American college football season
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 . As of 2022, the 1984 team is the only Auburn team to be ranked first in the preseason AP Poll .[ 1]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 27 vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) * No. 1 Katz Sports L 18–2051,131 [ 2]
September 15 at No. 4 Texas * No. 11 ESPN L 27–3578,348 [ 3]
September 22 Southern Miss * No. 19 W 35–1274,841 [ 4]
September 29 Tennessee No. 20 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) TBS W 29–1075,075 [ 5]
October 6 at Ole Miss No. 18 TBS W 17–1335,387 [ 6]
October 13 at No. 9 Florida State * No. 16 W 42–4158,671 [ 7]
October 20 Georgia Tech * No. 13 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) W 48–3475,216 [ 8]
October 27 at Mississippi State No. 12 W 24–2131,138 [ 9]
November 3 at No. 13 Florida No. 11 ABC L 3–2474,397 [ 10]
November 10 Cincinnati * No. 20 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 60–074,750 [ 11]
November 17 No. 15 Georgia No. 18 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) ESPN W 21–1275,300 [ 12]
December 1 vs. Alabama No. 11 ABC L 15–1776,853 [ 13]
December 27 vs. Arkansas * No. 16 Katz Sports W 21–1550,180 [ 14]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = 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 — 19 11 11 19 14
#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
12 3 3
18
• Hurricanes
7
7 0 6
20
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
[ 15]
#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Auburn
0
13 6 8
27
• Texas
14
0 7 14
35
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
[ 16]
#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Auburn
10
12 7 13
42
Florida State
3
14 15 9
41
[ 17]
Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)[ edit ]
[ 18]
^ "Auburn Tigers Football Record By Year" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved September 26, 2022 .
^ "Miami upsets No. 1 Auburn" . The Home News . August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Horns hook Auburn" . The El Paso Times . September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Auburn survives Ole Miss threat" . The Tennessean . October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn nips Mississippi State" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators take giant step, 24–3 over Auburn" . St. Petersburg Times . November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "60–0, Bearcats' defeat is worst since '31" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn whips Georgia, keeps title hopes alive" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tide rises to the occasion" . The Anniston Star . December 2, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers outlast Hogs" . The Commercial Appeal . December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – 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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