Seasons 1984 Bowls & playoff ← Week 15 1984: Bowls & playoff 18 games. Eight ranked teams lost, two to unranked teams. Six games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.
The week in review Ranked against ranked Jan 1, 1985 4 Washington 28,2 Oklahoma 17upset Orange Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1984 9 Oklahoma State 21,7 South Carolina 14upset Gator Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 5 Nebraska 28,11 LSU 10Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 18 USC 20,6 Ohio State 17upset Rose Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1984 10 SMU 27,17 Notre Dame 20Aloha Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 14 UCLA 39,13 Miami 37upset Fiesta Bowl Box score
Upsets Jan 1, 1985 4 Washington 28,2 Oklahoma 17upset Orange Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 18 USC 20,6 Ohio State 17upset Rose Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1984 9 Oklahoma State 21,7 South Carolina 14upset Gator Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 14 UCLA 39,13 Miami 37upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1984 Iowa 55,19 Texas 17upset Freedom Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1984 Kentucky 20,20 Wisconsin 19upset Hall of Fame Classic Box score
A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.
FBS vs. FBS Dec 15, 1984 Air Force 23,Virginia Tech 7Independence Bowl Box score Dec 15, 1984 UNLV 30,Toledo 13California Bowl Box score Dec 21, 1984 1 BYU 24,Michigan 17Holiday Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1984 Army 10,Michigan State 6Cherry Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1984 Georgia 17,15 Florida State 17Citrus Bowl Box score Dec 22, 1984 12 Maryland 28,Tennessee 27Sun Bowl Box score Dec 26, 1984 Iowa 55,19 Texas 17upset Freedom Bowl Box score Dec 27, 1984 16 Auburn 21,Arkansas 15Liberty Bowl Box score Dec 28, 1984 9 Oklahoma State 21,7 South Carolina 14upset Gator Bowl Box score Dec 29, 1984 Kentucky 20,20 Wisconsin 19upset Hall of Fame Classic Box score Dec 29, 1984 10 SMU 27,17 Notre Dame 20Aloha Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1984 Virginia 27,Purdue 24Peach Bowl Box score Dec 31, 1984 West Virginia 31,TCU 14Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 8 Boston College 45,Houston 28Cotton Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 5 Nebraska 28,11 LSU 10Sugar Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 18 USC 20,6 Ohio State 17upset Rose Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 14 UCLA 39,13 Miami 37upset Fiesta Bowl Box score Jan 1, 1985 4 Washington 28,2 Oklahoma 17upset Orange Bowl Box score