1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship

The 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship was the fifth edition of the official national championship for intercollegiate rugby. The tournament, sponsored by Michelob, took place concurrently with the Monterey National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. Harvard won their first title with a victory over Colorado. John Catliff of Harvard took second place in the Running Drop Kick championship.

Participants
Harvard Qualified for the National Championship by advancing from the Eastern Championship at Conshohocken, PA on April 28–29. Miami Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Midwest Collegiate Championship at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana on April 28–29.
 * President – Charles Weeks
 * Coach – Martyn Kingston
 * Co-captains - John Beilenson, Kevin Lennon
 * Harvard 39-3 Florida State
 * Harvard 9-3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 * Coach- Doug Edwards
 * Captain-
 * Record-
 * Miami 11-7 Bowling Green
 * Miami 32-6 Wisconsin Stevens Point

Colorado Qualified for the National Championship by winning the Western Regional in Boulder, Colorado on April 21–22.
 * Manager- Jertovec
 * Coach- Jim Dunckley
 * Captain- Steve Williams
 * Record-
 * Colorado 24-5 Air Force

Long Beach Qualified from Pacific Coast Collegiate Regional at Long Beach, CA on April 26–28.
 * Coach- Dr. Dale Toohey
 * Captain- Geoff Stein
 * Record 33-3
 * Long Beach 27-9 Oregon State
 * Long Beach 12-9 California

Final
Harvard: 1 Hassan Rifaat, 2 Bill Cavanaugh, 3 Fran Duggan, 4 Dave Heffernan, 5 Bob Zizka, 6 Mark Bamford, 7 Jon Kennedy, 8 Kevin Lennon, 9 Bobby Hackett, 10 John Catliff, 11 John Cammett, 12 John Beilenson, 13 Gus Spanos, 14 George Askew, 15 Charlie Montgomery. Colorado: 1 Dave Drach, 2 Doń Edrington, 3 Rich Winkler, 4 Mark Adolfson, 5 Kevin Doran, 6 Holger Forrest, 7 Jay Landt, 8 Scott Bergquist, 9 Steve Ernst, 10 Ken Ferguson, 11 Colin Forrest, 12 Jim Ritchie, 13 Brian Price, 14 Alex Agre, 15 Russ Clark.