1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |
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Season | 1984 |
Bowl season | 1984–85 bowl games |
Preseason No. 1 | |
End of season champions | BYU |
Conference with most teams in final AP poll | SEC (4) |
Two major human polls as well as five other human polls comprised the 1984 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship; instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 4 [2] | Week 2 Sep 11 [2] | Week 3 Sep 18 [2] | Week 4 Sep 25 [2] | Week 5 Oct 2 [2] | Week 6 Oct 9 [2] | Week 7 Oct 16 [2] | Week 8 Oct 23 [2] | Week 9 Oct 30 [2] | Week 10 Nov 6 [2] | Week 11 Nov 13 [2] | Week 12 Nov 20 [2] | Week 13 Nov 27 [2] | Week 14 Dec 4 [2] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [3] | ||
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1. | Auburn (30) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (36) | Nebraska (1–0) (35) | Nebraska (2–0) (37) | Nebraska (3–0) (52) | Texas (2–0) (51) | Texas (3–0) (55) | Washington (6–0) (37) | Washington (7–0) (45) | Washington (8–0) (50) | Washington (9–0) | Nebraska (9–1) (37) | BYU (11–0) (40) | BYU (12–0) (34) | BYU (12–0) (33) | BYU (13–0) (38) | 1. |
2. | Nebraska (5) | Nebraska (0–0) (7) | Clemson (2–0) (15) | Clemson (2–0) (15) | Texas (1–0) (2) | Ohio State (4–0) (5) | Washington (5–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) (10) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) (7) | Texas (5–0–1) (3) | Nebraska (8–1) | South Carolina (9–0) (11) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (7) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (18) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (16) | Washington (11–1) (16) | 2. |
3. | Pittsburgh (2) | Clemson (1–0) (2) | Michigan (1–0) (3) | Texas (1–0) (4) | Ohio State (3–0) (2) | Washington (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Texas (3–0–1) (4) | Texas (4–0–1) (3) | Nebraska (7–1) (3) | Texas (6–0–1) | BYU (10–0) (11) | Oklahoma State (9–1) (3) | Florida (8–1–1) (5) | Florida (9–1–1) (6) | Florida (9–1–1) (6) | 3. |
4. | Clemson (11) | UCLA (0–0) (6) | Texas (0–0) (1) | Miami (FL) (3–1) (1) | Penn State (3–0) | Boston College (3–0) (2) | Boston College (3–0) (2) | Boston College (4–0) (6) | Nebraska (6–1) | BYU (8–0) (4) | BYU (9–0) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Florida (8–1–1) (7) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (10–2) | 4. |
5. | UCLA (5) | Texas (0–0) | Iowa (1–0) (2) т | Ohio State (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | BYU (5–0) | Nebraska (5–1) | BYU (7–0) (3) | South Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Florida (7–1–1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (10–2) | 5. |
6. | Texas | Ohio State (0–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) (1) т | BYU (3–0) | Washington (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | SMU (4–0) (1) | Ohio State (6–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) | Texas (7–1–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
7. | Ohio State | Notre Dame (0–0) (1) | UCLA (1–0) (2) | Penn State (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | SMU (3–0) | BYU (6–0) | LSU (5–0–1) (1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | South Carolina (10–1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 7. |
8. | Notre Dame (1) | Auburn (0–1) | BYU (2–0) (1) | UCLA (2–0) (2) | BYU (4–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | Ohio State (5–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Washington (9–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | SMU (10–2) | 8. |
9. | Alabama (1) | Alabama (0–0) (1) | Ohio State (1–0) | Washington (2–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0–1) | Miami (FL) (6–2) | South Carolina (6–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) | LSU (7–1–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | 9. |
10. | Miami (FL) (1) | Iowa (0–0) (1) | Boston College (2–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | SMU (3–0) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | LSU (4–0–1) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | Florida (6–1–1) | Texas (6–1–1) | Boston College (7–2) | SMU (8–2) | SMU (9–2) | USC (9–3) | 10. |
11. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0) | Auburn (0–1) | Oklahoma (2–0) | SMU (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | Penn State (4–1) | South Carolina (5–0) | Boston College (4–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Florida State (6–1–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | SMU (7–2) | Auburn (8–3) | LSU (8–2–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | 11. |
12. | Iowa (1) | Arizona State (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (5–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | LSU (6–1–1) | TCU (8–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Florida State (7–2–1) | Maryland (8–3) | Maryland (9–3) | 12. |
13. | Arizona State (2) | BYU (1–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | SMU (1–0) | Clemson (2–1) | Michigan (3–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Georgia (5–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Boston College (6–2) | Auburn (8–3) | Texas (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Ohio State (9–3) | 13. |
14. | Michigan (1) | Michigan (0–0) (1) | SMU (0–0) | Iowa (1–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Miami (FL) (4–2) | Purdue (4–1) | Georgia (4–1) | SMU (4–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | USC (7–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | USC (8–2) | LSU (8–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Auburn (9–4) | 14. |
15. | SMU | SMU (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | USC (2–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Florida State (4–1–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | LSU (5–1–1) | TCU (7–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Florida State (7–2–1) | Maryland (8–3) | Florida State (7–3–1) | LSU (8–3–1) | 15. |
16. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (0–0) | Washington (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | Miami (FL) (3–2) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Auburn (3–2) | Kentucky (5–0) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Boston College (5–2) | SMU (6–2) | LSU (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–4) | Auburn (8–4) | Iowa (8–4–1) | 16. |
17. | Florida | Pittsburgh (0–1) | Pittsburgh (0–1) | USC (1–0) | UCLA (2–1) | UCLA (3–1) | South Carolina (4–0) | Florida (4–1–1) | Iowa (5–2) | Iowa (6–2) | SMU (5–2) | Florida State (6–2–1) | TCU (8–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Florida State (7–3–2) | 17. |
18. | Washington | Boston College (1–0) | Florida State (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Auburn (2–2) | Florida (3–1–1) | Iowa (4–2) | West Virginia (6–1) | USC (6–1) | Iowa (6–2–1) | Auburn (7–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Georgia (7–3) | USC (8–3) | Miami (FL) (8–5) | 18. |
19. | Boston College | Washington (0–0) | Alabama (0–1) | Auburn (0–2) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Penn State (4–2) | Penn State (5–2) | SMU (4–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Virginia (7–1–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Texas (7–3–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | 19. |
20. | Florida State | Florida State (1–0) | USC (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Auburn (1–2) | Georgia (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | USC (5–1) | TCU (6–1) | Auburn (6–3) | Clemson (7–2) | Georgia (7–3) | USC (8–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | 20. |
Preseason Aug [1] | Week 1 Sep 4 [2] | Week 2 Sep 11 [2] | Week 3 Sep 18 [2] | Week 4 Sep 25 [2] | Week 5 Oct 2 [2] | Week 6 Oct 9 [2] | Week 7 Oct 16 [2] | Week 8 Oct 23 [2] | Week 9 Oct 30 [2] | Week 10 Nov 6 [2] | Week 11 Nov 13 [2] | Week 12 Nov 20 [2] | Week 13 Nov 27 [2] | Week 14 Dec 4 [2] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [3] | ||
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Preseason Aug 26 [4] | Week 1 Sep 4 [5] | Week 2 Sep 11 [6] | Week 3 Sep 18 [7] | Week 4 Sep 25 [8] | Week 5 Oct 2 [9] | Week 6 Oct 9 [10] | Week 7 Oct 16 [11] | Week 8 Oct 23 [12] | Week 9 Oct 30 [13] | Week 10 Nov 6 [14] | Week 11 Nov 13 [15] | Week 12 Nov 20 [16] | Week 13 Nov 27 [17] | Week 14 Dec 4 [18] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [19] | ||
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1. | Auburn (32) | Miami (FL) (2–0) (30) | Nebraska (1–0) (32) | Nebraska (2–0) (34) | Nebraska (3–0) (39) | Texas (2–0) (34) | Texas (3–0) (34) | Washington (6–0) (24) | Washington (7–0) (30) | Washington (8–0) (24) | Washington (9–0) (30) | Nebraska (9–1) (19) | BYU (11–0) (30) | BYU (12–0) (21) | BYU (12–0) (24) | BYU (13–0) (28) | 1. |
2. | Nebraska (1) | Nebraska (0–0) (4) | Michigan (1–0) (4) | Texas (1–0) (4) | Texas (1–0) | Ohio State (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) (3) | Texas (4–0–1) (7) | Texas (5–0–1) | Texas (6–0–1) (6) | South Carolina (9–0) (9) | Oklahoma State (9–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (10) | Oklahoma (9–1–1) (8) | Washington (11–1) (11) | 2. |
3. | Texas (4) | Texas (0–0) | Texas (0–0) (2) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | Washington (5–0) (3) | Texas (3–0–1) (9) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) (2) | BYU (8–0) (5) | Nebraska (8–1) (2) | BYU (10–0) (12) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (2) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Nebraska (10–2) | 3. |
4. | Miami (FL) (1) | UCLA (0–0) | Clemson (2–0) | BYU (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Washington (4–0) (3) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | Boston College (4–0) (2) | BYU (7–0) (1) | Nebraska (7–1) (2) | BYU (9–0) (4) | Oklahoma State (8–1) | Texas (7–1–1) (3) | Nebraska (9–2) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (10–2) | 4. |
5. | UCLA (1) | Clemson (1–0) | Iowa (1–0) | Penn State (2–0) | Washington (3–0) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | BYU (5–0) | BYU (6–0) (1) | Nebraska (6–1) | South Carolina (7–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Washington (9–1) | Washington (10–1) (1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (10–2) | 5. |
6. | Penn State | Auburn (0–1) | BYU (2–0) (1) | Ohio State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | BYU (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | LSU (5–0–1) (1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | Miami (FL) (8–2) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | South Carolina (10–1) | Florida (9–1–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–2–1) | 6. |
7. | Pittsburgh (1) | Penn State (0–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) (1) | Florida State (4–0) | SMU (3–0) | SMU (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) (1) | Boston College (5–1) | Oklahoma State (7–1) | USC (8–1) | Florida (8–1–1) (2) | Florida (8–1–1) (1) | South Carolina (10–1) | Florida (9–1–1) (1) | 7. |
8. | Clemson | Ohio State (0–0) | Miami (FL) (2–1) | Washington (2–0) | BYU (4–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Florida State (4–0–1) | Ohio State (5–1) (1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Georgia (6–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Florida (7–1–1) | Nebraska (9–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Boston College (9–2) | SMU (10–2) | 8. |
9. | Ohio State | Michigan (0–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Miami (FL) (3–1) | Florida State (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | LSU (4–0–1) | Miami (FL) (7–2) | West Virginia (7–1) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) | Texas (6–1–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | Oklahoma State (9–2) | USC (9–3) | 9. |
10. | Michigan | Oklahoma (0–0) | Auburn (0–1) | UCLA (2–0) | Georgia (2–0) | SMU (3–0) | LSU (3–0–1) | Miami (FL) (6–2) | Boston College (4–1) | Oklahoma State (6–1) | Florida State (6–1–1) | TCU (8–1) | Boston College (7–2) | SMU (8–2) | SMU (9–2) | UCLA (9–3) | 10. |
11. | Oklahoma | Alabama (0–0) | Ohio State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Miami (FL) (5–2) | South Carolina (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–1) | Auburn (6–2) | Florida (6–1–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Auburn (8–3) | Auburn (8–3) | Maryland (8–3) | Maryland (9–3) | 11. |
12. | Alabama | BYU (1–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | SMU (1–0) | SMU (2–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Penn State (4–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | USC (7–1) | LSU (7–1–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) т | Texas (7–2–1) | LSU (8–2–1) | Ohio State (9–3) | 12. |
13. | Arizona State | Arizona State (0–0) | Penn State (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Michigan (2–1) | LSU (3–0–1) | Oklahoma State (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Auburn (5–2) | Iowa (6–2) | Ohio State (7–2) | Boston College (6–2) | USC (8–2) т | Florida State (7–2–1) | Miami (FL) 8–4 | South Carolina (10–2) | 13. |
14. | Iowa | Iowa (0–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Michigan (1–1) | USC (2–0) | Penn State (3–1) | South Carolina (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Florida State (5–1–1) | TCU (7–1) | Virginia (7–1–1) | SMU (7–2) | Maryland (8–3) | USC (8–3) | Auburn (9–4) | 14. |
15. | Notre Dame (1) | Notre Dame (0–0) | SMU (0–0) | Iowa (1–1) | UCLA (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Georgia (3–1) | Kentucky (5–0) | Florida State (5–1–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | LSU (6–1–1) | SMU (6–2) | Florida State (7–2–1) | LSU (8–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Iowa (8–4–1) | 15. |
16. | SMU | Boston College (1–0) | Washington (1–0) | USC (1–0) | Miami (FL) (3–2) | Miami (FL) (4–2) | Auburn (3–2) | Florida State (4–1–1) | SMU (4–1) | USC (6–1) | Boston College (5–2) | Georgia (7–2) | TCU (8–2) | Miami (8–4) | Florida State (7–3–1) | LSU (8–3–1) | 16. |
17. | Washington | SMU (0–0) | Florida State (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Purdue (4–1) | Iowa (4–2) | Iowa (5–2) | LSU (5–1–1) | Iowa (6–2–1) | Miami (FL) (8–3) | Virginia (7–1–2) | USC (8–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Virginia (8–2–2) | 17. |
18. | Florida | Washington (0–0) | USC (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | LSU (2–0–1) | Auburn (2–2) | Florida (3–1–1) | Florida (4–1–1) | Florida (5–1–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | West Virginia (7–2) | Florida State (6–2–1) | LSU (7–2–1) | UCLA (8–3) | Notre Dame (7–4) | West Virginia (8–4) | 18. |
19. | Georgia | Florida State (1–0) | Georgia (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Auburn (1–2) | Georgia (2–1) | Iowa (3–2) | West Virginia (5–1) | USC (5–1) | TCU (6–1) | Virginia (6–1–1) | Auburn (7–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Auburn (8–4) | Kentucky (9–3) т | 19. |
20. | Boston College | Pittsburgh (0–1) | Alabama (0–1) | Auburn (0–2) | Iowa (1–2) |
| Kentucky (4–0) | Michigan (4–2) | Penn State (5–2) | Cal State Fullerton (9–0) | SMU (5–2) | Penn State (6–3) | Wisconsin (7–3–1) | Notre Dame (7–4) | Texas (7–3–1) | Florida State (7–3–2) т | 20. |
Preseason Aug 26 [20] | Week 1 Sep 4 [21] | Week 2 Sep 11 [22] | Week 3 Sep 18 [23] | Week 4 Sep 25 [24] | Week 5 Oct 2 [25] | Week 6 Oct 9 [26] | Week 7 Oct 16 [27] | Week 8 Oct 23 [28] | Week 9 Oct 30 [29] | Week 10 Nov 6 [30] | Week 11 Nov 13 [31] | Week 12 Nov 20 [32] | Week 13 Nov 27 [33] | Week 14 Dec 4 [34] | Week 15 (Final) Jan 2 [35] | ||
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The USA Today / CNN Top 25 football poll:
Week 16 Final [36] Jan 3 | ||
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1. | BYU 789 (26) | 1. |
2. | Washington 751 (30) | 2. |
3. | Florida 746 (3) | 3. |
4. | Nebraska 689 | 4. |
5. | Oklahoma 660 | 5. |
6. | Boston College 648 | 6. |
7. | Oklahoma State 625 | 7. |
8. | SMU 543 | 8. |
9. | Maryland 512 | 9. |
10. | South Carolina 486 | 10. |
11. | USC 465 | 11. |
12. | UCLA 442 | 12. |
13. | LSU 438 | 13. |
14. | Ohio State 376 | 14. |
15. | Auburn 368 | 15. |
16. | Miami (FL) 279 | 16. |
17. | Florida State 242 | 17. |
18. | Virginia 212 | 18. |
19. | Kentucky 210 | 19. |
20. | Iowa 173 | 20. |
21. | West Virginia 129 | 21. |
22. | Army 110 | 22. |
23. | Georgia 97 | 23. |
24. | Air Force 93 | 24. |
25. | Notre Dame 91 | 25. |
Week 16 Final [36] Jan 3 | ||
Newspaper Football News published the results of their final poll in the January 31, 1985, issue. The Washington Huskies narrowly earned No. 1 above Brigham Young on the strength of their victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. [36]
Week Final [36] January 31 | ||
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1. | Washington 153 | 1. |
2. | BYU 148 | 2. |
3. | Nebraska 139 | 3. |
4. | Florida 136 | 4. |
5. | Oklahoma 125 | 5. |
6. | Boston College 119 | 6. |
7. | Oklahoma State 115 | 7. |
8. | UCLA 99 | 8. |
9. | SMU 91 | 9. |
10. | South Carolina 88 | 10. |
11. | USC 75 | 11. |
12. | Ohio State 62 | 12. |
13. | Maryland 60 | 13. |
14. | Iowa 57 | 14. |
15. | Auburn 39 | 15. |
16. | LSU 36 | 16. |
17. | Miami (FL) 30 | 17. |
18. | Virginia 29 | 18. |
19. | Florida State 28 | 19. |
20. | Kentucky 14 | 20. |
Week Final [36] January 31 | ||
Week 16 Final [36] Jan 3 | ||
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1. | Florida | 1. |
2. | Nebraska | 2. |
3. | Washington | 3. |
4. | BYU | 4. |
5. | Boston College | 5. |
6. | Oklahoma | 6. |
7. | Oklahoma State | 7. |
8. | South Carolina | 8. |
9. | SMU | 9. |
10. | Maryland | 10. |
11. | UCLA | 11. |
12. | Miami (FL) | 12. |
13. | Ohio State | 13. |
14. | Auburn | 14. |
15. | USC | 15. |
16. | Florida State | 16. |
17. | Iowa | 17. |
18. | Virginia | 18. |
19. | Army | 19. |
20. | Georgia | 20. |
Week 16 Final [36] Jan 3 | ||
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The 1984 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its tenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled an 11–1 record, was ranked a close second in the two major polls, and outscored its opponents 352 to 145.
Two human polls comprised the 1980 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.with the Heisman winner George Rogers
Two human polls comprised the 1981 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1983 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1985 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1986 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1987 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1988 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Two human polls comprised the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
The 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1960 college football season.
The 1966 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1966 college football season, including the 1966 NCAA College Division football season and the 1966 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1969 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1969 college football season, including the 1969 NCAA College Division football season and the 1969 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1963 small college football rankings are rankings of college football teams representing smaller college and university teams during the 1963 college football season, including the 1963 NCAA College Division football season and the 1963 NAIA football season. Separate rankings were published by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). The AP rankings were selected by a board of sports writers, and the UPI rankings were selected by a board of small-college coaches.
The 1970 NCAA College Division football season was the 15th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
Washington, behind its superb effort in a 28–17 Orange Bowl victory over favored Oklahoma, has been voted the No. 1 team in the nation by Football News. FN's final college poll for 1984 shows the Huskies edged Brigham Young by a slim margin. | 1. Washington: 153; 2. Brigham Young: 148; 3. Nebraska: 139; 4. Florida: 136