1984 College Football Season
Regular season
Originally compiled by Jeff79:
- In June 1984, a US Supreme Court ruling ended the control that the NCAA had exercised on televised college football and allowed individual colleges to make their own TV deals.
- CBS obtained rights to Big 10 and Pac 10 home games while ABC obtained rights to the CFA (essentially home games for all schools other than the B10 and P10). CBS also separately obtained rights to BC-Mia and Army-Navy.
- CBS and ABC typically carried only 1-2 games per time slot rather than the frequent large slates of regional games in prior years.
- ESPN carried live CFA games each Saturday typically at noon and 7:30 pm. USA Network also carried games. WTBS carried SEC games, and most other major conferences launched syndicated packages. Several independents contracted syndicators to produce games of their own, they are currently not listed here.
- ABC did not carry any games on 9/22 while CBS did not carry any on 10/6.
Mon 8/27, Miami vs Auburn (at East Rutherford - Kickoff Classic), Katz syndication, 8:30 pm, Curt Gowdy, Len Dawson
Week 1
Sat 9/1, BYU @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 3:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Irv Brown
Sat 9/1, Miami vs Florida (at Tampa), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 2
Sat 9/8, LSU @ Florida, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 9/8, Stanford @ Oklahoma, USA, 2:30 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 9/8, Boston College vs Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 8 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Week 3
Sat 9/15, Washington @ Michigan, CBS, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 9/15, West Virginia @ Virginia Tech, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 9/15, Alabama vs Georgia Tech, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 9/15, Oklahoma @ Pittsburgh, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/15, Auburn @ Texas, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Thacker, Paul Maguire
Week 4
Sat 9/22, San Diego State @ Oklahoma State, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 9/22, Tulane @ Kentucky, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 9/22, Nebraska @ UCLA, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 9/22, North Carolina vs Boston College (at Foxboro), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 5
Sat 9/29, Illinois @ Iowa, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian
Sat 9/29, Texas vs Penn St (at East Rutherford), ESPN, 12 pm, Roger Twibell, Ed Biles
Sat 9/29, Nebraska @ Syracuse, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 9/29, Tennessee @ Auburn, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 9/29, Notre Dame @ Missouri, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 9/29, Navy vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Thacker, Paul Maguire
Week 6
Sat 10/6, Maryland @ Penn St, ESPN, 12 pm, Jim Thacker, Howard Schnellenberger
Sat 10/6, Auburn @ Ole Miss, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 10/6, Colorado @ Missouri, USA, 12:30 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 10/6, Oklahoma St @ Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/6, Georgia vs Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lee Grosscup, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/6, Miami @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Ed Biles
Week 7
Sat 10/13, Air Force @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 12 pm, Jim Thacker, Ed Biles
Sat 10/13, Ole Miss @ Georgia, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 10/13, Missouri @ Nebraska, USA, 12:30 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 10/13, Illinois @ Ohio St, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/13, Washington @ Stanford, CBS, 3:30 pm (regional), Lindsey Nelson, Steve Davis
Sat 10/13, Oklahoma vs Texas (at Dallas), ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/13, Vanderbilt @ LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 8
Sat 10/20, Michigan @ Iowa, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian
Sat 10/20, South Carolina @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 12 pm, Jim Thacker, Ed Biles
Sat 10/20, Pittsburgh @ Miami, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 10/20, Vanderbilt @ Georgia, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 10/20, UCLA @ California, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/20, Boston College @ West Virginia, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/20, LSU @ Kentucky, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Jim Bergamo
Sat 10/20, BYU @ Air Force, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/20, Wake Forest @ Virginia, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Dan McReynolds, Fran Curci
Sat 10/20, Oklahoma @ Iowa St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 9
Thu 10/25, BYU @ New Mexico, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Sat 10/27, Ohio St @ Wisconsin, CBS, 12 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian
Sat 10/27, Rutgers @ Boston College, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 10/27, Georgia @ Kentucky, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 10/27, Notre Dame @ LSU, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 10/27, SMU @ Texas, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/27, UCLA @ Arizona St, CBS, 6 pm (west coast), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 10/27, Penn St @ West Virginia, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 10
Sat 11/3, Wisconsin @ Iowa, CBS, 12 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/3, Notre Dame vs Navy (at East Rutherford), ESPN, 12 pm, Roger Twibell, Ed Biles
Sat 11/3, Missouri @ Oklahoma, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 11/3, Boston College @ Penn St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/3, Auburn @ Florida, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/3, USC @ Stanford, CBS, 6 pm (west coast), Lindsey Nelson, Steve Davis
Sat 11/3, Air Force @ Army, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 11
Sat 11/10, Maryland @ Miami, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 11/10, Georgia vs Florida, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 11/10, Washington @ USC, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/10, Florida St @ South Carolina, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/10, Missouri @ Oklahoma St, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 12
Sat 11/17, Michigan @ Ohio St, CBS, 12 pm, Brent Musburger, Ara Parseghian
Sat 11/17, Penn St @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 12 pm, Roger Twibell, Ed Biles
Sat 11/17, Syracuse @ Boston College, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 11/17, Florida @ Kentucky, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 11/17, USC @ UCLA, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Sat 11/17, Oklahoma @ Nebraska, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/17, Texas @ TCU, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Corey McPherrin, Lee Grosscup, Lynn Swann
Sat 11/17, Georgia @ Auburn, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 13
Fri 11/23, Boston College @ Miami, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian
Sat 11/24, Texas @ Baylor, USA, 12 pm, Eddie Doucette, Kyle Rote Jr.
Sat 11/24, Ole Miss @ Mississippi State, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 11/24, Notre Dame @ USC, CBS, 3:30 pm, Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Steve Davis
Sat 11/24, Oklahoma St @ Oklahoma, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 11/24, Arkansas @ SMU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Week 14
Sat 12/1, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), CBS, 12 pm, Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden, Steve Davis
Sat 12/1, Auburn vs Alabama (at Birmingham), ABC, 12 pm, Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Lynn Swann
Sat 12/1, Tennessee @ Vanderbilt, WTBS, 12 pm
Sat 12/1, Florida @ Florida St, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
Sat 12/1, Texas A&M @ Texas, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Simpson, Paul Maguire
Syndicated packages
As compiled by Jimmy Delach:
ACC (Jefferson Pilot)
9/8: Syracuse at Maryland
9/15: Navy at North Carolina
9/22: Wake Forest at NC State
9/29: Wake Forest at Maryland
10/6: NC State at Georgia Tech
10/13: North Carolina at Wake Forest
10/20: NC State at North Carolina
10/27: Maryland at Duke
11/3: Maryland at North Carolina
11/10: Maryland at Miami (Fla.)
11/17: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
11/24: Maryland at Virginia
Big Ten (SportsView)
9/8: Oregon State at Ohio State and Missouri at Illinois (doubleheader)
9/15: Washington State at Ohio State
9/22: Iowa at Ohio State
9/29: Purdue at Michigan State
10/6: Michigan State at Michigan and Wisconsin at Illinois (doubleheader)
10/20: Purdue at Illinois
10/27: Iowa at Indiana
11/10: Michigan State at Iowa (final broadcast of season)
Big Eight (Katz Sports)
9/8: Stanford at Oklahoma
9/15: Wisconsin at Missouri
9/22: San Diego State at Oklahoma State
9/29: Nebraska at Syracuse
10/6: Colorado at Missouri
10/13: Missouri at Nebraska
10/20: Missouri at Kansas State
10/27: Colorado at Oklahoma State
11/3: Missouri at Oklahoma
11/10: Kansas State at Iowa State
11/17: Iowa State at Oklahoma State
Southwest (Raycom)
9/22: Iowa State at Texas A&M
9/29: Arkansas State at Texas A&M
10/6: Texas Tech at Texas A&M
10/13: SMU at Baylor
10/20: Texas Tech at Rice
10/27: Baylor at TCU
11/3: TCU at Houston
11/10: Houston at Texas
11/17: Texas A&M at Arkansas
11/24: Texas at Baylor
Pac 10 (MetroSports)
9/15: Illinois at Stanford
9/22: USC at Arizona State
9/29: Arizona State at Stanford
10/6: USC at Washington State and Stanford at UCLA (doubleheader)
10/13: USC at Oregon
10/20: Oregon State at Arizona State
10/27: California at USC
11/3: Oregon at UCLA
11/10: Washington State at California
11/17: Washington State at Washington
Bowl games
Originally compiled by sportas2:
December 15
California Bowl: Toledo vs. UNLV, 4:00, Mizlou/ESPN: Duane Dow, Ed Biles
Independence Bowl: Air Force vs. Virginia Tech, 8:00, Mizlou: Howard David, Paul Maguire
December 21
Holiday Bowl: BYU vs. Michigan, 9:00, Mizlou/ESPN: Howard David, Paul Maguire
December 22
Cherry Bowl: Army vs. Michigan State, 1:00, USA: Ray Lane, Jim Branstetter
Florida Citrus Bowl: Florida State vs. Georgia, 1:00, NBC: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy
Sun Bowl: Maryland vs. Tennessee, 3:00, CBS: Gary Bender, Pat Haden
December 26
Freedom Bowl: Iowa vs. Texas, 8:00, MetroSports syndication: Sam Nover, Jack Snow
December 27
Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Auburn, 8:30, Mizlou: Curt Gowdy, Len Dawson
December 28
Gator Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina, 8:00, ABC: Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
December 29
Aloha Bowl: Notre Dame vs. SMU, 8:00, Mizlou/ESPN: Harry Kalas, George Conner
Hall of Fame Classic: Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, 8:00, TBS: Bob Neal, Tim Foley
December 31
Peach Bowl: Purdue vs. Virginia, 3:00, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Bluebonnet Bowl: TCU vs. West Virginia, 8:00, Mizlou/ESPN: Merle Harmon, Ed Biles
January 1
Cotton Bowl: Boston College vs. Houston, 1:30, CBS: Lindsey Nelson, Pat Haden
Fiesta Bowl: Miami-FL vs. UCLA, 1:30, NBC: Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. USC, 5:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Orange Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Washington, 8:00, NBC: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Nebraska, 8:00, ABC: Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles