1984 NCAA Division I-A football season - wikipedia 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season 1984 NCAA Division I-A season Number of teams 110 Preseason AP No. 1 Auburn Tigers 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 the BYU Cougars winning their first national championship by beating Michigan in the Holiday Bowl. While the Cougars finished with a perfect 13 - 0 record and were the consensus National Champions, some commentators maintain this title was undeserved, citing their weak schedule ( no other team in their WAC conference had fewer than four losses, and even Michigan finished the season at 6 - 6 after the bowl loss ) and argue the championship should have gone to the 11 - 1 Washington Huskies ( who won a Pac - 10 conference with two Top 10 teams and a hard - fought Orange Bowl against then # 2 Oklahoma ). The Huskies notably declined an invitation to play # 1 BYU in the Holiday Bowl to decide the National Championship on the field of play, effectively forfeiting their chance to win the title outright. 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. Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Conference standings 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 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 No. 12 Maryland $ 5 -- 0 -- 0 9 -- -- 0 No. 20 Virginia -- -- 8 -- -- North Carolina -- -- 5 -- 5 -- Wake Forest -- -- 0 6 -- 5 -- 0 Georgia Tech -- -- 6 -- -- NC State -- 5 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 Duke -- 5 -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 Clemson 0 -- 0 -- 0 * 7 -- -- 0 $ -- Conference champion * Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. Rankings from AP Poll 1984 Big 8 football standings Conf Overall Team No. 4 Nebraska + 6 -- -- 0 10 -- -- 0 No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 -- -- 0 9 -- -- No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 -- -- 0 10 -- -- 0 Kansas -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Kansas State -- -- -- 7 -- Missouri -- -- -- 7 -- Colorado -- 6 -- 0 -- 10 -- 0 Iowa State 0 -- 5 -- -- 7 -- + -- Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 1984 Big Ten football standings Conf Overall Team No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 Illinois 6 -- -- 0 7 -- -- 0 Purdue 6 -- -- 0 7 -- 5 -- 0 No. 16 Iowa 5 -- -- 8 -- -- Wisconsin 5 -- -- 7 -- -- Michigan 5 -- -- 0 6 -- 6 -- 0 Michigan State 5 -- -- 0 6 -- 6 -- 0 Minnesota -- 6 -- 0 -- 7 -- 0 Northwestern -- 7 -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 Indiana 0 -- 9 -- 0 0 -- 11 -- 0 $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll 1984 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf Overall Team Toledo $ 7 -- -- 8 -- -- Bowling Green 7 -- -- 0 8 -- -- 0 Central Michigan 6 -- -- 8 -- -- Ohio -- -- -- 6 -- Northern Illinois -- 5 -- -- 6 -- Miami -- 5 -- 0 -- 7 -- 0 Ball State -- 5 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 Western Michigan -- 6 -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Kent State -- 6 -- 0 -- 7 -- 0 Eastern Michigan -- 5 -- -- 7 -- $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll 1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf Overall Team Tulsa $ 5 -- 0 -- 0 6 -- 5 -- 0 # 5 I - AA Indiana State ^ -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 Illinois State -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Wichita State -- -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 Drake -- -- 0 -- 7 -- 0 West Texas State -- -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 Southern Illinois 0 -- 5 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 $ -- Conference champion ^ -- Division I - AA playoff participant The MVC was a hybrid of Division I and I - AA programs in 1984. Tulsa and Wichita State were Div I and the rest were Div I - AA 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team Cal State Fullerton $ 7 -- 0 -- 0 12 -- 0 -- 0 San Jose State 6 -- -- 0 7 -- -- 0 Fresno State -- -- 0 7 -- 5 -- 0 Long Beach State -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Pacific ( CA ) -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Utah State -- -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 New Mexico State -- 5 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 UNLV 0 -- 7 -- 0 0 -- 13 -- 0 $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll Records adjusted for UNLV forfeit of all 11 victories 1984 Pacific - 10 football standings Conf Overall Team No. 10 USC $ 7 -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 No. 2 Washington 6 -- -- 0 11 -- -- 0 No. 9 UCLA 5 -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 Arizona 5 -- -- 0 7 -- -- 0 Washington State -- -- 0 6 -- 5 -- 0 Arizona State -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Oregon -- 5 -- 0 6 -- 5 -- 0 Stanford -- 5 -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Oregon State -- 7 -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 California -- 8 -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll 1984 SEC football standings Conf Overall Team No. 3 Florida $ 5 -- 0 -- 9 -- -- No. 15 LSU -- -- 8 -- -- No. 14 Auburn -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 Georgia -- -- 0 7 -- -- No. 19 Kentucky -- -- 0 9 -- -- 0 Tennessee -- -- 0 7 -- -- Alabama -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Vanderbilt -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Ole Miss -- 5 -- 0 -- 6 -- Mississippi State -- 5 -- 0 -- 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 No. 5 Boston College -- -- 10 -- -- 0 No. 11 South Carolina -- -- 10 -- -- 0 Army -- -- 8 -- -- Rutgers -- -- 7 -- -- 0 No. 17 Florida State -- -- 7 -- -- Virginia Tech -- -- 8 -- -- 0 West Virginia -- -- 8 -- -- 0 No. 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 -- Navy -- -- -- 6 -- Southern Miss -- -- -- 7 -- 0 Pittsburgh -- -- -- 7 -- Tulane -- -- -- 8 -- 0 Cincinnati -- -- -- 9 -- 0 East Carolina -- -- -- 9 -- 0 Louisville -- -- -- 9 -- 0 Rankings from AP Poll 1984 Southwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team No. 8 SMU + 6 -- -- 0 10 -- -- 0 Houston + 6 -- -- 0 7 -- 5 -- 0 TCU 5 -- -- 0 8 -- -- 0 Arkansas 5 -- -- 0 7 -- -- Texas 5 -- -- 0 7 -- -- Baylor -- -- 0 5 -- 6 -- 0 Texas A&M -- 5 -- 0 6 -- 5 -- 0 Texas Tech -- 6 -- 0 -- 7 -- 0 Rice 0 -- 8 -- 0 -- 10 -- 0 + -- Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll 1984 WAC football standings Conf Overall Team No. 1 BYU $ 8 -- 0 -- 0 13 -- 0 -- 0 Hawaii 5 -- -- 0 7 -- -- 0 Air Force -- -- 0 8 -- -- 0 Utah -- -- 6 -- 5 -- San Diego State -- -- -- 7 -- Wyoming -- -- 0 6 -- 6 -- 0 Colorado State -- 5 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 New Mexico -- 7 -- 0 -- 8 -- 0 UTEP -- 7 -- 0 -- 9 -- 0 $ -- Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll AP Final poll Main article : 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings BYU Washington Nebraska Florida Boston College Oklahoma Oklahoma State SMU UCLA USC South Carolina Maryland Ohio State Auburn LSU Iowa Florida State Miami ( FL ) Kentucky Virginia Coaches Final Poll BYU Washington Nebraska Boston College Oklahoma State Oklahoma Florida SMU University of Southern California UCLA Maryland Ohio State South Carolina Auburn Iowa LSU Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Florida St. Notable rivalry games SMU 26, Texas Christian 17 Alabama 17, Auburn 15 West Virginia 28, Pitt 10 Texas Christian 38, Baylor 28 Arizona 16, Arizona State 10 Florida State 38, Miami ( FL ) 3 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 Pitt 31, Penn State 11 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 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, Texas Christian ( 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 Jump up ^ `` 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. Jump up ^ Michael Pinto, `` The 20 Most Undeserving National Champions in College Football History '', `` Bleacher Report '' Jump up ^ Michael Pinto, `` The 20 Most Undeserving National Champions in College Football History '', `` Bleacher Report '' Jump up ^ Williams, Larry ( 2012 ). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson. 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Question: who won the 1984 national championship in football
Answer: BYU Cougars