Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (13th of 110) ▪ Rank: 13th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Earle Bruce (9-3)
PS/G: 32.6 (4th of 110) ▪ PA/G: 16.7 (24th of 110)
SRS: 12.00 (12th of 110) ▪ SOS: 2.00 (56th of 110)
Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 20-17 versus Southern California
| Pre | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1984 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 15, 1984 | Sat | (9) Ohio State | Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 22, 1984 | Sat | (5) Ohio State | (14) Iowa | Big Ten | W | 45 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 29, 1984 | Sat | (3) Ohio State | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 35 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 6, 1984 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 23 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 13, 1984 | Sat | (8) Ohio State | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 45 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 20, 1984 | Sat | (8) Ohio State | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 23 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Oct 27, 1984 | Sat | (6) Ohio State | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 3, 1984 | Sat | (16) Ohio State | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 50 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 10, 1984 | Sat | (13) Ohio State | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 52 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Nov 17, 1984 | Sat | (11) Ohio State | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 21 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1985 | Tue | (6) Ohio State | @ | (18) Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |