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1984 Auburn Tigers football team

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1984 Auburn Tigers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–15 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (4th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation. LSU was credited with the conference championship for purposes of the Sugar Bowl automatic bid.
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 27vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)*No. 1Katz SportsL 18–2051,131[2]
September 15at No. 4 Texas*No. 11ESPNL 27–3578,348[3]
September 22Southern Miss*No. 19W 35–1274,841[4]
September 29TennesseeNo. 20
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
TBSW 29–1075,075[5]
October 6at Ole MissNo. 18TBSW 17–1335,387[6]
October 13at No. 9 Florida State*No. 16W 42–4158,671[7]
October 20Georgia Tech*No. 13
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 48–3475,216[8]
October 27at Mississippi StateNo. 12W 24–2131,138[9]
November 3at No. 13 FloridaNo. 11ABCL 3–2474,397[10]
November 10Cincinnati*daggerNo. 20
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 60–074,750[11]
November 17No. 15 GeorgiaNo. 18
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 21–1275,300[12]
December 1vs. AlabamaNo. 11ABCL 15–1776,853[13]
December 27vs. Arkansas*No. 16Katz SportsW 21–1550,180[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1984 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 30 Tommie Agee Jr
WR 11 Clayton Beauford Sr
C 53 Yann Cowart So
RB 21 Ed Graham Sr
QB 12 Jeff Burger Fr
RB 22 Brent Fullwood So
RB 34 Bo Jackson Injured Jr
OL 66 Jeff Lott Jr
QB 17 Mike Mann Sr
TE 82 Jeff Parks Jr
OL 69 Rob Shuler Jr
OL 64 Randy Stokes Jr
C 55 Ben Tamburello So
OL 78 Steve Wallace Jr
QB 10 Pat Washington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 31 Vic Beasley Sr
LB 51 Jim Bone Sr
LB 54 Gregg Carr Sr
DE 96 John Dailey Sr
DE 90 Kevin Greene Sr
NG 94 Harold Hallman Jr
CB 27 David King Sr
SS 9 Tommy Powell So
DE 95 Gerald Robinson Jr
CB 32 Jonathan Robinson Jr
DL 91 Ben Thomas Jr
CB 45 Jimmie Warren Jr
DL 98 Gerald Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Robert McGinty
P 5 Lewis Colbert Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (30)81119201816131211201813111614
Coaches1 (32)610201918161313111911111914

Game summaries

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Vs. Miami (FL)

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#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
Tigers 0 1233 18
Hurricanes 7 706 20

[15]

At Texas

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#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
1 234Total
Auburn 0 1368 27
Texas 14 0714 35

[16]

Southern Miss

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At Florida State

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#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1 234Total
Auburn 10 12713 42
Florida State 3 14159 41

At Florida

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Cincinnati

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Georgia

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Vs. Alabama

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[17]

Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)

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[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Auburn Tigers Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Miami upsets No. 1 Auburn". The Home News. August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Horns hook Auburn". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern Mississippi falls to Auburn 35–12". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn survives Ole Miss threat". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech". Tallahassee Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn nips Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators take giant step, 24–3 over Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "60–0, Bearcats' defeat is worst since '31". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Auburn whips Georgia, keeps title hopes alive". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tide rises to the occasion". The Anniston Star. December 2, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tigers outlast Hogs". The Commercial Appeal. December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Miami Beats No. 1 Auburn In Season's Opener, 20-18". The Washington Post. August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "AUBURN OUT OF THE SUGAR BOWL". The New York Times. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  18. ^ "Auburn Triumphs In Liberty Bowl". The New York Times. December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.