1984 LSU Tigers football
Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
Record8–3–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Home stadiumTiger 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, 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 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Arnsparger, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SEC.[1]

During the season, Florida was placed on a postseason ban for violations, and despite finishing first, the SEC punished the program with an immediate postseason ban in addition to the two-year ban imposed for the 1985 and 1986 seasons by the NCAA. The SEC also awarded LSU, as the highest placed eligible team, the automatic bid to the Sugar Bowl reserved for the conference champion. Under modern rules, a team ineligible for postseason is also ineligible for postseason awards.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 82:30 p.m.at Florida
TBST 21–2170,197[2]
September 157:00 p.m.Wichita State*
TigerVisionW 47–778,026[3]
September 227:00 p.m.Arizona*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TigerVisionW 27–2678,052[4]
September 293:30 p.m.at No. 15 USC*
TigerVisionW 23–360,128[5]
October 136:30 p.m.VanderbiltdaggerNo. 12
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNW 34–2778,003[6]
October 202:50 p.m.at 16 KentuckyNo. 10
ABCW 36–1057,252[7]
October 272:50 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ABCL 22–3078,033[8]
November 37:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 15
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
TigerVisionW 32–2977,649[9]
November 101:30 p.m.at AlabamaNo. 12
W 16–1474,301[10]
November 171:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 9
TigerVisionL 14–1630,556[11]
November 247:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 16
TigerVisionW 33–1577,983[12]
January 1, 19857:50 p.m.vs. 5 Nebraska*No. 11
ABCL 10–2875,608[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1984 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Jeff Wickersham Jr
RB 28 Herman Fontenot Sr
RB 21 Dalton Hilliard Jr
RB 23 Sammy Martin Fr
RB 33 Garry James Jr
TE 49 Brian Kinchen Fr
C 56 Nacho Albergamo Fr
OT 63 Curt Gore Jr
G 66 Keith Melancon So
OT 75 John Hazard So
G 76 Eric Andolsek Fr
WR 80 Rogie Magee Fr
WR 82 Wendell Davis Fr
TE 83 Mitch Andrews Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 77 Roland Barbay So
ILB 94 Michael Brooks So
CB 12 Norman Jefferson So
S 4 Jeff Dale Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 Matt DeFrank Fr
K 8 Ron Lewis Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Zaunbrecher
  • Mike Archer
  • Pete Jenkins
  • Pete Mangurian
  • Jerry Sullivan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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
AP—————1512107 (1)1512916141115
Coaches————18131096 (1)17151218151216

References

  1. ^ "1984 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Florida, LSU scrap to 21–21 tie". The Tennessean. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers toy with Shockers, 47–7". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU rallies past Wildcats, 27–26". The Arizona Daily Star. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU holds off Vanderbilt 34–27". Tallahassee Democrat. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hillard gang decks Kentucky". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Upset of No. 6 LSU pulls Irish from ashes". The Indianapolis Star. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dale's defense helps LSU sink Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bengals get ugly with Bama". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldog jinx strikes again". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers win game, bout with Wave". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Osborne says victory extra sweet". Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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