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Purdue

B10 · 1984 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
6–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 23–21
4Week 4 · Sep 18Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI8–5L 17–28
5Week 5 · Sep 25Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7W 34–10
6Week 6 · Oct 2Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–6W 13–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3W 28–23
8Week 8 · Oct 16Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4–1L 3–40
9Week 9 · Oct 23Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–4L 20–34
10Week 10 · Oct 30Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 49–7
11Week 11 · Nov 6Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–6W 31–29
12Week 12 · Nov 13Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4–1L 13–30
13Week 13 · Nov 20Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB100–11W 31–24
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–2–2L 24–27

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
2.761
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-19+34
  • Ohio State +9
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • Michigan +6
  • Minnesota +4
  • Northwestern +2
  • Indiana 0
  • Virginia -2
  • Iowa -4
  • Illinois -4
  • Wisconsin -4
  • 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 #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 42ndBetter than 70%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W2#39Post-Season W3#43Post-Season W4#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-11
+24
+3
+5
-37
-14
+42
+2
-17
+7
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#181979#201980#761981#861982#761983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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