| Season: | 1984 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 18 |
| Bowl Start: | December 15, 1984 |
| Bowl End: | January 1, 1985 |
| Championship Bowl: | 1984 Holiday Bowl |
| Championship Location: | Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego |
| Champions: | BYU Cougars |
| Conference1: | Independents |
| Conference1 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference1 Ties: | 1 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference2: | SEC |
| Conference2 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference2 Ties: | 1 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference3: | Big Ten |
| Conference3 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 5 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference4: | SWC |
| Conference4 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference5: | Pac-10 |
| Conference5 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference6: | Big Eight |
| Conference6 Teams: | 3 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference7: | ACC |
| Conference7 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference8: | WAC |
| Conference8 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference9: | PCAA |
| Conference9 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference10: | MAC |
| Conference10 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 0 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 0 |
The 1984–85 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1984 and January 1985 to end the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games,[1] and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Independence Bowl on December 15, 1984, and concluded on January 12, 1985, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.