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Penn State

FBSI · 1984 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 15–12
4Week 4 · Sep 18Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4–1W 20–17
5Week 5 · Sep 25WILLIAM & MARYUnranked—W 56–18
6Week 6 · Oct 2Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–4–1L 3–28
7Week 7 · Oct 9Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–3W 25–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC5–6L 0–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 21–3
10Week 10 · Oct 30West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 14–17
11Week 11 · Nov 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 37–30
13Week 13 · Nov 20Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 7–44
14Week 14 · Nov 27Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 11–31

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
2.789
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-26+40
  • Boston College +10
  • Maryland +9
  • Iowa +8
  • Rutgers +7
  • Syracuse +6
  • Texas -4
  • West Virginia -4
  • Notre Dame -5
  • Alabama -6
  • Pittsburgh -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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#47Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#45Post-Season W4#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+3
+38
-25
+1
-6
+18
-3
+7
-37
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#131979#21980#11981#11982#261983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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