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1984 Michigan

6–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Bo Schembechler.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 1984, game by game: won vs. No. 1 Miami 22–14; lost vs. No. 16 Washington 11–20; won vs. Wisconsin 20–14; won at Indiana 14–6; lost vs. Michigan State 7–19; won vs. Northwestern 31–0; lost at No. 18 Iowa 0–26; won vs. Illinois 26–18; lost at Purdue 29–31; won vs. Minnesota 31–7; lost at No. 11 Ohio State 6–21; lost vs. No. 1 BYU 17–24+31−26Won 22–14 vs. No. 1 Miami+8No. 1 MiamiLost 11–20 vs. No. 16 Washington-9No. 16 WashingtonWon 20–14 vs. Wisconsin+6WisconsinWon 14–6 at Indiana+8IndianaLost 7–19 vs. Michigan State-12Michigan StateWon 31–0 vs. Northwestern+31NorthwesternLost 0–26 at No. 18 Iowa-26No. 18 IowaWon 26–18 vs. Illinois+8IllinoisLost 29–31 at Purdue-2PurdueWon 31–7 vs. Minnesota+24MinnesotaLost 6–21 at No. 11 Ohio State-15No. 11 Ohio StateLost 17–24 vs. No. 1 BYU-7No. 1 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vs1MiamiW 22–⁠1446%
Sep 15vs16WashingtonL 11–⁠2066%
Sep 22vsWisconsinW 20–⁠1464%
Sep 29atIndianaW 14–⁠677%
Oct 6vsMichigan StateL 7–⁠1983%
Oct 13vsNorthwesternW 31–⁠086%
Oct 20at18IowaL 0–⁠2636%
Oct 27vsIllinoisW 26–⁠1854%
Nov 3atPurdueL 29–⁠3157%
Nov 10vsMinnesotaW 31–⁠785%
Nov 17at11Ohio StateL 6–⁠2130%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs1BYUHoliday BowlL 17–⁠2422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 24–⁠17 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 3
Points
214–⁠200
Coach
Bo Schembechler
Elo
1567 −58 this season
SP+ rating
9.4 No. 35 of 106; offense No. 67, defense No. 12
SRS
6.1 No. 37 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Gary Moeller
Captains
Doug James and Mike Mallory
Most valuable player
Mike Mallory

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Kevin Brooks DEDallas Cowboys

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Doug JamesOGAP-2; UPI-2
  • Sim NelsonTEAP-2
  • Al SincichDLAP-2; UPI-2
  • Rod LylesLBUPI-2
  • Brad CochranDBUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠29–⁠313
Illinois6–⁠37–⁠4
Purdue6–⁠37–⁠5
Iowa5–⁠3–⁠18–⁠4–⁠116
Wisconsin5–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Michigan State5–⁠46–⁠6
Michigan5–⁠46–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠64–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠72–⁠9
Indiana0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.