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1984 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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]
Quick Facts LSU Tigers football, Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Nebraska ...
| 1984 LSU Tigers football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | John Symank (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| 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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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.
More information Date, Time ...
| 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* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ABC | L 22–30 | 78,033 | [8] |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 15 |
| 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] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
- "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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