1984 Auburn Tigers football team

1984 Auburn Tigers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 21–15 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record9–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack Crowe (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorFrank Orgel (4th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
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 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, 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 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 2025, the 1984 team is the only Auburn team to be ranked first in the preseason AP Poll.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 27vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)*No. 1
Katz SportsL 18–2051,131[2]
September 15at No. 4 Texas*No. 11
ESPNL 27–3578,348[3]
September 22Southern Miss*No. 19
W 35–1274,841[4]
September 29TennesseeNo. 20
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
TBSW 29–1075,075[5]
October 6at Ole MissNo. 18
TBSW 17–1335,387[6]
October 13at No. 9 Florida State*No. 16
W 42–4158,671[7]
October 20Georgia Tech*No. 13
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 48–3475,216[8]
October 27at Mississippi StateNo. 12
W 24–2131,138[9]
November 3at No. 13 FloridaNo. 11
ABCL 3–2474,397[10]
November 10Cincinnati*No. 20
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 60–074,750[11]
November 17No. 15 GeorgiaNo. 18
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 21–1275,300[12]
December 1vs. AlabamaNo. 11
ABCL 15–1776,853[13]
December 27vs. Arkansas*No. 16
Katz SportsW 21–1550,180[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 30 Tommie Agee Jr
WR 11 Clayton Beauford Sr
C 53 Yann Cowart So
RB 21 Ed Graham Sr
QB 12 Jeff Burger Fr
RB 22 Brent Fullwood So
RB 34 Bo Jackson  Jr
OL 66 Jeff Lott Jr
QB 17 Mike Mann Sr
TE 82 Jeff Parks Jr
OL 69 Rob Shuler Jr
OL 64 Randy Stokes Jr
C 55 Ben Tamburello So
OL 78 Steve Wallace Jr
QB 10 Pat Washington Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 31 Vic Beasley Sr
LB 51 Jim Bone Sr
LB 54 Gregg Carr Sr
DE 96 John Dailey Sr
DE 90 Kevin Greene Sr
NG 94 Harold Hallman Jr
CB 27 David King Sr
SS 9 Tommy Powell So
DE 95 Gerald Robinson Jr
CB 32 Jonathan Robinson Jr
DL 91 Ben Thomas Jr
CB 45 Jimmie Warren Jr
DL 98 Gerald Williams Jr
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

    Rankings

    Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP1 (30)81119201816131211201813111614
    Coaches1 (32)61020191816131311—1911111914

    Game summaries

    Vs. Miami (FL)

    #1 Auburn vs. #10 Miami (FL)
    Team 1 234Total
    Tigers 0 1233 18
    • Hurricanes 7 706 20
    Scoring summary
    110:19MIAShakespeare 17-yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 7–0
    2AUBBeauford 31-yard pass from Washington (McGinty kick)Tie 7–7
    210:22MIAShakespeare 8-yard pass from Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 14–7
    2AUBMcGinty 42-yard field goalMIA 14–10
    20:56AUBSafety, Tuten tackled in end zone by PowellMIA 14–12
    3AUBMcGinty 36-yard field goalAUB 15–14
    414:09MIACox 45-yard field goalMIA 17–15
    410:17AUBMcGinty 45-yard field goalAUB 18–17
    46:08MIACox 25-yard field goalMIA 20–18
    See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team and Kickoff Classic

    [15]

    At Texas

    #11 Auburn at #4 Texas
    Team 1 234Total
    Auburn 0 1368 27
    • Texas 14 0714 35
    Scoring summary
    15:15TEXDodge 10-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 7-0
    10:50TEXOrr 1-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 14-0
    211:05AUBCollins 2-yard run (McGinty kick)TEX 14-7
    23:33AUBMcGinty 22-yard field goalTEX 14-10
    20:00AUBMcGinty 40-yard field goalTEX 14-13
    39:19TEXDuhon 32-yard pass from Dodge (Ward kick)TEX 21-13
    34:23AUBBo Jackson 5-yard run (run failed)TEX 21-19
    49:19TEXJerome Johnson 10-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 28-19
    44:50TEXJerome Johnson 14-yard run (Ward kick)TEX 35-19
    42:33AUBFullwood 1-yard run (Washington run)TEX 35-27
    See also: 1984 Texas Longhorns football

    [16]

    Southern Miss

    See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football

    At Florida State

    #16 Auburn at #9 Florida State
    Team 1 234Total
    • Auburn 10 12713 42
    Florida State 3 14159 41
    See also: 1984 Florida State Seminoles football

    At Florida

    See also: 1984 Florida Gators football

    Cincinnati

    See also: Cincinnati Bearcats football

    Georgia

    See also: 1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

    Vs. Alabama

    See also: 1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football and Iron Bowl

    [17]

    Vs. Arkansas (Liberty Bowl)

    Main article: 1984 Liberty Bowl
    See also: 1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

    [18]

    References

    1. ^ "Auburn Tigers Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
    2. ^ "Miami upsets No. 1 Auburn". The Home News. August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "'Horns hook Auburn". The El Paso Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Southern Mississippi falls to Auburn 35–12". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved March 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Auburn overcomes mistakes to bury Tennessee". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Auburn survives Ole Miss threat". The Tennessean. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Wild and wooly: Florida wins, FSU falls". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Auburn rolls past Ga. Tech". Tallahassee Democrat. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Auburn nips Mississippi State". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Gators take giant step, 24–3 over Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "60–0, Bearcats' defeat is worst since '31". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Auburn whips Georgia, keeps title hopes alive". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Tide rises to the occasion". The Anniston Star. December 2, 1984. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "Tigers outlast Hogs". The Commercial Appeal. December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ^ "Miami Beats No. 1 Auburn In Season's Opener, 20-18". The Washington Post. August 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
    16. ^ "DOUBLE LOSS FOR AUBURN; JACKSON IS OUT". The New York Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
    17. ^ "AUBURN OUT OF THE SUGAR BOWL". The New York Times. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
    18. ^ "Auburn Triumphs In Liberty Bowl". The New York Times. December 28, 1984. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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