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Iowa

B10 · 1984 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4–1
0.654 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
683–557–34
0.549 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1900
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa head-to-head · History & Eras

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B82–7–2W 59–21
4Week 4 · Sep 18Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 17–20
5Week 5 · Sep 25Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3L 26–45
6Week 6 · Oct 2Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–4W 21–16
7Week 7 · Oct 9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 31–3
8Week 8 · Oct 16Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–5W 40–3
9Week 9 · Oct 23Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–6W 26–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB100–11W 24–20
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4–1T 10–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–6L 16–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7L 17–23
15Regular Season Final · Dec 4Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–4W 17–6
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–4–1W 55–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.252
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-21+38
  • Illinois +7
  • Purdue +7
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Texas +7
  • Michigan +6
  • Iowa State +2
  • Northwestern +2
  • Indiana 0
  • Wisconsin 0
  • Ohio State -3
  • Penn State -5
  • Michigan State -6
  • Minnesota -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #31Better than 78%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.654 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#31Post-Season W4#31Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
-3
-19
+5
+28
+37
+26
+4
0
-1
-6
+11
+38

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#731979#991980#271981#351982#141983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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