Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1984
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 82/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1984Week 8
Oklahoma at Texas
Oklahoma 15, Texas 15
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas · 0-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
82
Game score
- 1984Week 3
Miami at Michigan
Miami 14, Michigan 22
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 3 Michigan · 8-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Washington
Oklahoma 17, Washington 28
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Washington · 11-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1984Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1984Week 14
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State 14, Oklahoma 24
No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan vs. BYU
Michigan 17, BYU 24
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 1 BYU · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
South Carolina vs. Oklahoma State
South Carolina 14, Oklahoma State 21
No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1984Week 12
Washington at USC
Washington 7, USC 16
No. 8 Washington vs. No. 7 USC · 9-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1984Week 4
Penn State at Iowa
Penn State 20, Iowa 17
No. 7 Penn State vs. No. 14 Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1984Week 14
Boston College at Miami
Boston College 47, Miami 45
No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 16 Miami · 2-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · The Hail Flutie Game: Boston College at Miami (Full Broadcast)
- 1984Week 10
SMU at Texas
SMU 7, Texas 13
No. 19 SMU vs. No. 2 Texas · 6-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1984Week 7
Ohio State at Purdue
Ohio State 23, Purdue 28
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Purdue · 5-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
Ohio State vs. USC
Ohio State 17, USC 20
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 18 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1984Week 15
Florida at Florida State
Florida 27, Florida State 17
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 15 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1984Week 5
Clemson at Georgia
Clemson 23, Georgia 26
No. 13 Clemson vs. No. 12 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
Miami vs. UCLA
Miami 37, UCLA 39
No. 13 Miami vs. No. 14 UCLA · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1984Week 8
Auburn at Florida State
Auburn 42, Florida State 41
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 15 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1984Week 4
Auburn at Texas
Auburn 27, Texas 35
No. 19 Auburn vs. No. 3 Texas · 8-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1984Week 9
Oklahoma at Iowa State
Oklahoma 12, Iowa State 10
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Iowa State · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1984Week 9
Boston College at West Virginia
Boston College 20, West Virginia 21
No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 18 West Virginia · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1984Week 12
Florida State at South Carolina
Florida State 26, South Carolina 38
No. 17 Florida State vs. No. 2 South Carolina · 12-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1984Week 11
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 13, Texas Tech 10
No. 3 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1984Week 7
Oklahoma State at Nebraska
Oklahoma State 3, Nebraska 17
No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 14-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Georgia
Florida State 17, Georgia 17
No. 15 Florida State vs. No. 18 Georgia · 0-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1984PostseasonNeutral site
LSU vs. Nebraska
LSU 10, Nebraska 28
No. 11 LSU vs. No. 5 Nebraska · 18-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.