983–84 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1983 season began on December 24, 1983. The postseason tournament concluded with the Los Angeles Raiders defeating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, 38–9, on January 22, 1984, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.


1983–84 NFL playoffs
This marked the first season since 1968 that legendary referee Jim Tunney did not receive an on-field playoff assignment. He was the alternate referee for the Super Bowl.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the three division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams were seeded 4 and 5. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the fourth seed wild card hosted the fifth seed. All three division winners from each conference then received a bye in the first round.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Participants
The second round, the divisional playoffs, had a restriction where two teams from the same division cannot meet: the surviving wild card team visited the division champion outside its own division that had the higher seed, and the remaining two teams from that conference played each other. The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Schedule
Due to Christmas falling on a Sunday, the two wild card playoff games were played in a span of three days, with one on Saturday, December 24, and the other on Monday, December 26.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Schedule
In the United States, NBC broadcast the AFC playoff games, while CBS televised the NFC games and Super Bowl XVIII.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 24, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
Both teams came into the game with remarkably similar seasons. Each had a 9-7 record, and both had gone through multiple starting quarterbacks. The Seahawks were starting Dave Krieg, who had replaced Jim Zorn in the ninth game of the season. Steve DeBerg started for the Broncos, returning to the lineup for the first time in seven weeks after suffering a separated shoulder.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 24, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
The Seahawks won their first playoff game in team history with Krieg completing 12 of 13 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. They also got a big performance out of rookie running back Curt Warner, who rushed for 99 yards and caught three passes for 22 yards.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 24, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
Seattle scored on the opening drive of the game, with Warner carrying the ball on six of eight plays and Krieg hitting wide receiver Steve Largent for a 17-yard touchdown pass. After a few punts, the Broncos tied the game with Jesse Myles' 13-yard touchdown reception from DeBerg. After forcing Seattle to punt, DeBerg drove the Broncos to the Seahawks 29-yard line. However, defensive back Kerry Justin intercepted DeBerg's underthrown pass and returned the ball 45 yards to set up Norm Johnson's 37-yard field goal, giving the team a 10-7 lead. The Broncos responded with a drive to the Seattle 5-yard line, but once again they failed to score as running back Gerald Willhite lost the ball while being tackled by linebacker Shelton Robinson and safety Paul Moyer recovered it with less than two minutes left in the half.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 24, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
On Seattle's first drive of the second half, Krieg completed a 28-yard pass to tight end Charle Young and a 34-yarder to Largent on the next play. Following two carries by Warner for six yards, Krieg finished the possession with a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Pete Metzelaars, making the score 17-7. The Seahawks went on to score two more touchdowns, an 18-yard pass from Krieg to Paul Johns on the first play of the fourth quarter, and a 2-yard run by the reserve fullback David Hughes with 9:34 remaining in the game. Meanwhile, Broncos rookie quarterback John Elway made his playoff debut, replacing DeBerg in the fourth quarter. He completed 10 of 15 passes for 123 yards and rushed for 16, but also threw an interception to Seahawks defensive back Gregg Johnson.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 24, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 31, Denver Broncos 7
This was the first postseason meeting between the Broncos and Seahawks, and would not meet again in the playoffs until Super Bowl XLVIII.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Monday, December 26, 1983, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
The Rams converted three turnovers in the second half into 17 points to upset the heavily favored Cowboys in Dallas. Los Angeles opened the scoring in the first quarter on quarterback Vince Ferragamo's 18-yard touchdown pass to Drew Hill after an 85-yard drive. The Cowboys then tied the game with 53 seconds left in the half after quarterback Danny White capped a 70-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tony Hill.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Monday, December 26, 1983, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
Dallas took the lead in the third quarter with Rafael Septién's 41-yard field goal. But then the Rams took advantage of the Cowboys' turnovers. Los Angeles' Mike Wilcher recovered a muffed punt from Gary Allen at the Dallas 16-yard line, setting up wide receiver Preston Dennard's 16-yard touchdown reception. Then linebacker Jim Collins' interception set up Ferragamo's 8-yard pass to wide receiver George Farmer. Finally, defensive back LeRoy Irvin's 94-yard interception return to the Dallas 3-yard line set up Mike Lansford's 20-yard field goal. White was intercepted for the third time on Dallas' next drive, this time by linebacker Mel Owens. By the time White threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Doug Cosbie, only 1:03 remained on the game clock.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Monday, December 26, 1983, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
Rams rookie running back Eric Dickerson rushed for 99 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards. Tony Hill set a franchise playoff record with nine receptions for 115 yards. Ferragamo completed 15 of 30 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns. White completed 32 of 53 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns, with three costly interceptions.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Monday, December 26, 1983, NFC: Los Angeles Rams 24, Dallas Cowboys 17
This was the seventh postseason meeting between the Rams and Cowboys. Dallas had won four of the previous six meetings.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
Despite their dominant win in the wild card round, the 9–7 Seahawks hardly seemed a significant obstacle for the defending AFC champion Dolphins (12–4). However, the Seahawks converted three turnovers in the second half into thirteen  points, while running back Curt Warner rushed for 113 yards, caught five passes for 38 yards, and scored two touchdowns. By the end of the game, Miami turned the football over five times, including consecutive fumbled kickoffs in the closing minutes.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
After a scoreless first quarter in the Orange Bowl, the Dolphins scored first on rookie quarterback Dan Marino's 19-yard pass to tight end Dan Johnson, but Uwe von Schamann's extra point attempt was blocked. Seattle running back Zachary Dixon returned the ensuing kickoff 59 yards to set up Dave Krieg's 6-yard touchdown pass to fullback Cullen Bryant and the Seahawks led 7–6. Near the end of the first half, Miami retook the lead with Marino's 32-yard touchdown pass to Mark Duper.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
In the third quarter, Seattle defensive back John Harris recovered a fumble that led to Warner's 1-yard touchdown run and Seattle led 14–13. In the fourth quarter, Seahawks cornerback Kerry Justin's interception of a Marino pass was converted into a 27-yard field goal by Norm Johnson, increasing the lead to four at 17–13.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
With time running out, Seattle made their only blunder of the day when Krieg threw an interception to Miami defensive back Gerald Small, who returned the ball 18 yards to set up Woody Bennett's 3-yard touchdown run, giving Miami a 20–17 lead with 4:43 remaining. Seattle receiver Steve Largent, who had no receptions up to this point, caught a pair of passes from Krieg for gains of 16 and 40 yards as they drove to retake the lead 24–20 on Warner's 2-yard touchdown run with under two minutes left.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
On the ensuing kickoff, Miami returner Fulton Walker fumbled and rookie reserve linebacker Sam Merriman recovered, setting up Johnson's 37-yard field goal to extend the lead to seven at 27–20. Amazingly, Walker fumbled on the next kickoff as well; Seattle running back Dan Doornink recovered and the offense ran out the clock.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
This was Seattle's only road victory in the postseason until 2012, when they won in Washington 24–14. Harris finished the game with an interception, a fumble recovery, and four tackles. Other key defensive players for Seattle included Dave Brown, who had 10 tackles, and Keith Butler, who had nine. Duper caught nine passes for 117 yards and a touchdown.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, AFC: Seattle Seahawks 27, Miami Dolphins 20
This was the first postseason meeting between the Seahawks and Dolphins.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Lions kicker Eddie Murray made three field goals, including a postseason record 54-yard kick, but missed two attempts in the fourth quarter, the second a potential game-winning 43-yard kick with five seconds left.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Both teams came into this game missing key starters. The 49ers were without injured starting receiver Dwight Clark, while the Lions had to start quarterback Gary Danielson in place of injured starter Eric Hipple. Detroit scored first on Murray's 37-yard field goal less than five minutes into the game. They were poised to score again on their next drive, but 49ers defensive back Ronnie Lott intercepted a pass from Danielson on the San Francisco 15-yard line. The 49ers offense then drove 85 yards in 10 plays and took a 7–3 lead on a 1-yard touchdown run from Roger Craig. On the first play of Detroit's next drive, rookie linebacker Riki Ellison intercepted Danielson and returned the ball four yards to the Lions 24-yard line. Four plays later, Wendell Tyler's 2-yard touchdown run increased their lead to 14–3 early in the second quarter.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Things kept getting worse for Detroit as Danielson threw two more interceptions on each of their next two possessions, first to safety Dwight Hicks and then to linebacker Keena Turner. However, their defense managed to prevent the 49ers from converting either one of them into points. On their next drive, running back Billy Sims took off for a 56-yard carry to the San Francisco 1-yard line before being tackled by Eric Wright. Despite a first and goal on the 1, Detroit could not get into the end zone and settled for Murray's second field goal, cutting the score to 14–6. Following a 49ers punt, Detroit moved the ball to San Francisco's 37-yard line in the closing seconds of the half, where Murray made a playoff record 54-yard field goal that made the score 14–9 going into halftime.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
In the third quarter, Danielson threw his fifth interception of the day and his second to Ellison, who returned it four yards to the Lions 45. Joe Montana's 27-yard completion to tight end Russ Francis and Tyler's 11-yard run gave the team a first and goal from the 7, but the Lions made a key goal line stand to force Ray Wersching's 19-yard field goal, putting San Francisco up 17–9. Danielson then rallied the Lions back with six completions on a 10-play, 73-yard drive that ended with Sims' 11-yard touchdown run, cutting the deficit to 17–16 with 13:36 left in the fourth quarter.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Their defense subsequently gave them a great chance to take the lead when they recovered a fumble from Craig on the 49ers 37-yard line. But penalties stalled the drive and Murray missed a 43-yard field goal attempt. Still, the Lions defense came up with another huge opportunity as defensive back Bobby Watkins intercepted a pass from Montana and returned it 24 yards to the San Francisco 27. This time the Lions offense managed to convert the turnover with a 2-yard touchdown run by Sims, giving them their first lead of the game, 23–17 with 4:44 remaining.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Up to this point, Montana had been rather ineffective, completing just 12 of 25 passes for 151 yards with an interception and no touchdowns. But with the game on the line, Montana rallied his team with a scoring drive to put them back into the lead. Starting from their own 30-yard line, the 49ers advanced to the Lions 27 by the two-minute warning, with Montana completing four passes for 24 yards.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Montana hooked up with Francis for a 13-yard gain on the next play, and then threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon, giving the 49ers a 24–23 lead with 1:23 left. Detroit then drove 49 yards to set up a game-winning 43-yard field goal attempt for Murray in the closing seconds, but his kick was wide right by a narrow margin, enabling San Francisco to win the game.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
Montana finished the game completing 18 of 31 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown, with one interception, while also rushing for 16 yards. Danielson finished his only career playoff game completing 24 of 38 passes for 236 yards, but was intercepted five times. Sims was the top rusher of the game with 20 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught four passes for 26 yards.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1983, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 24, Detroit Lions 23
This was the second postseason meeting between the Lions and 49ers. Detroit won the only previous meeting.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
The Redskins crushed the Rams by scoring on their first five possessions on their way to a 51–7 win, breaking the then-record for the largest margin of victory in their team history.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
Washington drove 65 yards in eight plays on their opening possession, including NFL MVP Joe Theismann's 29-yard completion to Charlie Brown on third down and 5, while John Riggins rushed six times for 23 yards and scored with a 3-yard touchdown run. Five minutes later, Theismann threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to receiver Art Monk. An interception by Anthony Washington then set up kicker Mark Moseley's 42-yard field goal with less than a minute left in the first quarter. Nick Giaquinto then returned a punt 48 yards to set up a one-yard touchdown run by Riggins to give the Redskins a 24–0 lead only a minute into the second quarter.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
At this point, LA finally managed to respond with Vince Ferragamo's 32-yard touchdown pass to Preston Dennard, cutting the score to 24-7. But this was as close as it would get, as the Redskins added two more touchdowns before halftime, a 21-yard catch by Monk and a 1-yard run by Riggins.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
Moseley's two field goals were the only scoring in the third quarter. Then in the fourth quarter, defensive back Darrell Green intercepted a pass from Ferragamo after it bounced off running back Eric Dickerson and returned it 72 yards for a touchdown.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
Riggins recorded 119 yards and three touchdowns. Theismann completed 18 of 23 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Brown caught six passes for 171 yards. Meanwhile, Ferragamo completed only 20 of 43 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown, with three interceptions. And Dickerson, who led the league in rushing during the regular season, was limited to only 16 yards on 10 carries, and nine yards on six receptions.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 51, Los Angeles Rams 7
This was the third postseason meeting between the Rams and Redskins. Los Angeles won both previous meetings.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
The Raiders scored three touchdowns in the third quarter en route to a 38–10 win over the Steelers, who were playing without Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw due to injury.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
In the first quarter, a 15-yard run by Steelers running back Frank Pollard and Cliff Stoudt's 44-yard completion to Wayne Capers sparked a 78-yard drive, but when faced with fourth down and inches near the goal line, they opted for kicker Gary Anderson's 17-yard field goal. The Steelers defense forced a punt on the next drive, but Ray Guy's 34-yard kick pinned them on their own 14-yard line, and on the next play, Raiders defensive back Lester Hayes returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown, making the score 7–3.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
After forcing a punt, Los Angeles running back Marcus Allen started off a drive with two carries for 13 yards. Then Jim Plunkett got his team rolling, completing a 9-yard pass to tight end Todd Christensen, a 17-yard pass to Allen, and two passes to Cliff Branch for 34 yards, moving the ball to the Steelers 5-yard line. Allen eventually finished the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run, increasing the Raiders lead to 14–3 in the second quarter. Later on, after Los Angeles received a Steelers punt with 1:02 left in the half, Allen's 21-yard run and Plunkett's 17-yard completion to Branch set up a 45-yard field goal from Chris Bahr, giving the Raiders a 17–3 halftime lead.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
The Raiders then scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. First they took the opening kickoff and stormed 72 yards to a 9-yard touchdown run by Kenny King. Then after a punt, Allen scored on a 49-yard touchdown run, increasing his team's lead to 31–3. Pittsburgh managed to respond with Stoudt's 58-yard touchdown pass to receiver John Stallworth. But Los Angeles stormed right back, scoring on Frank Hawkins' 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 38–10. This turned out to be the last score of the game, as both teams' defenses took over during the fourth quarter.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
Allen finished the game with 121 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries, while also catching five passes for 38 yards. Raiders defensive end Lyle Alzado had 2.5 sacks.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
This was the sixth postseason meeting between the Steelers and Raiders. Pittsburgh had won three of the previous five meetings when the Raiders were based in Oakland. This would be the only postseason meeting with the Raiders playing in Los Angeles.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
After the 49ers erased a 21–0 fourth quarter deficit, two controversial penalties against San Francisco led to the Redskins' kicker Mark Moseley overcoming an awful day and kicking the winning field goal.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
The first quarter was scoreless. The closest either team came was Washington's drive inside the 49ers 30-yard line that ended when Joe Washington lost a fumble that was recovered by San Francisco lineman Lawrence Pillers. In the second quarter, Washington managed to fool the 49ers with a trick play when punt returner Nick Giaquinto threw the ball across the field to Darrell Green who took it all the way to the end zone, but Giaquinto inadvertently threw a forward pass rather than a lateral and the score was called back.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
Washington fans and news media at the time disputed whether this was actually a forward pass, calling it the "Micrometer Play." The suggestion was that one would need a high precision measuring device to determine that the play was indeed a forward pass, and that the referees got the call wrong. The Redskins still managed to drive into 49ers territory, but ended up with no points when Moseley's 45-yard field goal attempt went wide right.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
After forcing a punt, Joe Theismann's 46-yard completion to tight end Clint Didier moved the ball to the 49ers 18-yard line, setting up a 4-yard touchdown run by fullback John Riggins with 6:16 left in the half. Later in the quarter, the Redskins drove deep into San Francisco territory, featuring a fourth down run by Jeff Hayes on a fake punt, but once again Moseley sent a field goal attempt wide right, this time from 35 yards, and the score remained 7–0 at the end of the half.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
San Francisco started the second half with a drive into Washington territory, aided by a controversial ruling in which running back Wendell Tyler dropped the ball just a second after catching it and then dove on it. Officials ruled the play a fumble and recovery for the 49ers rather than an incompletion. But kicker Ray Wersching later slipped on the muddy field while attempting a 50-yard field goal and it fell well short.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
On Washington's next drive, they ran another trick play, this time a pass from Riggins, who threw a 36-yard completion to Charlie Brown inside the 49ers 10-yard line. But all that led to was Moseley's third missed field goal attempt of the day, this one from 38 yards, that he once again sent wide right.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
Midway through the third quarter, San Francisco receiver Freddie Solomon lost a fumble while being tackled by Green that linebacker Rich Milot recovered on the 49ers 36-yard line. A few plays later, a pass interference penalty on defensive back Ronnie Lott moved the ball to the 6-yard line, and Riggins took it the final six yards to the end zone with three more runs, making the score 14–0. Then on their next drive, Theismann completed a 70-yard touchdown pass to Brown, giving Washington a 21–0 lead with just over a minute left until the final quarter.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
But with 14:37 left in the game, 49ers quarterback Joe Montana completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wilson. San Francisco subsequently forced a punt, but returner Dana McLemore fumbled the ball and Washington's Mark Murphy recovered it. Still, the Redskins were unable to capitalize, failing to get a first down and once again coming up empty when Moseley missed his fourth field goal attempt of the day, this time short from 41 yards. On the next play, Solomon caught a 76-yard touchdown pass from Montana. Later with 7:08 remaining, Wilson tied the game with a 12-yard touchdown reception.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
The Redskins then marched on a 13-play, 78-yard drive that took 6:12 off the clock and set up Moseley's 25-yard field goal with 40 seconds left in the game. This possession was aided by two controversial penalties:


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
The 49ers got the ball back one last time, but Montana attempting a Hail Mary pass was intercepted by Vernon Dean on the final play of the game, sealing Washington's victory.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
Brown finished the game with five receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown, while Riggins rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. In addition, his 36-yard completion to Brown was the only completion he would ever throw during his 14-season career. This was the only postseason meeting between Hall of Fame coaches Bill Walsh and Joe Gibbs, whose teams would combine for six Super Bowl appearances and five Super Bowl wins during the 1980s.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
The game was featured as part of the NFL's Greatest Games, known as The Forgotten Classic.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, NFC: Washington Redskins 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
This was the second postseason meeting between the 49ers and Redskins. San Francisco won the only previous meeting.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
Seattle had defeated Los Angeles twice during the regular season, but this game had a very different outcome. The Raiders outgained Seattle in total yards 405–197, intercepted five passes, jumped to a 20–0 halftime lead, and overcame four turnovers of their own en route to a 30–14 victory. The Seahawks were held to 65 rushing yards while Raiders running back Marcus Allen ran for 154 yards, caught seven passes for 62 yards, and scored two touchdowns.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
Seahawks running back David Hughes returned the opening kickoff 34 yards to the 40-yard line, and his team drove to the Raiders 34 from there. But defensive back Lester Hayes picked off a pass from Dave Krieg and returned it 44 yards to the Seattle 26. On the Raiders ensuing drive, a 19-yard run by Allen set up a 20-yard field goal by Chris Bahr.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
In the second quarter, Allen broke off a 16-yard run, while Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett completed passes to Cliff Branch and Malcolm Barnwell for gains of 11 and 20 yards on a 61-yard drive that ended with Frank Hawkins' 1-yard touchdown run. Then Seattle went three and out and LA got the ball back with good position on their 40-yard line. Plunkett's 49-yard completion to Barnwell then set up Hawkins' second rushing touchdown, making the score 17–0.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
With 1:02 left in the half, Seattle desperately tried to put some points on the board before halftime, but defensive back Mike Davis intercepted a pass from Krieg at his own 40-yard line. A 20-yard completion from Plunkett to Barnwell then set up Bahr's 45-yard field goal to give the Raiders a 20–0 halftime lead.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
In the second half, Seattle finally got a scoring opportunity when Hawkins fumbled the ball on the first play from scrimmage and the Seahawks recovered. However, all they got from this was Krieg's third interception, this one to linebacker Matt Millen on the first play after the fumble. At this point, Krieg was benched and replaced by backup Jim Zorn. Meanwhile, LA drove to the Seahawks 9-yard line. Defensive back Gregg Johnson intercepted a pass from Plunkett in the end zone to keep his team in the game, but even this turned out to be insufficient. Just two plays later, Davis recorded his second interception of the day, this one on the Seattle 46. On the next play, Allen took off for a 43-yard burst, and then caught a 3-yard touchdown pass to make the score 27–0.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
After being completely dominated up to that point, Seattle finally managed to strike back, moving the ball 74 yards in 10 plays and scoring on Zorn's 11-yard touchdown pass to running back Dan Doornink. Then Seattle linebacker Bruce Scholtz intercepted a pass that bounced out of Barnwell's hands on the Seahawks 25-yard line, but once again Los Angeles' defense proved too formidable, as a 2-yard loss on a screen pass to Curt Warner, a holding penalty, and incomplete passes pushed Seattle out of field goal range and forced a punt.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
The start of the fourth quarter saw the Seahawks blow another scoring chance when Raiders defensive back Vann McElroy intercepted a pass from Zorn after the team had recovered Plunkett's fumbled pitch to Allen on the Los Angeles 25-yard line. Then the next time they had the ball, they drove to the LA 40-yard line, only to see Greg Townsend sack Zorn for a 23-yard loss on fourth down and 4. After the turnover on downs, Bahr kicked a 35-yard field goal to give the Raiders an insurmountable 30–7 lead with 3:57 left. At this point, all that remained was Zorn's meaningless touchdown pass to tight end Charle Young, making the final score 30–14.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
Warner, the AFC's leading rusher during the regular season, was held to just 26 yards on 11 carries. Barnwell finished the game with a career postseason high five receptions for 116 yards. Townsend had two sacks.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 8, 1984, AFC: Los Angeles Raiders 30, Seattle Seahawks 14
This was the first postseason meeting between the Seahawks and Raiders.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Redskins and Raiders.


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KRLA - calling the first touchdown of Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 for the Raiders. -


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
There's the snap... it is blocked by Derrick Jensen, going into the end zone... Raiders after it... Three men on it... TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! Holy Toledo, what a start!


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KRLA - calling a touchdown by Cliff Branch in Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 for the Raiders. -


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KRLA - calling a touchdown by Jack Squirek in Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 for the Raiders. -


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Theismann back... looks off to the left, he fires it out there... INTERCEPTED! JACK SQUIREK! TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! I DON'T BELIEVE IT! HOLY TOLEDO!! !


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KRLA - calling the first touchdown of Marcus Allen in Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 for the Raiders. -


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Plunkett giving the ball here to Allen, cuts back over the middle... dances...3, 2, 1, TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! A marvelous piece of zig-zag dancing!


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Bill King of KRLA - calling the second touchdown of Marcus Allen in Super Bowl XVIII in 1984 for the Raiders. -


1983–84 NFL playoffs, Quotes
Plunkett giving to Allen, setting a wide left... he has to reverse his field... he now gets away for a moment... cuts back into the 30... 35... 40... races past two men into the 50... down to the 40... picking up a blocker... to the 20... to the 10... to the 5... TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS! HOLY TOLEDO! 74 YARDS! The Raiders are mobbing Marcus Allen who has just stood a crowd of 72,000 on his collective ear.


1983–84 NHL season
The 1983–84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers de-throned the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.


1983–84 NHL season, League business
Not since World War II travel restrictions caused the NHL to drop regular season overtime games in 1942–43 had the NHL used overtime to decide regular season games. Starting this season, the NHL introduced a five-minute extra period of overtime following the third period in the event of a tied game. A team losing in overtime would get no points. This rule remained in effect until the 1999–2000 season, where a team losing in overtime was awarded 1 point. If the game remained tied after the five-minute extra period, it remained a tie, until the NHL shootout arrived in the 2005–06 season. Overtime in the Stanley Cup playoffs remained unchanged.


1983–84 NHL season, League business
In the entry draft, Brian Lawton became the first American to be chosen first overall, by the Minnesota North Stars. Three Americans were chosen in the top five: Lawton, Pat Lafontaine (third) and Tom Barrasso (fifth). Sylvain Turgeon was chosen second and Steve Yzerman was chosen fourth overall. The St. Louis Blues did not participate in the draft, having been "orphaned" by Ralston Purina. The NHL took control of the franchise after the draft. On July 27, 1983, Harry Ornest purchased the Blues for US$3 million.


1983–84 NHL season, League business
Arthur M. Wirtz, long-time chairman and part-owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, died at the age of 82 on July 21, 1983. His son, Bill, took over ownership of the team.


1983–84 NHL season, Regular season
The Edmonton Oilers ran away with the best record in the league, and for the third straight year set a new record for most goals in a season, 446. The Oilers' new captain, Wayne Gretzky, was once again breaking records and rewriting his name into the record book. This season saw Gretzky score at least one point in the first 51 games of the season. During those 51 games, Gretzky had 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points, which is equivalent to exactly three points per game. He also won his fifth straight Hart Trophy and his fourth straight Art Ross Trophy. The season's second leading scorer was Gretzky's teammate Paul Coffey, who, with 126 points, became the third defenceman to score 100 points in a season.


1983–84 NHL season, Regular season
The Calgary Flames played their inaugural season at the Olympic Saddledome.


1983–84 NHL season, Regular season
Prior to the season, the St. Louis Blues were purchased by Harry Ornest, keeping the team from moving to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and remaining in the Missouri city, where it remains. In addition, the team's home venue, the Checkerdome, reverted to its original name, the Arena, after six seasons.


1983–84 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1983–84 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
It was a rematch of the 1983 final as the Islanders attempted to match the 1950s Montreal Canadiens and win five consecutive Stanley Cup championships, against the Edmonton Oilers attempting to win the franchise's first championship. The Islanders lost the first game at home 1–0, but came back to defeat the Oilers 6–1 in the second game. Edmonton took over the series from that point, winning the next three games, all played in Edmonton.


1983–84 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This season's finals adopted the 2–3–2 home ice format, rather than the usual 2–2–1–1–1 format.


1983–84 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


1983–84 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts