1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1984 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Base defenseWide-Tackle Six
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
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. LSU was credited with the conference championship for purposes of the Sugar Bowl automatic bid.
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.

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]

  1. ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  4. ^ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  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 March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  8. ^ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  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 March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.