American college football season
1984 LSU Tigers football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 16 |
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AP | No. 15 |
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Record | 8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Bill Arnsparger (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | John Symank (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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Seasons |
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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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- $ – Conference champion
- Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1984 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[1]
During the season, Florida was placed on a postseason ban for NCAA violations. The Gators won what would have been their first SEC title, but the SEC banned the Gators from postseason play and later vacated the Gators' conference title; the NCAA subsequently banned them from bowl games in 1985 and 1986 as well. The SEC then awarded runner-up LSU the SEC's automatic Sugar Bowl bid reserved for the conference champion.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Florida | | | TBS | T 21–21 | 70,197 | [2] |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Wichita State* | | | TigerVision | W 47–7 | 78,026 | [3] |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona* | | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TigerVision | W 27–26 | 78,052 | [4] |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 USC* | | | TigerVision | W 23–3 | 60,128 | [5] |
October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 12 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ESPN | W 34–27 | 78,003 | [6] |
October 20 | 2:50 p.m. | at 16 Kentucky | No. 10 | | ABC | W 36–10 | 57,252 | [7] |
October 27 | 2:50 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 7 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ABC | L 22–30 | 78,033 | [8] |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 15 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| TigerVision | W 32–29 | 77,649 | [9] |
November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Alabama | No. 12 | | | W 16–14 | 74,301 | [10] |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 9 | | TigerVision | L 14–16 | 30,556 | [11] |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 16 | | TigerVision | W 33–15 | 77,983 | [12] |
January 1, 1985 | 7:50 p.m. | vs. 5 Nebraska* | No. 11 | | ABC | L 10–28 | 75,608 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1984 LSU Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 3 | Matt DeFrank | Fr | K | 8 | Ron Lewis | Fr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 (1) | 15 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 (1) | 17 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
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References
- ^ "1984 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Florida, LSU scrap to 21–21 tie". The Tennessean. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers toy with Shockers, 47–7". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rallies past Wildcats, 27–26". The Arizona Daily Star. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU holds off Vanderbilt 34–27". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hillard gang decks Kentucky". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Upset of No. 6 LSU pulls Irish from ashes". The Indianapolis Star. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dale's defense helps LSU sink Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bengals get ugly with Bama". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldog jinx strikes again". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers win game, bout with Wave". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Osborne says victory extra sweet". Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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