1984 NCAA Division I-A football season

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

The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Brigham Young University 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.

Rule changes

Defensive pass interference will be penalized 15 yards from the previous spot if the foul occurs more than 15 yards downfield. If the foul occurred 15 yards or less downfield, the penalty will be enforced from the spot of the foul.
Kickoffs that go through the back of the end zone or out of bounds in the end zone in the air untouched will be brought out to the 30-yard line instead of the 20.
Clipping is limited to an area 6-10 yards from the line of scrimmage.
Wide receivers are only permitted to block below the waist once the ball passes the line of scrimmage.
Eliminating the PAT if the game has been decided, and if both teams agree.
Offensive face-masking is now a foul, penalized 15 yards.

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 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	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

1984 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 SMU +	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Houston +	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
TCU	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Texas	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
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
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Air Force	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

AP Final poll

Coaches Final Poll

Notable rivalry games

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: #12 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)

( Jerry Rice would finish 9th in voting )

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

↑ "1983 Preseason AP Football Poll - AP Poll Archive - Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings". Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

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