American college football season
1984 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Conf |
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Overall
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Team |
W |
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L |
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T |
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W |
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L |
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T
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No. 3 Florida
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5
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– |
0
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– |
1 |
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9
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– |
1
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– |
1
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No. 15 LSU
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4
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– |
1
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– |
1 |
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8
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– |
3
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– |
1
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No. 14 Auburn
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4
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– |
2
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– |
0 |
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9
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– |
4
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– |
0
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Georgia
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4
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– |
2
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– |
0 |
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7
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– |
4
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– |
1
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No. 19 Kentucky
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3
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– |
3
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– |
0 |
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9
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– |
3
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– |
0
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Tennessee
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3
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– |
3
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– |
0 |
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7
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– |
4
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– |
1
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Vanderbilt
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2
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– |
4
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– |
0 |
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5
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– |
6
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– |
0
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Alabama
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2
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– |
4
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– |
0 |
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5
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– |
6
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– |
0
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Ole Miss
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1
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– |
5
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– |
0 |
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4
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– |
6
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– |
1
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Mississippi State
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1
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– |
5
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– |
0 |
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4
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– |
7
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– |
0
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- $ – 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
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The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Washington State* | | | W 34–27 | 93,727 | |
September 15 | Utah* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 27–21 | 93,077 | |
September 22 | Army* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | T 24–24 | 89,639 | |
September 29 | at No. 20 Auburn | | TBS | L 10–29 | 75,076 | |
October 13 | No. 18 Florida | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 30–43 | 94,016 | |
October 20 | Alabama | | | W 28–27 | 95,422 | |
October 27 | at Georgia Tech* | | | W 24–21 | 45,167 | |
November 10 | Memphis State* | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN
| | W 41–9 | 94,930 | |
November 17 | at Ole Miss | | | W 41–17 | 34,232 | |
November 24 | Kentucky | - Neyland Stadium
- Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 12–17 | 93,791 | |
December 1 | at Vanderbilt | | TBS | W 29–13 | 41,497 | |
December 22 | vs. No. 12 Maryland* | | CBS | L 27–28 | 50,126 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Florida
Florida Gators (3–1–1) at Tennessee Volunteers (2–1–1)
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Florida |
13 |
10 |
0 | 20 | 43 |
Tennessee |
10 |
3 |
3 | 14 | 30 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: October 13
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 94,016
Game information
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First quarter
- UT – Tim McGee 52-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). Tennessee 7–0. Drive:
- FLA – Frankie Neal 50-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick), 1:28. Tie 7–7. Drive:
- UT – Fuad Reveiz 26-yard field goal. Tennessee 10–7. Drive:
- FLA – Neal Anderson 80-yard run (kick failed). Florida 13–10. Drive:
Second quarter
- UT – Fuad Reveiz 40-yard field goal. Tie 13–13. Drive:
- FLA – Chris Perkins 51-yard field goal. Florida 16–13. Drive:
- FLA – Ricky Nattiel 8-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick). Florida 23–13. Drive: 16 plays.
Third quarter
- UT – Fuad Reveiz 35-yard field goal. Florida 23–16. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- FLA – Bobby Raymond 42-yard field goal. Florida 26–16. Drive:
- FLA – Bobby Raymond 41-yard field goal. Florida 29–16. Drive:
- UT – Joey Clinkscales 48-yard pass from Tony Robinson (Fuad Reveiz kick). Florida 29–23. Drive:
- FLA – Ray McDonald 13-yard pass from Kerwin Bell (Bobby Raymond kick). Florida 36–23. Drive:
- UT – Johnnie Jones 4-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick), 7:23. Florida 36–30. Drive:
- FLA – John L. Williams 47-yard run (Bobby Raymond kick), 0:54. Florida 43–30. Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.
Team players drafted into the NFL
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