1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1984 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 19
1984 record 9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne
Offensive scheme I formation
Base defense Wide-Tackle Six
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
1984 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Florida $ 5 0 1     9 1 1
#15 LSU 4 1 1     8 3 1
#14 Auburn 4 2 0     9 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0     7 4 1
#19 Kentucky 3 3 0     9 3 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     7 4 1
Alabama 2 4 0     5 6 0
Vanderbilt 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's title was later vacated by the SEC.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 293 points while allowing 221 points.[1] Kentucky won the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl.

Season

Kentucky opened with a 42–0 win over Kent State, followed by a 48–14 win at Indiana. A 30–26 win at Tulane was followed by a 27–14 win over Rutgers, which put Kentucky into the AP poll at #19. The Wildcats then won their conference opener at Mississippi State, 17–13, to improve to 5–0 for the first time since 1950. Kentucky was then ranked #16 in the AP poll.[2][3][4]

Kentucky then dropped two conference games against ranked opponents, to #10 LSU 36–10 and to #13 Georgia 37–7. The Wildcats clinched a winning season with a 31–7 win against North Texas and then defeated Vanderbilt 27–18. A 25–17 loss to #5 Florida followed. Kentucky then closed out the regular season with a 17–12 victory at Tennessee.[5][6][7]

Kentucky closed its season with a 20–19 victory over #19 Wisconsin in the 1984 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl. As a result, Kentucky finished the season ranked #19 in the final AP poll, with a record of 9–3.[8][9][10]

In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a 17-12 margin.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Kent State* Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY W 420   56,402
September 15 at Indiana* Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 4814   44,389
September 22 at Tulane* Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA W 3026   16,505
October 6 Rutgers* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 2714   58,010
October 13 Mississippi State No. 19 Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 1713   30,395
October 20 No. 10 LSU No. 16 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 1036   57,252
October 27 No. 13 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 737   56,032
November 3 North Texas* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 317   54,328
November 10 Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 2718   53,112
November 17 No. 5 Florida Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 1725   52,823
November 24 at Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) W 1712   93,791
December 29 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) W 2019   47,300
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the 1985 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
George AdamsRunning back 1 19 New York Giants
Cam JacobsLinebacker 5 136 Pittsburgh Steelers
Oliver WhiteTight end 10 268 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff SmithDefensive tackle 11 291 San Diego Chargers

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References

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  2. "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  4. "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  7. "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  8. "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  9. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  10. "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  11. "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  12. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  13. "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  14. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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