1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1984 Kentucky Wildcats football

Hall of Fame Classic, W 20–19 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 19
1984 record	9–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne
Offensive scheme	I formation
Base defense	Wide-Tackle Six
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1984 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Florida $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
#15 LSU	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
#14 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
#19 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	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's title was later vacated by the SEC. 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.

Season

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]

In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a 17-12 margin.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Kent State*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 42–0	56,402
September 15	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 48–14	44,389
September 22	at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	W 30–26	16,505
October 6	Rutgers*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 27–14	58,010
October 13	Mississippi State	No. 19	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	W 17–13	30,395
October 20	No. 10 LSU	No. 16	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 10–36	57,252
October 27	No. 13 Georgia		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 7–37	56,032
November 3	North Texas*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 31–7	54,328
November 10	Vanderbilt		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 27–18	53,112
November 17	No. 5 Florida		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 17–25	52,823
November 24	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	W 17–12	93,791
December 29	vs. No. 19 Wisconsin*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 20–19	47,300
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

^[11]^[12]

Team players in the 1985 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
George Adams	Running back	1	19	New York Giants
Cam Jacobs	Linebacker	5	136	Pittsburgh Steelers
Oliver White	Tight end	10	268	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Smith	Defensive tackle	11	291	San Diego Chargers

^[13]^[14]

References

↑ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
↑ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
↑ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "1984 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
↑ "Kentucky in the AP poll, 1984, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166

Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Commonwealth Stadium (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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