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Nebraska

B8 · 1984 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
127
1900–2026
All-Time Record
898–411–38
0.681 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1970, 1971, 1995 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 37 · Top 25: 75
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–6W 42–7
4Week 4 · Sep 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7W 38–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25UCLAH2HPAC9–3W 42–3
6Week 6 · Oct 2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 9–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2W 17–3
8Week 8 · Oct 16Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1W 33–23
9Week 9 · Oct 23Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B81–10W 24–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–7–1W 62–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B82–7–2W 44–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–6W 41–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–2–1L 7–17
19Final · Jan 8LSUH2HSEC8–3–1W 28–10

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
1.280
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+44
-7+51
  • Oklahoma State +10
  • UCLA +9
  • LSU +8
  • Wyoming +6
  • Kansas +5
  • Minnesota +4
  • Missouri +3
  • Kansas State +3
  • Iowa State +2
  • Colorado +1
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Syracuse -5

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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4Regular Season Final#4Post-Season W2#4Post-Season W3#6Post-Season W4#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+31
+39
-8
+14
+10
+17
+48
+44
+34
-10
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#111979#51980#61981#21982#21983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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