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1984 Georgia

7–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Vince Dooley.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1984, game by game: won vs. Southern Miss 26–19; won vs. No. 2 Clemson 26–23; lost at South Carolina 10–17; won at Alabama 24–14; won vs. Ole Miss 18–12; won vs. Vanderbilt 62–35; won at Kentucky 37–7; won vs. Memphis 13–3; lost vs. No. 10 Florida 0–27; lost at No. 18 Auburn 12–21; lost vs. Georgia Tech 18–35; tied vs. No. 15 Florida State 17–17+30−27Won 26–19 vs. Southern Miss+7Southern MissWon 26–23 vs. No. 2 Clemson+3No. 2 ClemsonLost 10–17 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaWon 24–14 at Alabama+10AlabamaWon 18–12 vs. Ole Miss+6Ole MissWon 62–35 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 37–7 at Kentucky+30KentuckyWon 13–3 vs. Memphis+10MemphisLost 0–27 vs. No. 10 Florida-27No. 10 FloridaLost 12–21 at No. 18 Auburn-9No. 18 AuburnLost 18–35 vs. Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechTied 17–17 vs. No. 15 Florida State0No. 15 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSouthern MissW 26–⁠1972%
Sep 22vs2ClemsonW 26–⁠2356%
Sep 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠1764%
Oct 6atAlabamaW 24–⁠1458%
Oct 13vsOle MissW 18–⁠1278%
Oct 20vsVanderbiltW 62–⁠3580%
Oct 27atKentuckyW 37–⁠765%
Nov 3vsMemphisW 13–⁠378%
Nov 10vs10FloridaL 0–⁠2751%
Nov 17at18AuburnL 12–⁠2142%
Dec 1vsGeorgia TechL 18–⁠3577%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs15Florida StateCitrus BowlT 17–⁠1743%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Florida State 17–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

2 consensus All-AmericansJeff Sanchez, DB; Kevin Butler, K

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 8
Points
263–⁠230
Coach
Vince Dooley
Elo
1630 −34 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 17 of 106; offense No. 33, defense No. 14
SRS
12.5 No. 17 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Haffner
Defensive coordinator
Bill Lewis

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 4Kevin Butler KChicago Bears
Rd 5Herschel Walker RBDallas Cowboys

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 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.