1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1984 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in the 1984 NCAA Division I - A football season . The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln , Nebraska . Game notes . Wyoming . Nebraska was forced to put extra effort in for the win after losing three of four first - half fumbles and giving up an interception , as Wyoming won the turnover battle 4 - 1 . Minnesota . ' Fumble - itis ' continued to plague Nebraska , after the ball was put on the ground eight times , half of them lost to Minnesota . Still , the newly - minted # 1 Cornhuskers easily put away the turnover - free Golden Gophers with the help of 405 yards on the ground . UCLA . Nebraska dominated UCLA in the new Rose Bowl home of the Bruins , handing them their worst loss in 14 years . The Cornhuskers recorded eight sacks while running up 42 points , while the offensive output of the Bruins netted only a 3rd quarter field goal . Syracuse . Unranked Syracuse , coming off a 0 - 19 shutout loss against Rutgers at home the week prior , severely embarrassed the # 1 Cornhuskers , who may have been guilty of overlooking the team they had defeated 63 - 7 the year before . Nebraska ' s regular season winning streak was ended at 23 . Coach Osborne stated it simply ; " They were more physical today " . Oklahoma State . It was another season of disappointment for Oklahoma State ' s record against Nebraska . The Cowboys came to Lincoln with a better record than the Cornhuskers for the first time ever , with high hopes after Nebraska fell to Syracuse the week before , and OSU indeed led the game for three quarters . A 4th quarter , 49 yard punt return swung the momentum to Nebraska , and Oklahoma State ' s 22 year - long drought against Nebraska was extended yet another year . Missouri . Missouri fought a hard battle and barely won the time of possession battle , at one point drawing within 6 points , but a 57 yard interception return for a touchdown opened the game up a bit as Nebraska gained enough room to finish the game ahead by 10 . Colorado . The Blackshirts carried Nebraska for three quarters as the offense sputtered and failed to produce a useful lead . Finally , in the 4th quarter , the Cornhuskers overcame their struggles and ran off 21 points for the win . Kansas State . Nebraska recorded its 25th straight conference win as Kansas State rolled over and fell behind by 48 - 7 at the half . The lead allowed the Cornhuskers to rotate several players into the game , which resulted in no single player exceeding 100 rushing yards rushing for the first time in 20 games . Iowa State . Nebraska held Iowa State ' s star receiver to two catches for 11 yards , and the Cyclones offense to just five first downs , as the Blackshirts posted their first shutout in two years . By the 4th quarter , Iowa State ' s own defense lost their effectiveness and could no longer keep up , as the Cornhuskers rolled up 28 more points to pull away . Kansas . The Cornhuskers held Kansas to just 12 first downs and 24 yards on the ground , clinching at least a share of the 1984 Big 8 Title . Oklahoma . Four painful turnovers were enough to overcome the statistical success Nebraska achieved , as Oklahoma ended Nebraska ' s 27 game conference win streak and 21 game win streak in Lincoln . The run - oriented Cornhuskers out - passed the Sooners 236 - 58 , but two key stops by the Sooners in the 2nd half put down Nebraska ' s hopes for a shot the National Championship . LSU . Nebraska overcame a 10 point deficit to come within 3 by halftime , and after that it was all Nebraska as the Cornhuskers won the turnover game ' s battle 6 - 3 and ran off 21 more points while shutting down all further attempts by LSU to score . Rankings . Awards . < br > NFL and Pro Players . The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1984 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi - pro team as draftees or free agents . < br >