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1984 Florida State

7–⁠3–⁠2, coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1984, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 48–17; won at Kansas 42–16; won at No. 4 Miami 38–3; won vs. Temple 44–27; tied at Memphis 17–17; lost vs. No. 16 Auburn 41–42; won vs. Tulane 27–6; won at Arizona State 52–44; lost at No. 5 South Carolina 26–38; won vs. Chattanooga 37–0; lost vs. No. 3 Florida 17–27; tied vs. Georgia 17–17+37−12Won 48–17 vs. East Carolina+31East CarolinaWon 42–16 at Kansas+26KansasWon 38–3 at No. 4 Miami+35No. 4 MiamiWon 44–27 vs. Temple+17TempleTied 17–17 at Memphis0MemphisLost 41–42 vs. No. 16 Auburn-1No. 16 AuburnWon 27–6 vs. Tulane+21TulaneWon 52–44 at Arizona State+8Arizona StateLost 26–38 at No. 5 South Carolina-12No. 5 South CarolinaWon 37–0 vs. Chattanooga+37ChattanoogaLost 17–27 vs. No. 3 Florida-10No. 3 FloridaTied 17–17 vs. Georgia0Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsEast CarolinaW 48–⁠1763%
Sep 15atKansasW 42–⁠1663%
Sep 22at4MiamiW 38–⁠337%
Sep 29vsTempleW 44–⁠2781%
Oct 6atMemphisT 17–⁠1767%
Oct 13vs16AuburnL 41–⁠4260%
Oct 20vsTulaneW 27–⁠686%
Nov 3atArizona StateW 52–⁠4467%
Nov 10at5South CarolinaL 26–⁠3855%
Nov 17vsChattanoogaW 37–⁠087%
Dec 1vs3FloridaL 17–⁠2748%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaCitrus BowlT 17–⁠1757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Georgia 17–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 15
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 11
  12. Wk 12: 17
  13. Wk 13: 15
  14. Wk 14: 12
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Final: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
7–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 6
Points
406–⁠254
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1680 +69 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 7 of 106; offense No. 2, defense No. 56
SRS
17.1 No. 3 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Greg Allen, Joe Wessel and Henry Taylor
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Jessie Hester WRLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 2Greg Allen RBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Billy Allen DBNew Orleans Saints