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1984 Florida

9–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charley Pell, then Galen Hall (interim, final 8 games), finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1984, game by game: lost vs. No. 10 Miami 20–32; tied vs. LSU 21–21; won vs. Tulane 63–21; won vs. Mississippi State 27–12; won vs. Syracuse 16–0; won at Tennessee 43–30; won vs. Cincinnati 48–17; won vs. No. 11 Auburn 24–3; won vs. No. 8 Georgia 27–0; won at Kentucky 25–17; won at No. 12 Florida State 27–17+42−12Lost 20–32 vs. No. 10 Miami-12No. 10 MiamiTied 21–21 vs. LSU0LSUWon 63–21 vs. Tulane+42TulaneWon 27–12 vs. Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Won 16–0 vs. Syracuse+16SyracuseWon 43–30 at Tennessee+13TennesseeWon 48–17 vs. Cincinnati+31CincinnatiWon 24–3 vs. No. 11 Auburn+21No. 11 AuburnWon 27–0 vs. No. 8 Georgia+27No. 8 GeorgiaWon 25–17 at Kentucky+8KentuckyWon 27–17 at No. 12 Florida State+10No. 12 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs10MiamiL 20–⁠3246%
Sep 8vsLSUT 21–⁠2175%
Sep 15vsTulaneW 63–⁠2183%
Sep 29vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠1276%
Oct 6vsSyracuseW 16–⁠070%
Oct 13atTennesseeW 43–⁠3052%
Oct 20vsCincinnatiW 48–⁠1792%
Nov 3vs11AuburnW 24–⁠354%
Nov 10vs8GeorgiaW 27–⁠049%
Nov 17atKentuckyW 25–⁠1771%
Dec 1at12Florida StateW 27–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida State 27–⁠17; No. 3 in the final AP poll; first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Led the nationRicky Nattiel: punt return average (15.7)

Consensus All-AmericanLomas Brown, OT

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
341–⁠170
Coach
Charley Pell, then Galen Hall (interim, final 8 games)
Elo
1793 +138 this season
SP+ rating
26.8 No. 1 of 106; offense No. 3, defense No. 11
SRS
22.7 No. 1 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Galen Hall
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 1Lomas Brown OTDetroit Lions
Rd 1Lorenzo Hampton RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Crawford Ker OGDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Billy Hinson OGDenver Broncos
Rd 6Tim Newton DTMinnesota Vikings

All-SEC

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
LSU4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠115
Auburn4–⁠29–⁠414
Georgia4–⁠27–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky3–⁠39–⁠319
Tennessee3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠45–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠54–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.