1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1984 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme I formation
Base defenseWide-Tackle Six
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
  1983
1985  
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida 5 0 19 1 1
No. 15 LSU 4 1 18 3 1
No. 14 Auburn 4 2 09 4 0
Georgia 4 2 07 4 1
No. 19 Kentucky 3 3 09 3 0
Tennessee 3 3 07 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 4 05 6 0
Alabama 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 1 5 04 6 1
Mississippi State 1 5 04 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 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.

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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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Kent State *W 42–056,402 [11]
September 15at Indiana *W 48–1444,389 [12]
September 22at Tulane *W 30–2616,505 [13]
October 6 Rutgers *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–1458,010 [14]
October 13 Mississippi State No. 19W 17–1330,395 [15]
October 20No. 10 LSU No. 16
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
ABC L 10–3657,252 [16]
October 27No. 13 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–3756,032 [17]
November 3 North Texas State *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 31–754,328 [18]
November 10 Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 27–1853,112 [19]
November 17No. 5 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 17–2552,823 [20]
November 24at Tennessee W 17–1293,791 [21]
December 29vs. No. 19 Wisconsin *W 20–1947,300 [22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[23]

Team players in the 1985 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
George Adams Running back119 New York Giants
Cam JacobsLinebacker5136 Pittsburgh Steelers
Oliver WhiteTight end10268 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff SmithDefensive tackle11291 San Diego Chargers

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