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National Champion: Brigham Young (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Doug Flutie (Boston College)
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young)

AP Preseason #1: Auburn ▪ AP Final #1: Brigham Young

Conference Summary

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			Overall					Bowls					SRS		Polls
Rk	Conference	Schs	G	W	L	T	Pct	G	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	Pre	Final	Champion
1	Southeastern Conference	10	116	67	44	5	.599	5	2	2	1	.500	8.91	5.64	3	4	Florida
2	Pacific-10 Conference	10	113	62	51	0	.549	3	3	0	0	1.000	4.14	2.87	3	3	Southern California
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	8	90	46	40	4	.533	2	2	0	0	1.000	3.86	3.04	1	2	Maryland
4	Southwest Conference	9	104	55	47	2	.538	5	1	4	0	.200	3.54	2.34	2	1	Houston Southern Methodist
5	Big Eight Conference	8	91	43	43	5	.500	3	2	1	0	.667	2.98	2.86	2	3	Nebraska Oklahoma
6	Big Ten Conference	10	117	56	59	2	.487	6	1	5	0	.167	2.86	3.34	3	2	Ohio State
7	Independent	21	239	122	111	6	.523	8	3	4	1	.438	2.79	2.07	6	4
8	Western Athletic Conference	9	106	53	51	2	.509	2	2	0	0	1.000	-0.13	-0.56	0	1	Brigham Young
9	Pacific Coast Athletic Association	8	92	45	47	0	.489	1	1	0	0	1.000	-5.83	-4.80	0	0	Cal State Fullerton
10	Mid-American Conference	10	111	50	55	6	.477	1	0	1	0	.000	-8.86	-7.80	0	0	Toledo
11	Missouri Valley Conference	7	78	32	46	0	.410	0	0	0	0		-13.25	-10.94	0	0	Tulsa

AP Poll Summary

School	Conf	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
Brigham Young	WAC		13	8	6	8	7	5	7	5	4	4	3	1	1	1	1
Washington	Pac-10	18	19	16	9	6	3	2	1	1	1	1	8	5	4	4	2
Florida	SEC	17						18	17	16	13	10	5	4	3	3	3
Nebraska	Big 8	2	2	1	1	1	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	7	5	5	4
Boston College	Ind	19	18	10	10	5	4	4	4	11	9	16	13	10	8	8	5
Oklahoma	Big 8	16	16	15	11	7	5	3	2	2	10	9	6	2	2	2	6
Oklahoma State	Big 8			13	12	10	9	13	12	10	7	7	4	3	9	9	7
Southern Methodist	SWC	15	15	14	13	11	10	7	6	14	19	17	16	11	10	10	8
UCLA	Pac-10	5	4	7	8	17	17							19	17	14	9
Southern California	Pac-10			20	17	15				20	18	14	7	14	20	18	10
South Carolina	Ind							17	11	9	5	5	2	9	7	7	11
Maryland	ACC													18	15	12	12
Ohio State	Big Ten	7	6	9	5	3	2	8	8	6	16	13	11	8	6	6	13
Auburn	SEC	1	8	11	19	20	18	16	13	12	11	20	18	13	11	16	14
Louisiana State	SEC						15	12	10	7	15	12	9	16	14	11	15
Iowa	Big Ten	12	10	5	14				18	17	17	18					16
Florida State	Ind	20	20	18	15	9	6	9	15	15	14	11	17	15	12	15	17
Miami (FL)	Ind	10	1	5	4	16	14	10	9	8	6	6	14	12	16	13	18
Kentucky	SEC							19	16								19
Virginia	ACC												19				20
School	Conf	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
Alabama	SEC	9	9	19
Arizona State	Pac-10	13	12
Clemson	ACC	4	3	2	2	13							20
Georgia	SEC				20	12	20	15	14	13	8	8	15	20	18
Georgia Tech	ACC					18	12	20
Michigan	Big Ten	14	14	3	16	14	13
Notre Dame	Ind	8	7			19	16								19	17
Penn State	Ind	11	11	12	7	4	11	11	19	19
Pittsburgh	Ind	3	17	17
Purdue	Big Ten							14
Texas	SWC	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	2	3	10	6	13	19
Texas Christian	SWC										20	15	12	17
Vanderbilt	SEC						19
West Virginia	Ind				18				20	18	12	19
Wisconsin	Big Ten															20

Consensus All-America Teams

* unanimous selection

Offense
Doug Flutie*, QB, Boston College
Keith Byars*, RB, Ohio State
Kenneth Davis*, RB, Texas Christian
Rueben Mayes, RB, Washington State
Eddie Brown, WR, Miami (FL)
David Williams*, WR, Illinois
Jay Novacek, TE, Wyoming
Lomas Brown, OL, Florida
Bill Fralic*, OL, Pittsburgh
Jim Lachey, OL, Ohio State
Bill Mayo, OL, Tennessee
Mark Traynowicz*, OL, Nebraska
Del Wilkes, OL, South Carolina
Kevin Butler, K, Georgia

Defense
Tony Casillas, DL, Oklahoma
Tony Degrate, DL, Texas
Ron Holmes, DL, Washington
Bruce Smith, DL, Virginia Tech
Gregg Carr, LB, Auburn
Jack Del Rio, LB, Southern California
Larry Station, LB, Iowa
Rod Brown, DB, Oklahoma State
David Fulcher, DB, Arizona State
Jerry Gray*, DB, Texas
Jeff Sanchez, DB, Georgia
Tony Thurman, DB, Boston College
Ricky Anderson*, P, Vanderbilt

Year Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	313
2.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	263
3.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	262
4.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	249
5.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	248
6.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	247
7.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	246
8.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	227
9.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	225
10.	Bob Frasco (SJST)	221

Pass Attempts

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	500
2.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	431
3.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	423
4.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	421
5.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	416
6.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	414
7.	Steve Bradley (IN)	402
8.	Bob Frasco (SJST)	387
9.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	385
10.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	378

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Chuck Long* (IA)	67.1
2.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	65.3
3.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	64.4
4.	Frank Reich (MD)	63.9
5.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	63.5
6.	Dennis Swearingen (OH)	63.2
7.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	63.0
8.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	62.6
9.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	62.5
10.	Tony Robinson (TN)	61.7

Passing Yards

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	4218
2.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	3642
3.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	3634
4.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	3259
5.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	3256
6.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	3230
7.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	2951
8.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	2898
9.	Chuck Long* (IA)	2871
10.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	2724

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Don King (SMETH)	9.0
2.	John Dewberry (GATECH)	9.0
3.	Chuck Long* (IA)	8.9
4.	Kerwin Bell (FL)	8.8
5.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	8.8
6.	Mark Stevens (UT)	8.7
7.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	8.6
8.	Frank Reich (MD)	8.6
9.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	8.4
10.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	8.4

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Kerwin Bell (FL)	8.8
2.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	8.6
3.	Bob DeMarco (CMI)	8.6
4.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	8.6
5.	Chuck Long* (IA)	8.5
6.	Don King (SMETH)	8.4
7.	Frank Reich (MD)	8.3
8.	Damon Allen (CASTFU)	8.3
9.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	8.2
10.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	8.2

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	35
2.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	30
3.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	26
4.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	25
5.	Chuck Long* (IA)	22
6.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	21
7.	Damon Allen (CASTFU)	20
	Bob Frasco (SJST)	20
	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	20
10.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	18
	Jim Everett* (PUR)	18
	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	18

Passing Interceptions

1.	Ed Rubbert (LOU)	28
2.	Troy Bodine (CIN)	20
	Steve Bradley (IN)	20
4.	Paul Berner (PAC)	19
	Todd Dodge (TX)	19
6.	Gerald Landry (HOU)	18
	Steve Beuerlein (NDAME)	18
8.	Fred Buckley (STAN)	17
	Alfred Jenkins (AZ)	17
	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	17

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Chuck Long* (IA)	156.4
2.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	151.0
3.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	148.7
4.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	148.4
5.	Kerwin Bell (FL)	148.0
6.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	147.6
7.	Frank Reich (MD)	147.4
8.	John Dewberry (GATECH)	144.4
9.	Bob DeMarco (CMI)	144.2
10.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	139.8

Rush Attempts

1.	Steve Morgan* (TOL)	336
	Keith Byars* (OHST)	336
3.	Fred Crutcher* (SCA)	307
4.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	275
5.	George Swarn (MIAOH)	269
6.	Doug Black (ARMY)	264
7.	Robert Lavette (GATECH)	260
8.	Rueben Mayes (WAST)	258
9.	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	254
10.	George Adams (KY)	253

Rushing Yards

1.	Keith Byars* (OHST)	1764
2.	Rueben Mayes (WAST)	1637
3.	Kenneth Davis (TXX)	1611
4.	Steve Morgan* (TOL)	1291
5.	Johnnie Jones (TN)	1290
6.	George Swarn (MIAOH)	1282
7.	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	1268
8.	Ethan Horton (NC)	1247
9.	Curtis Adams (CMI)	1204
10.	Robert Lavette (GATECH)	1189

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Kevin Lowe (WY)	8.0
2.	Kenneth Davis (TXX)	7.6
3.	Greg Allen (FLST)	7.3
4.	Kent Hagood* (SC)	6.7
5.	Doug DuBose (NE)	6.7
6.	Eddie Johnson (UT)	6.5
7.	Tony Cherry (OR)	6.5
8.	Roosevelt Snipes (FLST)	6.4
9.	Pat Evans* (AF)	6.4
10.	Mark Higgs (KY)	6.3

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Keith Byars* (OHST)	22
2.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	17
3.	Reggie Dupard (SMETH)	16
4.	Bernard White (BGSU)	15
	Rick Badanjek (MD)	15
	Kenneth Davis (TXX)	15
7.	Robert Lavette (GATECH)	14
8.	Mark Stevens (UT)	13
	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	13
	Jacque Robinson (WA)	13
	George Adams (KY)	13
	Curtis Adams (CMI)	13

Receptions

1.	David Williams (IL)	101
2.	Larry Willis (FREST)	79
3.	Charles Lockett (LBS)	75
4.	Gerard Phelan* (BC)	71
	David Mills* (BYU)	71
6.	Willie Smith (MIAFL)	66
7.	Steve Griffin* (PUR)	64
	Tracy Henderson (IAST)	64
9.	Keith Edwards (VAND)	60
10.	Mark Templeton (LBS)	59
	Eddie Brown (MIAFL)	59

Receiving Yards

1.	David Williams (IL)	1278
2.	Larry Willis (FREST)	1251
3.	David Mills* (BYU)	1126
4.	Eddie Brown (MIAFL)	1114
5.	Charles Lockett (LBS)	1112
6.	Gerard Phelan* (BC)	1065
7.	Steve Griffin* (PUR)	1060
8.	Chuck Scott (VAND)	975
9.	Tracy Henderson (IAST)	941
10.	Glen Kozlowski* (BYU)	914

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Ronnie Kelley (TLS)	25.0
2.	Freddy Weygand (AUB)	24.9
3.	Ron Brown (CO)	23.2
4.	Willie Marshall (TEMP)	22.9
5.	Dwayne McMullen (MN)	22.8
6.	Jay Novacek (WY)	22.6
7.	Allyn Griffin (WY)	22.0
8.	James Maness (TXX)	21.8
9.	Vince Warren (SDGST)	21.2
10.	Mark Pattison (WA)	21.2

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Doug Allen (AZST)	14
2.	Glen Kozlowski* (BYU)	12
3.	Kelvin Martin* (BC)	11
4.	Tony Gladney* (NVLV)	9
	Eddie Brown (MIAFL)	9
	Tony Smith (SJST)	9
	Jessie Hester (FLST)	9
	John DeBoer (CMI)	9
9.	Allen Pitts (CASTFU)	8
	David Williams (IL)	8
	Randy Grant (IL)	8
	Terrance Roulhac (CLEM)	8
	Bill Wallace (PITT)	8
	Cris Carter* (OHST)	8
	Bill Sherman (COST)	8
	Stan Hunter (BGSU)	8
	Chuck Scott (VAND)	8
	Larry Willis (FREST)	8

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Keith Byars* (OHST)	378
2.	Steve Morgan* (TOL)	372
3.	Fred Crutcher* (SCA)	320
4.	Bernard White (BGSU)	303
5.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	294
6.	George Swarn (MIAOH)	289
7.	George Adams (KY)	286
8.	Robert Lavette (GATECH)	283
9.	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	278
10.	Rueben Mayes (WAST)	271

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Keith Byars* (OHST)	2243
2.	Kenneth Davis (TXX)	1811
3.	Rueben Mayes (WAST)	1750
4.	Steve Morgan* (TOL)	1573
5.	Ethan Horton (NC)	1501
6.	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	1472
7.	George Swarn (MIAOH)	1469
8.	Darryl Clack (AZST)	1437
9.	Bernard White (BGSU)	1436
10.	George Adams (KY)	1415

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Keith Byars* (OHST)	24
2.	Allen Pinkett (NDAME)	18
3.	Kenneth Davis (TXX)	17
4.	Rick Badanjek (MD)	16
	Reggie Dupard (SMETH)	16
6.	Bernard White (BGSU)	15
7.	Dalton Hilliard (LAST)	14
	Robert Lavette (GATECH)	14
	Doug Allen (AZST)	14
	George Adams (KY)	14
	Jacque Robinson (WA)	14

Total Plays

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	591
2.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	516
3.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	489
4.	Bob Frasco (SJST)	485
5.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	483
6.	Steve Bradley (IN)	479
7.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	478
8.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	468
9.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	466
10.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	465

Total Yards

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	4291
2.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	4013
3.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	3412
4.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	3243
5.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	3207
6.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	3114
7.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	2927
8.	Brian McClure (BGSU)	2852
9.	Bob Frasco (SJST)	2806
10.	Jack Trudeau (IL)	2797

Total Yards Per Play

1.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	8.2
2.	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	7.3
3.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	7.3
4.	Doug Gaynor (LBS)	6.8
5.	Jim Everett* (PUR)	6.6
6.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	6.0

Total Touchdowns

1.	Robbie Bosco* (BYU)	37
2.	Doug Flutie* (BC)	33
3.	Randall Cunningham* (NVLV)	29
	Bernie Kosar (MIAFL)	29
5.	Chuck Long* (IA)	26
6.	Damon Allen (CASTFU)	25
7.	Mark Stevens (UT)	24
	Bob Frasco (SJST)	24
9.	Kevin Sweeney (FREST)	23
	Keith Byars* (OHST)	23
	Brian McClure (BGSU)	23

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Davey O'Brien Award:	Doug Flutie (Boston College)
Heisman Memorial Trophy:	Doug Flutie (Boston College)
John Outland Trophy:	Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech)
Maxwell Award:	Doug Flutie (Boston College)
Sammy Baugh Trophy:	Robbie Bosco (Brigham Young)
Vince Lombardi Award:	Tony Degrate (Texas)
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award:	Doug Flutie (Boston College)

AFCA Coach of the Year Award:	LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young)
FWAA Coach of the Year Award:	LaVell Edwards (Brigham Young)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award:	Joe Morrison (South Carolina)

1984 Year Summary

Conference Summary

AP Poll Summary

Award Winners

Consensus All-America Teams

Year Leaders