The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
MON Dietz, Dave #98 (Jr.) TE Dittmer, Jim #59 (Jr.) OT Douglas, Don (So.)
OT Greene, Ricky #5 (Sr.) CB Grimminger, Harry #58 (Sr.) OG Haecker, Kelly (So.)
PK Knox, Mike #44 (Sr.) LB Kreikemeier, Keith (Jr.) OG LeCompte, Butch (So.)
OG McCoy, Dan #40 (Jr.) LB Miles, Paul #21 (Jr.) IB Mlinar, Jerry (So.)
LB Pokorny, Brian #18 (Jr.) CB Porter, Scott #36 (Sr.) FB Proffitt, Todd #34 (Jr.) LB Rathman, Tom #26 (Jr.) FB Reeves, Gregg #84 (Jr.) DE Reinhardt, John #62 (Sr.) MG Reynolds, Rod #93 (Jr.) DT Rogers, Phil (Jr.) MG Roth, Tim #65 (Jr.) OT Rother, Tim (So.)
S Strasburger, Scott #90 (Sr.) DE Stuckey, Rob #75 (Sr.) DT Sundberg, Craig #15 (Sr.) QB Swanson, Shane #17 (Sr.) WB Taylor, Jeff #12 (So.)
MON Traynowicz, Mark #57 (Sr.) C Tucker, Scott #89 (Jr.) DE Turner, Travis #14 (Jr.) QB Tyrer, Brad (So.)
Nebraska was forced to put extra effort in for the win after losing three of four first-half fumbles and giving up an interception, as Wyoming won the turnover battle 4–1.
'Fumble-itis' continued to plague Nebraska, after the ball was put on the ground eight times, half of them lost to Minnesota.
Still, the newly minted #1 Cornhuskers easily put away the turnover-free Golden Gophers with the help of 405 yards on the ground.
Nebraska dominated UCLA in the new Rose Bowl home of the Bruins, handing them their worst loss in 14 years.
The Cornhuskers recorded eight sacks while running up 42 points, while the offensive output of the Bruins netted only a 3rd quarter field goal.
Unranked Syracuse, coming off a 0–19 shutout loss against Rutgers at home the week prior, severely embarrassed the #1 Cornhuskers, who may have been guilty of overlooking the team they had defeated 63-7 the year before.
The Cowboys came to Lincoln with a better record than the Cornhuskers for the first time ever, with high hopes after Nebraska fell to Syracuse the week before, and OSU indeed led the game for three quarters.
Missouri fought a hard battle and barely won the time of possession battle, at one point drawing within 6 points, but a 57-yard interception return for a touchdown opened the game up a bit as Nebraska gained enough room to finish the game ahead by 10.
The Blackshirts carried Nebraska for three quarters as the offense sputtered and failed to produce a useful lead.
Nebraska recorded its 25th straight conference win as Kansas State rolled over and fell behind by 48–7 at the half.
Nebraska held Iowa State's star receiver to two catches for 11 yards, and the Cyclones offense to just five first downs, as the Blackshirts posted their first shutout in two years.
By the 4th quarter, Iowa State's own defense lost their effectiveness and could no longer keep up, as the Cornhuskers rolled up 28 more points to pull away.
The Cornhuskers held Kansas to just 12 first downs and 24 yards on the ground, clinching at least a share of the 1984 Big 8 Title.
[4] The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1984 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.