1984 in football

American football

 * Super Bowl XVIII – Los Angeles Raiders won 38-9 over the Washington Redskins
 * Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's rushing record on October 7.
 * Philadelphia Stars win United States Football League Championship, 23-3 over Arizona Wranglers
 * Orange Bowl (1983 season):
 * The Miami Hurricanes won 31-30 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the national championship
 * Doug Flutie wins the Heisman Trophy
 * November 23 – The Hail Flutie Game
 * 1984 college football season:
 * The Brigham Young Cougars win the national championship following their victory in the Holiday Bowl on December 21