1984 NCAA Division I-A football season

1984 NCAA Division I-A season
Number of teams	110
Preseason AP #1	Auburn Tigers
Post-season
Duration	December 15, 1984 – January 1, 1985
Bowl games	18
Heisman Trophy	Doug Flutie, Boston College QB
Winner	BYU
Division I-A football seasons
← 1983 1985 →

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 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
#16 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

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 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 (CA)	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 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 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Florida $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#15 LSU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
#19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Florida's title was later vacated by the SEC. Rankings from AP Poll

1984 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
#11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
#17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
#18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the BYU Cougars winning their first national championship by beating Michigan in the Holiday Bowl.

With the loss of Richmond and William and Mary the number of teams in Division 1-A fell from 112 to 110 for the 1984 season.

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

( Jerry Rice would finish 9th in voting )

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