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Syracuse

FBSI · 1984 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1899–2026
All-Time Record
712–541–41
0.566 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1959
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons

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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–3W 23–7
4Week 4 · Sep 18Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 13–12
5Week 5 · Sep 25Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 0–19
6Week 6 · Oct 2Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2W 17–9
7Week 7 · Oct 9Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–1–1L 0–16
8Week 8 · Oct 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 10–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 3–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–3–1W 27–16
11Week 11 · Nov 6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI4–6–1W 29–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 16–24

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
2.385
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-15+36
  • Nebraska +10
  • Maryland +9
  • Army +8
  • Navy +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Northwestern +2
  • Florida -1
  • Boston College -2
  • Rutgers -3
  • West Virginia -4
  • Penn State -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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.545 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39Regular Season Final#39Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#37Post-Season W4#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+16
+1
-19
+8
-16
-10
-18
+11
+6
+29
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#381979#631980#711981#901982#461983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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