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]
Quick Facts Auburn Tigers football, Liberty Bowl champion ...
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 27 | vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)* | No. 1 | | Katz Sports | L 18–20 | 51,131 | [2] |
September 15 | at No. 4 Texas* | No. 11 | | ESPN | L 27–35 | 78,348 | [3] |
September 22 | Southern Miss* | No. 19 | | | W 35–12 | 74,841 | [4] |
September 29 | Tennessee | No. 20 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| TBS | W 29–10 | 75,075 | [5] |
October 6 | at Ole Miss | No. 18 | | TBS | W 17–13 | 35,387 | [6] |
October 13 | at No. 9 Florida State* | No. 16 | | | W 42–41 | 58,671 | [7] |
October 20 | Georgia Tech* | No. 13 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| | W 48–34 | 75,216 | [8] |
October 27 | at Mississippi State | No. 12 | | | W 24–21 | 31,138 | [9] |
November 3 | at No. 13 Florida | No. 11 | | ABC | L 3–24 | 74,397 | [10] |
November 10 | Cincinnati* | No. 20 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 60–0 | 74,750 | [11] |
November 17 | No. 15 Georgia | No. 18 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 21–12 | 75,300 | [12] |
December 1 | vs. Alabama | No. 11 | | ABC | L 15–17 | 76,853 | [13] |
December 27 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 16 | | Katz Sports | W 21–15 | 50,180 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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More information Players, Coaches ...
1984 Auburn Tigers football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
13 |
Robert McGinty |
P |
5 |
Lewis Colbert |
Jr |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 1 (30) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
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Coaches | 1 (32) | 6 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 14 |
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Vs. Miami (FL)
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#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers |
0 |
12 | 3 | 3 |
18 |
• Hurricanes |
7 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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At Texas
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#11 Auburn at #4 Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Auburn |
0 |
13 | 6 | 8 |
27 |
• Texas |
14 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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At Florida State
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#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Auburn |
10 |
12 | 7 | 13 |
42 |
Florida State |
3 |
14 | 15 | 9 |
41 |
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Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)
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