Notre Dame

FBSI · 1984 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding −

Record

7–5

0.583 Win %

Conference

—

0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

120

1899–2026

All-Time Record

919–327–33

0.731 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1929, 1930, 1953 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 24 · Top 10: 42 · Top 25: 83

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1984 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 11	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	7–5	L 21–23
4	Week 4 · Sep 18	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	6–6	W 24–20
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	IND B8	1–10	W 55–14
6	Week 6 · Oct 2	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	3–7–1	W 16–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 9	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	8–5	L 13–31
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H	IND WAC	8–4	L 7–21
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 32–36
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	LSU H2H	SEC	8–3–1	W 30–22
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Navy (NAVY)H2H	IND FBSI	4–6–1	W 18–17
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	6–5	W 44–7
14	Week 14 · Nov 27	USC H2H	PAC	9–3	W 19–7
4	Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1	SMU H2H	IND SWC	10–2	L 20–27

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

2.404

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+19

-18+37

USC +9
LSU +8
Michigan State +6
Penn State +6
Navy +4
Missouri +3
Colorado +1
South Carolina -2
SMU -2
Air Force -4
Purdue -5
Miami -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 #37Better than 74%

Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.583 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-2

+41

-18

-14

-4

+37

+12

-7

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.