1984 NCAA Division I-A football season

1984 NCAA Division I-A season
Total # of teams	112
Preseason AP #1	Auburn Tigers[1]
Number of bowls	18
Bowl games	December 15, 1984 – January 1, 1985
National championship	1984 Holiday Bowl
Location of championship	Holiday Bowl, San Diego, California
Champions	BYU Cougars
Heisman	Doug Flutie, Boston College QB
NCAA Division I-A football season «1983 1985»

The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Brigham Young University winning their first national championship by beating an unranked Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl. BYU handed the Wolverines their 6th loss that season.

Contents 1 Conference standings 2 #1 and #2 progress 3 AP Final poll 4 Coaches Final Poll 5 Notable rivalry games 6 Bowl games 7 Heisman Trophy voting 8 Other annual awards 9 References

Conference standings

1984 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #12 Maryland † 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 #20 Virginia 3 – 2 – 2     8 – 2 – 2 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 NC State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Duke 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1984 Big 8 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Nebraska § 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 #6 Oklahoma § 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 1 #7 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Kansas 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Kansas State 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 7 – 1 Missouri 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 7 – 1 Colorado 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 Iowa State 0 – 5 – 2     2 – 7 – 2 § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1984 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #13/12 Ohio State † 7 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Illinois 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Purdue 6 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0 #16/15 Iowa 5 – 3 – 1     8 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin 5 – 3 – 1     7 – 4 – 1 Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 Michigan State 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Indiana 0 – 9 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll
1984 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Toledo † 7 – 1 – 1     8 – 3 – 1 Bowling Green 7 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Central Michigan 6 – 2 – 1     8 – 2 – 1 Ohio 4 – 4 – 1     4 – 6 – 1 Northern Illinois 3 – 5 – 1     4 – 6 – 1 Miami 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Ball State 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Western Michigan 3 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Kent State 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Eastern Michigan 2 – 5 – 2     2 – 7 – 2 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Tulsa † 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Indiana State 3 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Illinois State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Drake 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 West Texas State 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1984 Pacific-10 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #10 USC † 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 #2 Washington 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 #9 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Arizona 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Washington State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Oregon 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Stanford 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Oregon State 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 California 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T UNLV † 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Cal State Fullerton 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 San Jose State 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Fresno State 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 Long Beach State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Pacific 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Utah State 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 New Mexico State 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1984 SEC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #3/7 Florida † 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 1 – 1 #15/16 LSU 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 3 – 1 #14/14 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 4 – 0 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 1 #19/19 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1 Alabama 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Mississippi State]] 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll	1984 Division I-A independents football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Boston College   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #11 [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Army]]   –   –       8 – 3 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]]   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 #17 [[{{{school}}}|Florida State]]   –   –       7 – 3 – 2 Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 #18 [[{{{school}}}|Miami (FL)]]   –   –       8 – 5 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Southwestern Louisiana]]   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Penn State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Syracuse]]   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Temple]]   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Memphis]]   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Navy]]   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Southern Miss]]   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Tulane]]   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Cincinnati]]   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Louisville]]   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1984 Southwest Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #8 [[{{{school}}}|SMU]] § 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Houston]] § 6 – 2 – 0     7 – 5 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|TCU]] 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|Texas]] 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1 Baylor 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]] 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Texas Tech 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Rice]] 0 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 § – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1984 WAC football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 BYU † 8 – 0 – 0     13 – 0 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Hawaii]] 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Air Force]] 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Utah 4 – 3 – 1     6 – 5 – 1 [[{{{school}}}|San Diego State]] 4 – 3 – 1     4 – 7 – 1 Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|Colorado State]] 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|New Mexico]] 1 – 7 – 0     4 – 8 – 0 [[{{{school}}}|UTEP]] 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

#1 and #2 progress

WEEKS	#1	#2	Event
PRE	Auburn	Nebraska	Miami 20, Auburn 18	Aug 27
2	Miami	Nebraska	Michigan 22, Miami 14	Sep 8
3-4	Nebraska	Clemson	Georgia 26, Clemson 23	Sep 22
4	Nebraska	Texas	Syracuse 17, Nebraska 9	Sep 29
5	Texas	Ohio State	Purdue 28, Ohio State 23	Oct 6
6	Texas	Washington	Oklahoma 15, Texas 15	Oct 13
7-8	Washington	Oklahoma	Kansas 28, Oklahoma 11	Oct 27
9	Washington	Texas	Nebraska 44, Iowa St 0	Nov 3
10	Washington	Nebraska	USC 16, Washington 7	Nov 10
11	Nebraska	South Carolina	Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7	Nov 17
12-14	Brigham Young	Oklahoma	BYU 38, Utah State 13	Nov 24

AP Final poll

1. BYU
2. Washington
3. Florida
4. Nebraska
5. Boston College
6. Oklahoma
7. Oklahoma State
8. SMU
9. UCLA
10. Southern California
11. South Carolina
12. Maryland
13. Ohio State
14. Auburn
15. LSU
16. Iowa
17. Florida State
18. Miami (FL)
19. Kentucky
20. Virginia

Coaches Final Poll

1. BYU
2. Washington
3. Nebraska
4. Boston College
5. Oklahoma State
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. SMU
9. University of Southern California
10. UCLA
11. Maryland
12. Ohio State
13. South Carolina
14. Auburn
15. Iowa
16. LSU
17. Virginia
18. West Virginia
19. Kentucky
20. Florida St.

Notable rivalry games

• Alabama 17, Auburn 15
• West Virginia 28, Pitt 10
• Arizona 16, Arizona State 10
• Florida 27, Florida State 17
• Florida 27, Georgia 0
• Georgia Tech 35, Georgia 18
• Iowa 59, Iowa State 21
• LSU 33, Tulane 15
• Michigan State 19, Michigan 7
• Army 28, Navy 11
• Notre Dame 19, USC 7
• Ohio State 21, Michigan 6
• Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7
• Oklahoma 24, Oklahoma State 14
• Oregon 31, Oregon State 6
• South Carolina 22, Clemson 21
• Texas 15, Oklahoma 15
• UCLA 29, USC 10
• Washington 38, Washington State 29
• Minnesota 17, Wisconsin 14
• BYU 24, Utah 14
• Texas A&M 37, Texas 12

Bowl games

• Holiday Bowl: #1 Brigham Young 24, Michigan 17
• Orange Bowl: #4 Washington 28, #2 Oklahoma 17
• Sugar Bowl: #5 Nebraska 28, #11 LSU 10
• Rose Bowl: #18 USC 20, #6 Ohio State 17
• Gator Bowl: #9 Oklahoma State 21, #7 South Carolina 14
• Cotton Bowl Classic: #8 Boston College 45, Houston 28
• Aloha Bowl: #10 Southern Methodist 27, #17 Notre Dame 20
• Fiesta Bowl: #14 UCLA 39, #13 Miami (Fl) 37
• Florida Citrus Bowl: #15 Florida State 17, Georgia 17
• Liberty Bowl: #16 Auburn 21, Arkansas 15
• Freedom Bowl: Iowa 55, #19 Texas 17
• Hall of Fame Bowl: Kentucky 20, #20 Wisconsin 19
• Peach Bowl: Virginia 27, Purdue 24
• Sun Bowl: Maryland 28, Tennessee 27
• Independence Bowl: Air Force 23, Virginia Tech 7
• Bluebonnet Bowl: West Virginia 31, Texas Christian 14
• Cherry Bowl: Army 10, Michigan State 6
• California Bowl: UNLV 30, Toledo 13

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is given to the Most Outstanding Player of the year.

• Winner: Doug Flutie, Boston College, Quarterback (2,240 points)
• 2. Keith Byars, Ohio State (1,251 points)
• 3. Robbie Bosco, Brigham Young (443 points)
• 4. Bernie Kosar, Miami-Fl (320 points)
• 5. Kenneth Davis, TCU (86 points)

Other annual awards

• Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) - Doug Flutie, Boston College
• Walter Camp Award (Back) - Doug Flutie, Boston College
• Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) - Doug Flutie, Boston College
• Lombardi Award (Lineman or Linebacker) - Tony Degrate, Texas
• Outland Trophy (Interior Lineman) - Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
• Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - LaVell Edwards, BYU

References

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