 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 1984 Delta Devils yakawana 628 mapoinzi mumitambo 11, avhareji inopfuura 57 pamutambo. Pashure pomuedzo wokurovedza waAugust, Cooley akaita kuti Totten adane mitambo yose pamutsetse wokurwisana pasina kuungana. Mugumisiro wacho wakanga uri nhamba dzinotyisa zvikuru dzokudenha. Rice akabata mapasi 17 nokuda kwamayadhi 199 mukurwisana neSouthern, 17 nokuda kwa 294 mukurwisana neKentucky State, uye 15 nokuda kwa 285 mukurwisana neJackson State. Akahwinha zvibodzwa zvishanu mumutambo mumwe chete kaviri gore iroro. Rice akatumidzwa zita reDivision I-AA All-America timu kusanganisira Associated Press squad uye akapedza wechipfumbamwe muHeisman Trophy kuvhota muna 1984. MuBlueGray Classicmumutambo wezvose-nyeredzi wakatambwa paZuva reKrisimasi, akawana rukudzo rweMVP. Akapedza basa rake ne 301 inobata ye 4,693 yards uye 50 touchdowns; NCAA yake rekodhi yebasa rese rekugamuchira touchdown yakamira kusvika 2006, apo University of New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball akarekodha yake 51st basa rekugamuchira touchdown. 