American college football season
1984 Auburn Tigers football Conference Southeastern Conference Coaches No. 14 AP No. 14 1984 record 9–4 (4–2 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Jack Crowe (3rd season)Offensive scheme Wishbone Defensive coordinator Frank Orgel (4th season) Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium 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
$ – 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 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 .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 27 vs. No. 14 Miami (FL) * No. 1 Katz Sports L 18–2051,131
September 15 at No. 4 Texas * No. 11 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas ESPN L 27–3578,348
September 22 Southern Miss * No. 19 W 35–1274,841 [1]
September 29 Tennessee No. 20 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) W 29–1075,075
October 6 at Ole Miss No. 18 WTBS W 17–1335,387
October 13 at No. 9 Florida State * No. 16 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida W 42–4158,671
October 20 Georgia Tech * No. 13 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry ) W 48–3475,216
October 27 at Mississippi State No. 12 W 24–2131,138
November 3 at No. 13 Florida No. 11 Florida Field Gainesville, Florida (rivalry )ABC L 3–2474,397
November 10 Cincinnati * No. 20 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama W 60–074,750
November 17 No. 15 Georgia No. 18 ESPN W 21–1275,300
December 1 vs. Alabama No. 11 ABC L 15–1776,853
December 27 vs. Arkansas * No. 16 Katz Sports W 21–1550,108
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1984 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
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
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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
NR
19
11
11
19
14
Game summaries [ ]
vs. Miami (FL) [ ]
#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
12 3 3
18
• Hurricanes
7
7 0 6
20
Date: August 27Location: Giants Stadium Game attendance: 51,131TV announcers (KATZ): Curt Gowdy and Len Dawson
Scoring summary 1 10:19 MIA Shakespeare 17-yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 7–0
2 AUB Beauford 31-yard pass from Washington (McGinty kick) Tie 7–7
2 10:22 MIA Shakespeare 8-yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick) MIA 14–7
2 AUB McGinty 42-yard field goal MIA 14–10
2 0:56 AUB Safety, Tuten tackled in end zone by Powell MIA 14–12
3 AUB McGinty 36-yard field goal AUB 15–14
4 14:09 MIA Cox 45-yard field goal MIA 17–15
4 10:17 AUB McGinty 45-yard field goal AUB 18–17
4 6:08 MIA Cox 25-yard field goal MIA 20–18
[2]
at Texas [ ]
#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Auburn
0
13 6 8
27
• Texas
14
0 7 14
35
Date: September 15Location: Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas Game start: 6:47 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 78,348Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), high clouds, Wind NE 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)TV announcers (ESPN ): Paul Maguire (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 5:15 TEX Dodge 10-yard run (Ward kick) TEX 7-0
1 0:50 TEX Orr 1-yard run (Ward kick) TEX 14-0
2 11:05 AUB Collins 2-yard run (McGinty kick) TEX 14-7
2 3:33 AUB McGinty 22-yard field goal TEX 14-10
2 0:00 AUB McGinty 40-yard field goal TEX 14-13
3 9:19 TEX Duhon 32-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick) TEX 21-13
3 4:23 AUB Bo Jackson 5-yard run (run failed)TEX 21-19
4 9:19 TEX Jerome Johnson 10-yard run (Ward kick) TEX 28-19
4 4:50 TEX Jerome Johnson 14-yard run (Ward kick) TEX 35-19
4 2:33 AUB Fullwood 1-yard run (Washington run) TEX 35-27
See also: 1984 Texas Longhorns football
[3]
Southern Miss [ ]
at Florida State [ ]
#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Auburn
10
12 7 13
42
Florida State
3
14 15 9
41
See also: 1984 Florida State Seminoles football
at Florida [ ]
See also: 1984 Florida Gators football
Cincinnati [ ]
Georgia [ ]
vs. Alabama [ ]
See also:
1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football and
Iron Bowl
[4]
vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl) [ ]
[5]
References [ ]
^ "Southern Mississippi falls to Auburn 35–12" . Enterprise-Journal . September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 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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