American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 27 vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) * No. 1 Katz Sports L 18–2051,131 [ 2] September 15 at No. 4 Texas * No. 11 ESPN L 27–3578,348 [ 3] September 22 Southern Miss * No. 19 W 35–1274,841 [ 4] September 29 Tennessee No. 20 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) TBS W 29–1075,075 [ 5] October 6 at Ole Miss No. 18 TBS W 17–1335,387 [ 6] October 13 at No. 9 Florida State * No. 16 W 42–4158,671 [ 7] October 20 Georgia Tech * No. 13 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) W 48–3475,216 [ 8] October 27 at Mississippi State No. 12 W 24–2131,138 [ 9] November 3 at No. 13 Florida No. 11 ABC L 3–2474,397 [ 10] November 10 Cincinnati * No. 20 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 60–074,750 [ 11] November 17 No. 15 Georgia No. 18 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) ESPN W 21–1275,300 [ 12] December 1 vs. Alabama No. 11 ABC L 15–1776,853 [ 13] December 27 vs. Arkansas * No. 16 Katz Sports W 21–1550,180 [ 14] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1984 Auburn Tigers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Robert McGinty P 5 Lewis Colbert Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 1 (30) 8 11 19 20 18 16 13 12 11 20 18 13 11 16 14 Coaches 1 (32) 6 10 20 19 18 16 13 13 11 — 19 11 11 19 14
#1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL) 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 12 3 3 18 • Hurricanes 7 7 0 6 20
Scoring summary 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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#11 Auburn at #4 Texas 1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 13 6 8 27 • Texas 14 0 7 14 35
Scoring summary 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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#16 Auburn at #9 Florida State 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)[ edit ] [ 18]
^ "Auburn Tigers Football Record By Year" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved September 26, 2022 . ^ "Miami upsets No. 1 Auburn" . The Home News . August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ " 'Horns hook Auburn" . The El Paso Times . September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Southern Mississippi falls to Auburn 35–12" . Enterprise-Journal . September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn survives Ole Miss threat" . The Tennessean . October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls" . The Tampa Tribune-Times . October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn nips Mississippi State" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Gators take giant step, 24–3 over Auburn" . St. Petersburg Times . November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "60–0, Bearcats' defeat is worst since '31" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn whips Georgia, keeps title hopes alive" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tide rises to the occasion" . The Anniston Star . December 2, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Tigers outlast Hogs" . The Commercial Appeal . December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Miami Beats No. 1 Auburn In Season's Opener, 20-18" . The Washington Post . August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019 . ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT" . The New York Times . September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019 . ^ "AUBURN OUT OF THE SUGAR BOWL" . The New York Times . December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019 . ^ "Auburn Triumphs In Liberty Bowl" . The New York Times . December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
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