1984 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
1984 Auburn Tigers football | |
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Liberty Bowl champion
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Liberty Bowl
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Arkansas
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 9–4 (4–2 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jack Crowe (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
Defensive coordinator | Frank Orgel (4th season) |
Home stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium |
Seasons
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 3 Florida | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
No. 15 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||
No. 14 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
No. 19 Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Alabama | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1984 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . Coached by Pat Dye , the team finished the season with an 8–4 record and won the Liberty Bowl over Arkansas . As of 2022, the 1984 team is the only Auburn team to be ranked first in the preseason AP Poll . [1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 27 | vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) * | No. 1 | Katz Sports | L 18–20 | 51,131 | ||
September 15 | at No. 4 Texas * | No. 11 | ESPN | L 27–35 | 78,348 | ||
September 22 | Southern Miss * | No. 19 | W 35–12 | 74,841 | [2] | ||
September 29 | Tennessee | No. 20 |
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TBS | W 29–10 | 75,075 | [3] |
October 6 | at Ole Miss | No. 18 | TBS | W 17–13 | 35,387 | ||
October 13 | at No. 9 Florida State * | No. 16 | W 42–41 | 58,671 | |||
October 20 | Georgia Tech * | No. 13 |
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W 48–34 | 75,216 | ||
October 27 | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | W 24–21 | 31,138 | |||
November 3 | at No. 13 Florida | No. 11 | ABC | L 3–24 | 74,397 | ||
November 10 | Cincinnati * | No. 20 |
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W 60–0 | 74,750 | ||
November 17 | No. 15 Georgia | No. 18 |
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ESPN | W 21–12 | 75,300 | |
December 1 | vs. Alabama | No. 11 | ABC | L 15–17 | 76,853 | [4] | |
December 27 | vs. Arkansas * | No. 16 | Katz Sports | W 21–15 | 50,108 | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
Further information:
1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 1 (30) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
Coaches | 1 (32) | 6 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 14 |
Game summaries
Vs. Miami (FL)
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See also:
1984 Miami Hurricanes football team
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Kickoff Classic
At Texas
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See also:
1984 Texas Longhorns football
Southern Miss
See also:
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
At Florida State
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See also:
1984 Florida State Seminoles football
At Florida
See also:
1984 Florida Gators football
Cincinnati
See also:
Cincinnati Bearcats football
Georgia
Vs. Alabama
See also:
1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football
and
Iron Bowl
Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)
Main article:
1984 Liberty Bowl
See also:
1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
References
- ↑ "Auburn Tigers Football Record By Year" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved 2022-09-26 .
- ↑ "Southern Mississippi falls to Auburn 35–12" . Enterprise-Journal . September 23, 1984 . Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 30, 1984 . Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tide rises to the occasion" . The Anniston Star . December 2, 1984 . Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Miami Beats No. 1 Auburn In Season's Opener, 20-18" . The Washington Post . August 28, 1984 . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT" . The New York Times . September 16, 1984 . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ "AUBURN OUT OF THE SUGAR BOWL" . The New York Times . December 2, 1984 . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ "Auburn Triumphs In Liberty Bowl" . The New York Times . December 28, 1984 . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
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