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Wisconsin

B10 · 1984 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4–1
0.625 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

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

1984 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC4–6–1W 27–14
4Week 4 · Sep 18Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1W 35–34
5Week 5 · Sep 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB106–6L 14–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 31–16
7Week 7 · Oct 9Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB107–4L 6–22
8Week 8 · Oct 16Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–7L 14–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB100–11W 20–16
10Week 10 · Oct 30Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3W 16–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–4–1T 10–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–5W 30–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–6W 20–10
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC9–3L 19–20

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
2.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-20+31
  • Ohio State +9
  • Purdue +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • Northern Illinois +4
  • Missouri +3
  • Northwestern +2
  • Indiana 0
  • Iowa 0
  • Kentucky -3
  • Illinois -4
  • Michigan -6
  • Minnesota -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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.625 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#36Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#44Post-Season W4#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+1
-6
+15
-16
-3
+4
+2
0
+17
+10
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#951979#891980#401981#421982#301983

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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